...Helpful Program for Mentally Ill Patients Carlethia Gordon HCA 430 Special Populations Instructor: Jeanatte Maxey September 30, 2013 This paper is to analyze the vulnerable population of mental illness. In my community there are a lot of mental ill people. There are facilities that try to help but there needs to facilities that make patients feel at home while in their care. It is my duty to build that type of program. It would be much similar to some that already exist but it will be something more special about this program that makes it stand out. The further you read you will see how this will take place. Now most facilities or institutes do not provide love they just provide medication and care. In my program there will be equal attention to all patients and then there won’t be just giving out medication there will be counseling sessions available also. The program will be for 24hours a day. The staff that I encounter will be fully trained. As the Red Cross provides me with an outline of what is taking place in my community it boost my motivation up to lend my helping hand of those who need more and better special care (Donley & Wright, 2012). This program is for anyone that is mentally ill but mostly for those are abandoned by love ones because they are different and don’t have any time to understand their problems so they are put on the streets. Statistics show that patients are stretching worldwide from classification...
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...SOCIAL ILLS (EDITED) Edit 0 5 … Dear Students, Please transfer all the relevant information from the previous page to this page. You may edit your work before we publish. GROUP 3 - SOCIAL ILLS AMONG TEENAGERS I) INTRODUCTION Now, our world is not a safe place to live. Social ills are common to everybody. There are many social ills. Who committ them? Mostly, teenagers are the one to be blame. However, we cannot put blame totally to teenagers. There are many factors of this social ills. 2) TYPES OF SOCIAL ILLS a) Smoking Smoking becomes a growing trend in the youth community. Both girls and boys are smoking because they think it is cool. The four reasons that cause many teenagers to start smoking are peer-pressure, image projection, rebellion, and adult aspirations. b) Alchohol The age when young people are taking their first drink is becoming lower each year.That's why we see the consequences in terms of antisocial behavior, school failure, attention deficit, learning disabilities and road accidents among the teenagers c) Drug Abuse Drugs have becoming popular amang teenagers today. Adolescents are curious and venerable, and there is peer pressure to experiment, and there us a temptation to escape from conflicts. The use of drugs by teenagers is the result of a combination of factors such as peer pressure, curiosity, and availability. Drugs addiction among adolescents in turn leads to depression and suicide. d)Fighting Physical fights typically involve...
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...There are many different ways in which individual’s quality of life can be affected by ill-health. In this assignment I will be discussing how cystic fibrosis and obesity affects the health and lifestyle of the person with the illnesses. What is cystic fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is an example of ill health, as it is the UK’s most common, life threatening disorder. It is a genetic disorder that is caused by ‘an inherited disease caused by a faulty gene. In the UK, 2.3 million people carry the faulty gene and when two people that are carriers of the gene, there is a 1 in 4 chance in every pregnancy that their child will be born with cystic fibrosis. This gene controls the movement of salt and water in and out of your cells, so the lungs and digestive system become clogged with mucus, making it hard to breathe and digest food.’ This faulty gene causes a variety of symptoms for the person with the disorder, some of these symptoms include: a persistent cough, poor weight gain and recurring chest and lung infections. The cells most seriously affected are the lung cells, this is because the over production of mucus clogs the airways of the lungs and increases the risk of infection due to the amount of bacteria that can reproduce which may lead to lung and heart failure. Cystic fibrosis is a disorder that is getting more treatable over the years and with newfound technology and medication has meant that ’life expectancy for children born and diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) in 2010...
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...The Mentally Ill Veronica Rhodes HCA 430 Special Populations Instructor Avi Stein June 23, 2012 The Mentally Ill Mental illness includes many different illness that affect a person’s feelings, thinking, and daily functioning. “Serious mental illnesses include major depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and borderline personality disorder. Mental illnesses can affect persons of any age, race, religion, or income. Most people diagnosed with a serious mental illness can experience relief from their symptoms by actively participating in an individual treatment plan” (NAMI, 2011). For years, the mentally ill have been the misunderstood population. There was a time when people locked away the mentally ill because they were not accepted and not to be a part of society. Many people did not understand what was going on with the mentally ill and really did not take the time to understand the disease process. For a while the mentally ill were thought of as being just a little different, the severity of their illness was not being recognized. Now that there are several advances in science, medicine, and the human body, mental illness is a little more understood. Many people no longer dismiss the mentally ill and realize that the mentally ill really do have serious issues that need to be addressed and not just swept under the rug. There is no need for the...
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...The case study I have chosen to do is, case study number 1. Case study 1 is about a woman by the name of Jill, Jill is taking of her ill 82-year-old mother who has had a stroke. Since Jill’s mother has had the stroke, Jill has been taking care of her mother around the clock. Jill works from home, and it’s becoming hard for her stay focus on her work, because she has to take care of her mother. The first problem in this case is her mother having a medical condition that Jill and her mother has deal with. The second problem I Jill having to provide the 24-hour care for her mother and maintain doing her job. The third problem is, neither Jill or her mother has some support from outside sources such as, relatives or close friends. The three problem that are obvious with Jill’s story, is that they are starting to take a toll on Jill. Because Jill’s mother has had a stroke this has made Jill’s the primary care provider for her. Jill is taking on the stress of taking care of her mom and maintaining her position with...
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...Social Work Research on African Americans and Suicidal Behavior: A Systematic 25-Year Review Sean foe and Danielle M. Niedermeier Suicide among African Americans is a neglected topic. Social workers practice in both clinical and nonchnical settings, and as the largest occupational group of mental health professionals, they have a unique opportunity to reach this underserved group. However, little is known about social work's empirical knowledge base for recognition and treatment of suicidal behavior among African Americans.The authors performed a systematic critical review of published articles by social workers on African American suicide and suicidal behavior, to ascertain the state of social worker's contribution to and knowledge of suicide risk factors and effective treatments. They conducted Web-based (for example. Social Work Abstracts, PsycINFO, PubMed,JSTOR) and manual searches of suicide research conducted by social work investigators and pubhshed in peer-reviewed journals from 1980 to 2005. References cited in the articles were used to identify candidate articles. According to the search results, social workers contributed only 11 empirical research articles focusing on African American suicide or nonfatal suicidal behavior. Risk factors for suicide are reviewed, and the implications for clinical social work practice and research are addressed. KEY WORDS: African Americans; clinical knowledge; ethnic minority populations; suicide S uicide is one of the leading...
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...Mentally Ill in Prison PSCH/610 Mentally Ill in Prison Abstract The increase in incarcerated individuals with mental illness in the preceding decades has made the prison system a prevalent mental health provider even though they are not prepared or equipped for such task. Prison life is tough on an individual’s mental health; overcapacity, lack of privacy, violent behavior, lack of activity, inadequate health services, seclusion from family and friends, and the insecurity of what life holds after prison contribute to the inmate’s mental health. Inmates whose judgment is altered or impaired by depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other severe mental illnesses are impacted more severely by the tribulations of prison life. Inadequate mental health services is also something mentally ill inmates face, this absconds them undertreated or mistreated. Numerous prisoners do not receive proper psychotropic medication due to the lack of mental health services and care, further impairing their capability to function. The security mission of prisons tends to overlook mental health considerations. Prison rules and codes of demeanor teach staff about security, safety, supremacy, and power. Coordinating the needs of the mentally ill with prison regulations and goals is almost impractical. Factors of the sources and effects of the concern between prison and mental illness will be observed in this research proposal. Reforms will be provided to improve mental health...
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...Mentally Ill Offenders Introduction Mental illness in prisons has been sort of a pandemic for correctional systems in the United States for over the last 10 years. The number of men and women who come to prison with some form of mental illness continues to grow by the day. Offenders who do not come to prison mentally ill, will most likely release from prison with some type of mental illness at the end of their prison sentence. This paper will discuss how this population of offenders adapts when they come to prison, and how there viewed by the community. This will be examined here along with some insights on what should be done along with why this topic was chosen. Schizophrenia Many mentally ill offenders come to prison with a variety of disorders schizophrenia, manic depression (bi-polar) or major depression (Schizophrenia.com - Crime, Poverty Violence., n.d.). Schizophrenic inmates probably account for the largest segment of offenders who enter the correctional system every day and have a difficult time adapting to the confines of a correctional environment. By definition schizophrenia is an inability to think, process emotions where people tend to behave in an unacceptable manner because their mind is not able to react to the stimuli from every day life; the name schizophrenia comes from the Greek root "split mind" (Skitzophrenia., n.d.). Hallucinations, hearing voices, paranoia are just some of the...
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...When it comes to metal illness the responses to it have changed a lot over the years. In the beginning the mentally ill were treated with an “out of sight, out of mind” attitude, but today we see mentally ill people for who they are, human beings that are sick and need to be helped. During the ancient times there was no cure for the mentally ill, but today we have various forms of treatment to offer those who suffer from a mental illness such as; medications, counseling and institutions. Drug therapy and it started early on, but it took a long time before it was as advanced as it is today. The mentally ill used to be treated very inhumanly, people were allowed to kill them or torture them in any way they wanted. The mistreatment of the mentally...
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...Deinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill Ed Long HSM/210 Deinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill How did deinstitutionalization affect New York State? After the closing of mental institutions in 1954 mental patients were discharged in the community to live normal and productive lives. At the time the number of patients released overwhelmed community services. From the time deinstitutionalization started to present day, patients being released into the community, it was and still is being opposed. Some of the affects that deinstitutionalization has on the community is it evokes local fear, diminishes personal security and higher local and state budgets. When patients were released into the community they were not prepared to serve the number of patients released therefore making a lot of them homeless, in prison and were warehoused in a different way in single- room occupancy hotels or shelters. On average these people die 20 to 25 years earlier than the general population. There have been several studies done since the start of deinstitutionalization to show the serious public health problem. Some of the natural causes of death, but preventable were cardiovascular disease, complications from diabetes and metabolic syndrome, respiratory disease due to heavy smoking, and infections including HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Last but not least, deinstitutionalization was often linked with community's reaction and negative attitudes, prejudice, stereotypes...
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...Introduction 3 Population of Mentally Ill Inmates in the Correctional Facilities 3 Mentally ill inmates: The Cost 4 The Treatment of Mentally Ill Inmates 6 Selection Process for Mentally Ill Inmates 7 Isolation and Restraints 9 Conclusion 11 References 12 Introduction When a person thinks about a correction facility many only think that there is only regular criminals that are perfectly well, but what they neglect to know is that it is also housed with mentally ill inmates as well. Many of the people has been brained washed by media and movies that prisoners are to be normal criminals who have done things wrong in which has lead into a correction facility but what the fail to publicize is that they are also house by people who are not mentally stable, and who may receive different treatment from regular inmates. Correctional facilities have many types of inmates and undergo various dilemmas therefore they must try to deal with the cost of the inmates, provide different treatment and must undergo special screening in order to determine if they are ill or not. Population of Mentally Ill Inmates in the Correctional Facilities The country that has the greatest rate of adult imprisonment is the United States; it has 2.2 million presently in the correctional facilities (Annaceri, 2007). Individuals with psychological problems have been progressively more imprisoned within the last three decades, most likely the consequence of the deinstitutionalization of the state psychological...
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...Good health plays a key role in determining the quality of our lives. However, proper treatment is expensive and it requires specialized skills. Suppose the government were to enact universal coverage with $2,500 deductibles. What problems would that policy solve? What problems would it cause? First, the problem would be for those less fortunate. They would not have the means to pay the deductibles. Secondly, we would all be in the same group. Simply put, we would all have the same coverage regardless of health conditions. More importantly, the policy would cause moral hazard. According to Collinge & Ayers (2004), “moral hazard lowers the price of healthcare for patients and thus causes the quantity demanded of healthcare to exceed the efficient quantity.” In contrast, the policy would save the government a lot of money. They would no longer provide Medicaid for the poor or Medicare for the elderly (Collinge & Ayers, p. 213). One of the most significant costs of modern medicine involves malpractice insurance. Should the government limit the amounts that juries are allowed to award victims of medical malpractice, so as to reduce malpractice insurance premiums and thereby lower healthcare costs? Limiting the amount juries are allowed to award a victim can impede their ability to care for themselves financially. Would you want your award limited to $15,000 and you were left paralyzed for the remainder of your life, resulting in not being able to earn...
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...Assignment 2: Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners 1.0 The Treatment of Mentally Ill Prisoners The treatment of mentally ill inmates has been not only a public concern, but has also been identified by Canada’s Correctional Investigator, Howard Sapers as an issue of concern in his 2014 report to parliament. Between 1997 and 2007, offenders entering the prison system with a mental disorder grew 71% in men and 61% in women (Canadian Mental Health Association, 2012). The problem at hand is that correctional institutes and their staff are not widely trained to deal with inmates who suffer from mental disorders. The result then, is that use-of-force interventions, and placement in solitary confinement, often for extended periods of time, are used as methods of dealing with unruly behaviours exhibited by these mentally ill offenders. While there are various issues surrounding mental health in the Canadian judicial system, for the purpose of this report, the discussion will be focused around inadequate methods for dealing with behaviours presented by these inmates, namely by use-of-force and solitary confinement 1.1 Use-Of-Force Techniques In Sapers 2014 report, it is reported that “28% of all use of force interventions involved an offender with a mental health concern as identified by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC)” (Ministry of Public Safety, 2014). This is likely due to the fact that mentally ill inmates are more likely to self-harm, have unpredictable behaviour...
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...We can do no great things, only small things with great love Culminating Activity By: Katelyn Cronkwright Mrs. Tatlock January 17th 2011 I’ll be Seeing you is a very inspirational novel that makes you realize how much in life people worry about their appearances. Shows how if you are not perfect, most popular, prettiest, how we can possibly be judged about it or made fun of. It was a HUGE eye opener on reality about how teenage girls act and think. How selfish people act to please their self, think only about our personal feelings forgetting about others and how they feel. This book is a real ca eye catcher by the cover and just by reading the summary about it. An individual’s ability to bring change in another person is an amazing thing. Just too even say their name or smile at them might just make their day. Throughout this book shows how you can change someone well at least try. “The purpose of life is not to be happy- but to matter, to be productive, to be useful, to have it make some difference that you have lived at all - leo rosten” The quote shows and resembles Kyle from the book. Trying his hardest to try and change Carley’s mind about her looks. That it did not matter that she had an ugly scare on her face just what was on the inside. Most important her personality and how she acted towards Kyle. Throughout Kyle kept telling her that to him she was beautiful, that it did not matter that she had that on her face, just that in his mind she was the most beautiful...
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...Therapeutic Benefits of Dehydration in the Terminally Ill Excelsior College Missy Robinson January 8, 2012 In many societies, there is close relationship associated with food and caring. The giving of food is often considered to represent compassion in the minds of most people. It is not surprising that the issue of withholding artificial hydration and nutrition is such a heavily debated topic. To make a more informed decision, patients and/or family members need to be educated about the benefits, legal, and ethical considerations of dehydration in the terminally ill patient. Literature supports that forced hydration during the end of life is of little benefit and may actually worsen a patient’s condition. Dehydration in the terminally ill can be a very therapeutic treatment. The deterioration of the terminally ill patient coincides with no longer having the ability to take oral fluids or nutrition. Dehydration is usually characterized by thirst, dry mouth, decreased skin turgor, decreased urinary output, and electrolyte imbalance. However, not all patients who are terminally ill and not medically hydrated exhibit these signs and symptoms (Vaz, 2010, p.1). This suggests that dehydration in the terminally ill is different than in the acutely ill patient. Dehydration has potential benefits for the end-of-life (EOL) patient. Benefits of dehydration in the terminally ill include perhaps, the most important issue to families, patients, and caregivers concerning...
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