Essays Tagged: "mental health services"
Argument for the 5150 involuntary treatment laws.
. That's part of what freedom is." (qtd. in Smith)Of course, people are free to be wise and unwise, mentally healthy and unhealthy. Although our United States government suggests that people may be fr ... people may be free to be mentally unhealthy, laws of involuntary treatment, such as the California Mental Health Services Act, may revoke the freedom to be mentally ill. Our laws provide two reasons ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Pot: The reason and the limit
oof that pot is most common among our youth and young adults is provided by The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, as they state that the average age of new marijuana users in ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Nursing practice.
ursing process in the form of the initial assessment interview. The client had been referred to the mental health services by his consultant and social worker, in order to continue his care in the com ... hether the community health care team could actually meet Daveys' needs in turn. Section 117 of the Mental Health Act (1983) states that there must be provision for the discharged client until the mul ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
History of Mental Health in America
rom Europe at the turn of the nineteenth century, representing the first of the reform movements in mental health services in the United States (U of T Library). The first reformers, including Dorothe ... U of T Library). The first reformers, including Dorothea Dix and Horace Mann imported the idea that mental illness could be treated by moving the individual to an asylum to receive a mix of somatic an ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Job Analysis of Behavioral Health Case Manager
ase ManagerAs a Behavioral Health Case Manager, I am responsible for providing individual and group mental health services in a therapeutic environment. Services include direct skills training for cli ... eatment interventions. The overall job objective is to assist in individualizing services for adult mental clients requiring comprehensive, structured, therapeutic services designed to provide rehabil ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
A look at adolescent anxiety
or an anxiety disorder is the degree to which the person is anxious. According to the United States Mental Health Services, anxiety disorders are the most common or frequently occurring mental disorde ... urring mental disorders. Despite this fact, anxiety disorders represent one of the least understood mental health problems of childhood and adolescence (Costello & Angold, 1995). Anxiety has been ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
The Self-Medication Hypothesis
to appraise Khantzian's (1985) hypothesis relating to the relationship between substance misuse and mental illness. It is well reported that psychoactive substances generally have a negative effect on ... ns which will be explored within this piece of work.We know that substance abuse among those with a mental illness is a common occurrence and it is said to be one of the biggest challenges faced by me ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Aggression In Adolescents
1995). The prevalence of aggression significantly augments the overall cost of child and adolescent mental health services. It is highly associated with psychosocial, behavioral, and academic impairme ... elines to help clinicians distinguish pathological from non-pathological aggression, ignores developmental issues, and ignores the environmental context in which aggressive behavior occurs (Richters, ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology
Writing A Persuasive Request
January 28, 2002 4300 Sunset Drive Des Moines, IA 57232 Mr. Larry Hodges, Founder Sansford Mental Health Services 9008 Highway 52 South Spring Green, WI 53567 Dear Mr. Hodges Subject: Program ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
CONTEMPORY ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH: HIV
INTRODUCTION:The aim of this paper is to examine contemporary mental health issues amongst HIV positive people, as well as show an understanding of the present an ... practice to demonstrate an understanding of the policy and politics involved in current and future mental health practice in the United Kingdom.The document will also be looking at collaborative prac ... both primary and secondary care in both the private and voluntary sector.EVIDENCE BASE PRACTICE AND MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION:Four major policy perspectives have been drawn to attention by Palmer and Sh ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Chemical Abuse by Children and Adolescents
from the onset of puberty to young adulthood. It signals the end of childhood and brings on developmental changes throughout the mind and body. (Psychology, 7th edition Lester A. Lefton, p369) It is ... of Chemical Dependency), and (Psychology 7th ed.), reports and studies by (SAMHSA -Substance Abuse Mental Health Services of America, web site.) it is this stage of life when a person might experimen ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Drugs & Alchohol
Prescription Drug Abuse: This Isn't What the Doctor Ordered
ir lives. "The 2002 National Survey on dug use and health is conducted by the subsistence abuse and mental health services administration. This year, its findings include that current illicit drug use ... the attention of the authorities.The FDA, Federal Drug Association, and SAMSHA, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, are trying to help stop the growing number of people addicted ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Reminiscence Therapy
Reminiscence Therapy With Older People With Mental Health ProblemsContents1.Introduction2.The Vision3.Underlying Principles4.Policy Context5.Dem ... rpose of this study proposal is to offer a vision, framework and scheduled agenda for the growth of mental health services for older people through Reminiscence therapy. Reminiscence, as a prearranged ... Arean, P. & Miranda, 2005, 153-160).If we analyzed then we come to know that the Older Peoples' Mental Health Strategy Group be familiar with that planning on a multi-agency basis is necessary as ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Political Environment Case Study Analysis
rcent and was projected to rise substantially in the future. In addition, funds for social welfare, mental health services, and state police were being limited. Recognizing this set of contingencies, ... 008).Also, legislatures may voice support for, or opposition to agency programs or practices. Governmental bodies may interfere with the routine operations of an agency as well as define the agency's ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Mental Health Parity Act
In September 2007, the United States Senate collectively passed the Mental Health Parity Act (MPHA) of 2007. If the Act passes, it will ensure that private health insur ... 7. If the Act passes, it will ensure that private health insurance plans provide equal coverage for mental health as it would for physical health. In which case, insurers cannot establish different fi ... for physical health. In which case, insurers cannot establish different financial requirements for mental health, such as deductibles, co-pays, annual and lifetime limits. Thus, health plans will no ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Exploring Ways of Involving Service Users
INTRODUCTIONThis essay will identify and explore ways in which service users are involved in mental health services, a brief history will precede a more detailed focus on three separate areas o ... e and its relevance to future practice.Recognition of the importance of service user involvement in mental health care is possibly at a higher level now than it ever has been, the National Service Fra ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health
Article Review: Everyone Must Not Get Stoned
w: Everyone Must Not Get StonedProblem Outlined in the ArticleThe United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) conducted a workplace drug abuse survey on 14 differe ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays
Online Therapy Paper
University of Phoenix/BSHS352Many sites now offer mental health services over the Net. No online interaction is a substitute for a face-to-face intera ... nrich their knowledge about online counseling, clinical supervision and the impact of technology on mental health. Topics and issues of interest extend to internet and cybersex addictions, gaming, vir ... ng "This service is not appropriate if you are experiencing suicidal thoughts, suffer from a severe mental illness, are in crisis or are under 18 years of age".Benefits of Online Counseling can be fle ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management > Human Resource Management
PTSD: Shortage of Services for Vets
s deployed from the time this war was declared.2 Of those 1.4 million, 36% are expected to look for mental health services within one year of returning from combat.3 Mental health issues such as PTSD ... t priority. The government and the Department of Veterans Affairs are incapable of providing enough mental health services for the escalating number of veterans who are in need, and in lieu of this di ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
The Man in the Grey Flannel Suit
ion. As a public relations officer in a television based company, Tom Rath's job is to get national mental health services approved by a group of physicians. The novel is considered one of the best wr ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers