INTRODUCTION Schizophrenia (from the Greek roots skhizein ("to split") and phrēn‚ phren- ("mind") is a severe mental illness characterized by a variety of symptoms including but not limited to loss of contact with reality. Schizophrenia is not characterized by a changing in personality; it is characterized by a deteriorating personality. Simply stated‚ schizophrenia is one of the most profoundly disabling illnesses‚ mental or physical‚ that the nurse will ever encounter (Keltner‚ 2007). There
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Why do you think Bill’s schizophrenia was not recognized immediately? I believe Bill’s schizophrenia was not recognized immediately because he had comorbid disorder. Bill was also exhibiting a learning disability‚ and depression. It may also have not been recognized because the onset was difficult to detect. The symptoms seemed to be confused with violent aggression. The ones around him may only observed the behaviors they could physically see and Bill probably at a young age had difficulty explaining
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B. J. (2012). “What Do You Like/Dislike About the Treatments You’re Currently Using?”A Qualitative Study of Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders. Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities‚ 27‚ 51-60. doi:10.1177/1088357611423542 • McDougle‚ C. J.‚ Holmes‚ J. P.‚ Carlson‚ D. C.‚ Pelton‚ G. H.‚ Cohen‚ D. J.‚ & Price‚ L. H. (1998). A Double-blind‚ Placebo-Controlled Study of Risperidone in Adults With Autistic Disorder and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders. Journal
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Word count: Case study In accordance with the NMC code of confidentiality (2015)‚ the service user discussed about in this assignment will be referred to as Jack. Jack is a 70-year old gentleman. He has a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and had lived with the disorder for three decades. When I engaged him in conversations he seemed intelligent and I found our conversations
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! NOVEMBER 11‚ 2011 SCHIZOPHRENIA Can You See The Voices? By Natascha Schoepl A Battle Against Himself CONNECTICUT - Ken Steele has heard voices most of his life. He was 14 years old when he started having auditory hallucinations. These voices commanded him to hurt himself and they were predicting his death. "Hang yourself‚" the voices told him. "The world will be better off. You ’re no good‚ no good at all." The voices got louder and louder everyday and he was no longer in control of his
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APA Style 1 A summary of APA Style I. FORMATTING MANUSCRIPT 1. Margins: Leave at least one inch (2.5 cm) on all sides. 2. Justification: Left-justify the document‚ leaving the right margin ragged. 3. Typeface: Use a serif typeface such as 10 to 12-point Times New Roman‚ Palatino‚ Courier‚ or VNI-Times 4. Line Spacing: Double-space the entire paper including quotations‚ reference list‚ author identification notes‚ content footnotes‚ figure captions‚ and all parts of tables. Long papers may
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The ethical issues in this case involve APA General Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence‚ B: Fidelity and Responsibility‚ and E: Respect for People’s Rights and Dignity. Also involved are APA ethical standards codes‚ 3.9 Cooperation With Other Professionals‚ 4.1 Maintaining Confidentiality‚ and 10.4 Providing Therapy to Those Served by Others. Dr. Cummings should in response adhere to APA General Principle A: Beneficence and Nonmaleficence as well as General Principle B: Fidelity and Responsibility
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systems like the DSM which classifies the symptoms of schizophrenia. The DSM has been criticised for issues including cultural problems and the overlap of disorders such as schizophrenia with depression. The DSM is used to diagnose patients with a disorder and indicates what treatment they will require. Other problems involved with the classification includes inter-rater reliability and test-retest reliability. Ronsenhan conducted a study which demonstrated the issue of reliability. Participants
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Case Study: Homeless/Schizophrenia Charla Green ABS 200: Introduction to Applied Behavioral Science Instructor Shannon Tromp February 5‚ 2012 I. Introduction a. Goals of paper b. Topic of paper II. Micro a. Consider the personality‚ emotions‚ beliefs‚ behaviors
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provisional diagnosis (APA‚ 2013).. The DSM explains that the individual must present depression symptoms along with substance use. There is a possibility that Miguel’s depression existed prior to his substance use and would by any means continue‚ so this diagnosis does not appear to be justifiable. Another differential diagnosis could be Generalized Anxiety Disorder 300.02 (F41.1). Miguel meets at least three of the criteria; feeling edge‚ sleep difficulties and irritability (APA‚ 2013). Additional
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