Essays Tagged: "relapse"

Post Acute Withdrawal (P.A.W)

rawal or P.A.W. is a sobriety-based symptom that makesabstinence difficult and often contributes to relapse. The presence of braindysfunction and change in alcoholics has been documented in 75-95% of ...

(4 pages) 32 0 3.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol

What is Schizophrenia?

emotions, interact with others, and think clearly. It generally occurs in periods of remission and relapse. Symptoms will often disappear, only to return later. Often, a schizophrenic has trouble det ... relearn problem solving techniques, basic living skills, and strategies to reduce the chances of a relapse.Paranoid SchizophreniaPeople who suffer from paranoid schizophrenia endure constant feelings ...

(6 pages) 220 1 3.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Juvenile laws a collective of 4 essays in one.

want help and those that do don't receive a long enough treatment time to recover, causing them to relapse.So a plan of action must be taken to slow down the problem. The use of drugs cause problems ...

(7 pages) 133 0 5.0 Mar/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays

The causes, treatment and future prevention of schizophrenia

such little knowledge of this disorder, some cases go untreated and most schizophrenics experience relapse within two years of their being released from a treatment facility. (Davison, 288) Society m ...

(5 pages) 117 1 3.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

Addiction

rwhelming involvement...with the use of a drug and securing of the supply, as well as a tendency to relapse after completion of withdrawal. The authors state that the difference between use and addict ...

(4 pages) 204 1 4.7 Mar/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

A bookrevie of Charles Dickens'A Tale Of Two Cities

her father, since he has been released. After Doctor Manette returns home, he sometimes goes into a relapse and thinks he is still in prison. After several years he starts to get better and begins to ...

(4 pages) 31 0 3.5 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Charles Dickens

An outline of the various drug treatments for bipolar disorder and their potential side effects and limitations.

atients who continue to take Lithium between episodes are significantly less likely to experience a relapse.Potential Side effects:Nausea, memory problems, weight gain, and impaired coordination.Limit ... ond positively to them. Like Lithium, they can be helpful in treating the severity and frequency of relapses and anticonvulsants can also be used to treat acute manic episodes. Valproic Acid may be mo ...

(1 pages) 26 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Job Analysis of Behavioral Health Case Manager

ic services designed to provide rehabilitation and intensive support to prevent hospitalization and relapse and to assist in development of community living and pre vocational skills. Other objectives ...

(5 pages) 186 1 4.3 Jun/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

This is sample treatment plan and assessment based on a fictional case study.

patient's present and previous usage history, emotional and behavioral stability, and potential for relapse, environment, pertinent medical conditions, and willingness or desire for treatment. An inte ... hange nicotine consumption. Risk level is a 1, as client shows a willingness to change.DIMENSION 5: RELAPSE POTENTIALClient has no know history of previous treatments. Client desires treatment due to ...

(4 pages) 224 1 3.0 Jul/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Poem: My life equals a Heartagram.

neath you.Feel my breathe underneath your shoe.You are the one that causes me to collapseYou are my relapse.We have been through the curves one million times beforeI feel no taller than the floor.Desc ...

(1 pages) 1603 1 4.3 Mar/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories

Does Punishment Deter Crime?

gross violation of law" (2006 Merriam-Webster, Incorporated) and finally recidivism "a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior; especially: relapse into criminal behavior" ( ...

(5 pages) 157 0 0.0 Jan/2007

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Tale Of Two Cities

tte being held captive as a helpless shoemaker, being found by his long lost daughter, and having a relapse of his old ways when a bad time arose. These actions involving Dr. Manette are similar to my ... . Manette, I was held captive and helpless, I was found by a long lost friend, and I also had a bad relapse of my old ways.Many years before Lucie realized her father was alive, Dr. Manette had been w ...

(4 pages) 6 0 1.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

The Three Great Crimes of Macbeth

, it is a fitting impetus for his increasingly deteriorating character; the very first stage of his relapse into evil. The fact that Macbeth is murdering such a benevolent man; one who has always held ...

(7 pages) 16 0 0.0 Dec/2007

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

The Saboteur

om acute hepatitis usually have a swollen liver, feel exhausted and are "afraid [they] might have a relapse." (Jin 185). While Mr. Chiu was in prison, he began to sweat, shiver and develop a fever bec ... Mr. Chiu was in prison, he began to sweat, shiver and develop a fever because he was experiencing a relapse of acute hepatitis (188). By having a relapse of hepatitis, he was becoming infectious again ...

(4 pages) 40 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Ethics

victims and their families. They should not be eligible for parole because they may be capable of a relapse when back into society. I also do not agree with that government in this case. In mos ...

(2 pages) 12 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law > Issues > Death Penalty

Preventing Smoking Relapse

Preventing Smoking Relapse In Postpartum Women Purpose: Since the 1960s, there has been minimal reduction in the propor ... approximately 70% of these women resume smoking shortly after giving birth. Although these rates of relapse are comparable with the rates among quitters in the general population. These women may be u ... m will be significantly higher in the treatment group than in the control group.The precipitants of relapse in the postpartum period include demographic and contextual variables such as contact with o ...

(4 pages) 37 0 4.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Decompression Treatment

l of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Research was done on the criminal recidivism, or relapse of criminal activity, and juvenile delinquent treatment programs effectiveness. "The concept ...

(4 pages) 54 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community > Children and Youngsters

Schizophrenia-Jims Case

ase, Jim's parents were more aware of the symptoms and things they themselves could do to prevent a relapse from occurring. The parents?first responsibility in helping Jim with his new medication was ... guilty of having a high level of expressed emotion in the house, a possible cause of schizophrenic relapse occurrence. The parents underwent therapy as well as Jim and took communication skills train ...

(3 pages) 18 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Issues in Recovery

ecific drug upon which the patient has become dependent through habitual use. In order to prevent a relapse, the patient must be kept within the confines of a supportive environment in order to reduce ... iction, a failure to adjust the patient's attitude towards the addiction will result in an eventual relapse when the opportunity presents itself once again.Psychological recovery can be the most impor ...

(4 pages) 44 0 0.0 Apr/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Schizophrenia and Psychosis

emotions, interact with others, and think clearly. It generally occurs in periods of remission and relapse. Symptoms will often disappear, only to return later. Often, a schizophrenic has trouble det ... ddlers, and rarely found in adolescents. If an infant experiences the disorder, it is possible that relapses of it can occur later in life. Many children undergo a certain amount of anxiety when separ ...

(5 pages) 34 0 0.0 May/2009

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders