Group H/1 Pt Mental Health Assessment 1 What does the relevant act define as mental illness and mental disorder? The Office of the Public Advocate‚ 2009 states that the relevant act defines a Mental illness as "being a medical condition that is characterised by a significant disturbance of thought‚ mood‚ perception or memory". The Mental Health Act does not refer to any clinical diagnosis of mental illnesses in particular. People with a range of cognitive disabilities may possibly meet
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------------------------------------------------- Broken Families and Broken Laws Before 1981‚ when the Patients ’ Right Act was enforced‚ seriously mentally ill people could be institutionalized. While some people claim that is inhumane‚ families who had to deal with dangerously ill patients at least had a choice and knew where the patient was and that there would be some kind of treatment. Now we have multitudes of homeless people on the streets‚ and many of them are mentally ill. They can
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Sarah Glover 1st Period Annotated Bibliography Doyle‚ Jim‚ and Peter Fimrite. "Caring for Mentally Ill Criminals Outside of Prison Is Dangerous." America’s Prisons. Ed. Clare Hanrahan. Detroit: Greenhaven Press‚ 2006. Opposing Viewpoints. Rpt. from "Criminally Insane Taking over State Hospitals." San Francisco Chronicle 22 July 2001. Opposing Viewpoints In Context. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. In this article‚ the incarceration of the mentally ill is encouraged because it is safer than keeping them
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Comprehensive Mental Health Assessment II Derek W. Booth Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis I: Identifying Data. Ashley K. is a 23-year old white female who was admitted to Warner Transitional Services on 11/21/12. II: Chief Complaint. “ I am a little anxious and upset right now. IDTC in Lafayette could not do anything for me”. III: Informants. Assessment information was provided by patient. Interview was conducted in a private room along with psychiatrist‚ and lead clinician
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The Beaver: A Depiction of Depression September 22‚ 2012 Perpetuates Stigma Films rarely broach the subject of mental illness‚ as it relates to families‚ due to its somber nature. This film‚ The Beaver (2011) provides the viewer with insight into the topic of mental illness as it identifies the various areas of life affected and the depth of the life altering changes. There has long been a stigma regarding depression. The general public often believes the person suffering from depression
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Things Fall Apart The theme of the book Things Fall Apart‚ which focuses on the breakdown of a society as well as the main character’s personal breakdown‚ stems from many conflicts of interests and misunderstandings throughout the book. There is not one single moment in the book where everything falls apart‚ but many times throughout. In the beginning a lot of problems arise from Okonkwo’s anger problems‚ and his inability to see other’s views. His ignorance is what ultimately leads to his exile
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Children under stress‚ who experience loss‚ or who have attentional‚ learning‚ conduct or anxiety disorders are at a higher risk for depression. Depression also tends to run in families. The behavior of depressed children and teenagers may differ from the behavior of depressed adults. Child and adolescent psychiatrists advise parents to be aware of signs of depression in their youngsters. If one or more of these signs of depression persist‚ parents should seek help: Frequent sadness‚ tearfulness
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The understanding of mental illness today since the early 1900s has changed significantly. In the 1900s‚ people still had no real understanding of what caused mental illnesses‚ let alone how to treat the disease. The disease was feared and was seen as incurable. Mentally ill patients would be sent to asylums‚ and as a form of treatment they were tortured. Until in the later 1900s‚ it was discovered that certain factors and drug therapy could be a treatment to cure the mentally ill. Today there are
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Literature Essay - I am not Esther. I am not Esther by Fleur Beale is a novel about a young New Zealand girl‚ Kirby Greenland‚ whose mother leaves her and sends her to live with her distant‚ religion-driven family‚ of whom she barely knows. Understanding the idea of identity is important to fully connect with the novel. In this essay I will be discussing the idea of Kirby’s identity as it changes and develops throughout the novel. Before Kirby was left by her mother and sent to live with her
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Todays’ Prisons The medieval times brought us men in shining armor and women captured by dragons for those knights to rescue. It also brought upon the dark ages which unfortunately risen the popularity of the lunatic (insane) asylums. In those days‚ people who were determined to be mentally ill were given a place to stay where they were treated for their illness. In todays’ society we have gone away from institutionalizing individuals because of mental illness and looked toward alternative ways
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