University of Toronto at Scarborough | Behind the Story: Examining Current Issues in Child Mental Health | HLTB02 Issues in Child Health and Development # Assignment 1 | | By Varshanie Thakur | 6/25/2012 | Tutorial: Tut0001- Shin‚ Kwang Ho Professor: Jason T. Ramsay Introduction In today’s society‚ a major concern that ought to ensure success in a country’s future is the positive development‚ growth and health of children. According to the World Health Organization‚ children are
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never receives any psychiatric treatment or medical attention‚ but she has symptoms of mental illness. By observing Emily’s behavior and her social relationships with the townspeople‚ she should be diagnose for a mental illness. However‚ the townspeople never thought Emily was insane‚ she was just a sick and not to right. In addition‚ as an individual if you are having a hard time identifying symptoms of mental illness in Emily‚ this psychological character of Emily will be very helpful. In the short
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One of the most common and disabling psychological disorders encountered within mental health and general medical settings is that of an anxiety disorder (Dattilio & Kendall 2000). Research has indicated that people with learning disabilities are more prevalent to psychological disorders than the general population (Hassiotis et al 2000) consequently it could be hypothesised that prevalence rates of anxiety disorders are similar if not greater within the learning disabled population. Professional
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According to the National Center for Children in Poverty‚ “ 21% of low-income children and youth ages 6-17 have mental health problems” and “57% of these low-income children come from households with incomes at or below the federal property level” (Masi and Cooper‚ “Children’s Mental Health”). Poverty provides a poor growing environment to children and increases their susceptibility to developing mental health problems. Often times‚ the families cannot afford early treatment‚ so the problems progressively
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a service user I encountered on recent practice placement who was referred to the hospital after she has been deteriorating in mental health and she has bipolar disorder. I am going to discuss the assessment and development of the care plan of the service user. The essay will also consist of a brief biography of the patient’s contributing factors towards her present mental health circumstances. The relevant culturally sensitive engagement and assessment skills used by the nurse in their relationships
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depression. It is a fact that no one has not contested. This affects all levels of societys among college students especially. Recently‚ sudents indicate highest increases of these problems. According to the article "What Is Causing the College Student Mental Health Crisis?" by Gregg Henriques‚ Ph.D. "The 2010 National Survey of Counseling Center Directors found that 44 percent of counseling center clients had severe psychological problems‚ a sharp increase from 16 percent in 2000. The most common of these
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Mental Illness ‘Speak’ by Laurie Halse Anderson is an novel that explores a girl in high school who is raped at a party and she calls the cops and everyone hates her for it but she tells nobody about what happened which turns her to a very dark place and she ends up in a depressed state. Laurie Halse Anderson said herself "I’ve learned that Speak is not just a book about rape. Speak is a book about depression." Mental illnesses like depression are disorders that affect your behavior‚ mood and the
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is mental health. Mental health‚ the state of an individual’s wellbeing‚ affects all aspects of our lives‚ and therefore positive mental health is essential to maintaining and creating a productive life for young people. Unfortunately‚ mental health is addressed very rarely for youth‚ due to a rising level of stigma perpetuated by older generations. This stigma posits that young people are exaggerating their struggles and that how youth feel is a regular part of development‚ therefore mental health
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Australians‚ suffering some form of mental illness‚ current mental health funding is unable to cater for all mental health needs‚ forcing prisons to become the new mental health institutions.” Jacob Ellis “Statistics suggest that‚ with one in 5 adults‚ and 27 per cent of young Australians‚ suffering some form of mental illness‚ current mental health funding is unable to cater for all mental health needs‚ forcing prisons to become the new mental health institutions.” Mental Health Services in Australia’s
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“Why Mental Illness Should Be Better Taught In Schools” How well is mental illness taught in school? Not well enough considering how many teens suffer from mental illness. According to a teen mental health website‚ ¨The statistics are staggering‚ 1 in 5 young people suffer from a mental illness‚ that’s 20 percent of our population but yet only about 4 percent of the total health care budget is spent on our mental health” (TeenMentalHealth.org). No money or time is being spent on the importance of
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