DOTS is just about making sure that the patient is really taking in his TB regimens – like literally swallowing the medicines on schedule. It‚ however‚ is not just as simple as that. DOTS or Direct Observed Treatment‚ Short-Course is the WHO-recommended strategy for diagnosis‚ treatment and management of TB. Since TB is curable‚ the WHO believes that the best way to cure TB is through DOTS. It is a health strategy made up of five important components: Political Commitment for TB Control; Facilities
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College Writing II 13 September 2012 Depression Treatments Depression is a mental illness affecting millions of people‚ not just in the United States‚ but also the world. According to Marcia Clemmitt‚ it’s “loosely defined as a mental and emotional disorder with symptoms of constant sadness‚ lethargy‚ irritability and a loss of interest and pleasure” (575). Depression can be linked to stressful life events‚ such as family issues‚ sexual assault‚ or losing a loved one. Liubov Kavaliauskienė
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Drug Court Treatment 1 DRUG COURT TREATMENT AND SUCCESS Enhancing Drug Court Success and the Logic of Coerced Treatment Amanda M. Welker Idaho State University Drug Court Treatment 2 DRUG COURT TREAMENT AND SUCCESS This paper is about two articles on Drug Court. The first one is‚ “Drug Courts and the Logic of Coerced Treatment.” And the second one is‚ “Enhancing Drug Court Success.” Both of these article look at the different types of treatment that Drug Court
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Lesson Plan/Instructional Profile Lesson #5 Teacher Candidate Aaron Alford School Lead Hill School Mentor Teacher Grade/Subject Music Theory 9th grade UCA Supervisor Powers Date November 3‚ 2012_ Time ____________ ARKANSAS CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK SLEs/COMMON CORE STANDARDS CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.7 Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of using different mediums (e.g.‚ print or digital text‚ video‚ multimedia) to present a particular topic or idea C
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1. Introduction The waste water treatment system in Romania is characterized by a low percentage of the population connected to the saverage and waste water treatment systems. One main problem in Romania is represented by the fact that capital of Romania –Bucharest does not have a modern waste water treatment plant. The old waste water treatment plant started during the Communist period. 2. Waste water treatment in Romania. Projects in waste water sectors
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The Best Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Psychology 2 / Mr. Terrell Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a behavioral syndrome characterized by inattention and distractibility‚ restlessness‚ inability to sit still and difficulty concentration on one thing for any period of time states Lotha (2006). She also explains the numbers of the diagnoses are increasing annually and according to the Issues & Controversies Database (2005)‚ “Most experts estimate
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The Pros & Cons To Anxiety Treatments By Bowe Packer Aug 16‚ 2009 If you have been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder‚ chances are that you will be given an option of different treatments. These treatments may include anti-depressants‚ anti-anxiety medication and therapy. There are pros and cons to all of these types of anxiety treatments. Here is a run-down of what to expect with each: Anti-Depressants Today‚ most anti-Depressants are used in combination with anti-anxiety medication. Anxiety does
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Treatment of Endometriosis Treatment of Endometriosis Endometriosis affects over 70 million women and girls world-wide (Endo Resolved). It is common among women of reproductive age‚ approximately 15%. On average it takes 7 years from the time symptoms appear to diagnosis and finally treatment. Women suffering from endometriosis experience chronic pelvic pain and loss of time and productivity from work and school. Some women of child bearing age also experience infertility (Ryan). Currently there
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Running Head: UNFAIR TREATMENT Is There Unfair Treatment for Women in Prison? LaSonja Johnson Kaplan University CM223: Effective Writing II for Criminal Justice Majors Professor Vineski September 1‚ 2009 Women are thought to be gentler sex and the softer side of our humanity. But some women do commit crimes‚ and when they do‚ we want to know why. What drove them to commit those crimes? Was it an abusive husband? Was it drugs? Was it envy… fear… lust? With all questions still
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Theoretical and treatment approaches to family treatment Structural family therapists have developed a number of techniques; some of the following techniques are frequently used in restructuring families (Janzen) Confirmation: The therapist who is giving a sympathetic response to a family member’s affective presentation of herself‚ for example‚ may employ this technique: “You seem to be worried.” Confirmation can also be executed by describing an obviously negative characteristic of the client
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