Essays Tagged: "psychiatrists"

Schizophrenia

izophrenia is a disease, invented by Eugene Bleeder. Eugene Bleeder was one of the most influential psychiatrists of his time. He is best known today for his introduction of the term schizophrenia, pr ...

(3 pages) 121 0 3.8 Jan/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Depression

nical depressions that areseen by doctors differ from the low mood brought on by everyday setbacks. Psychiatristssee a range of more severe mood disturbances and so find it easier to distinguish these ... differententities, but in practice it is not always that clear-cut. Major depression, as defined bypsychiatrists, is unfortunately relatively common.What is depression?The term 'affect' refers to one ...

(12 pages) 430 0 4.0 Oct/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

The Dark Conspiracy Behind The CIA the early 1950ties into the mid 1960ties

ter three decades through endless court battles, amysterious death of one of the world's most famouspsychiatrists/doctor, and numerous investigations, The CIA endedup being the most dominant player an ... (head of the CIA's Office ofSecurity) the project goal was to determed whether a teamconsisting of psychiatrists, lie detector experts, hypnotists, andtechnicians could get better results with drugs ...

(9 pages) 100 1 3.3 Dec/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Family Violence

get out of control. Later, violent activities can occur amongchildren in the same family. Sometimes psychiatrists refer to this as sibling rivalry. Often it is thekind of violent action that occurs wh ... s exist all over the country,with trained social workers, mental health workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists who have a greatdeal of experience with this kind of problem. Many of them are availab ...

(5 pages) 138 1 3.0 Jul/2002

Subjects: Social Science Essays

mental ilnesses (BPD)

oversial diagnoses in psychology today. Since it was first introduced in the DSM, psychologists and psychiatrists have been trying to give the somewhat amorphous concepts behind BPD a concrete form. K ...

(7 pages) 134 0 4.0 Sep/2002

Subjects: Science Essays

Oswald's Tale - An American Mystery

ever talked to anyone and kept only to himself. Oswald was always in fights and had been to several psychiatrists during his teen years. He only received a seventh grade education.He joined the marine ...

(4 pages) 38 1 4.2 Feb/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

Article about lax gun laws in America.

r multiple million dollar business ventures. Although I am not a psychiatrist, I'm pretty sure most psychiatrists would classify Eileen as unstable and mentally incapable of exercising the right to be ...

(2 pages) 148 2 3.8 Feb/2003

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Post Traumtic stress syndrome in Tim Obriens "The Things They Carried".

d to and survived disasters such as airplane crashes, violent assault, rape, sexual abuse, and war. Psychiatrists estimate that up to 10 percent of the population have been affected by PTSD.The follow ...

(3 pages) 132 0 5.0 Aug/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

The media directly contributes to making more violent than another?

ithin it.Not only does media violence affect children, but it can also affect their adulthood. Some psychiatrists and psychologists are convinced that continued exposure to such violence might unnatur ...

(2 pages) 34 0 3.7 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media

Should children with ADHD be on Ritilan or similar drugs? Are psychiatrists using this to make money? Is ADHD diagnosis real or made up for the profit of greedy people?

It is far too easy for today's psychiatrists to label America's children with ADHD. Out of their own laziness and greed, these chil ... straight-jacketed to shut them up or make it difficult for them to move. After many visits to these psychiatrists looking for answers, parents are finally persuaded to drug their children. While on th ... nvented these criteria and is using it to manipulate society to addict our children to drugs. First psychiatrists convince the parents that their child has ADHD by suggesting that they have a chemical ...

(2 pages) 140 0 5.0 Oct/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays

How to become a Psychologist and what it will be like.

sychology. Psychologists are seen as the kinder, gentler brand of "shrinks." They are distinct from psychiatrists in that they do not prescribe drugs and do not hold medical degrees. Psychologists are ...

(7 pages) 312 7 4.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

This is paper on ADHD, symptoms, solutions, and statistics.

a chance genetically in getting this disorder. There are a large number of people that are affected.Psychiatrists say ADHD arises as a developmental failure in the brain circuitry that underlies inhib ...

(3 pages) 125 0 4.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Thiopental Sodium "Truth Serum". Details the making and use of Thiopental Sodium, also known as Truth Serum.

dministered by the intravenous route.Starting after World War II as a way of treating war neuroses, psychiatrists used Thiopental Sodium as part of narcotherapy, a drug treatment that is comparable to ...

(1 pages) 22 0 0.0 Dec/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Psychological effects of combat

er experience.This unpredictable, uncontrollable reign of shock, horror, and terror is exactly what psychiatrists and psychologists prior to World War II believed to be responsible for the vast number ...

(3 pages) 44 0 0.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

"The Yellow Wallpaper" The Downfall Of A Young Woman By Charlotte Perkins Gilman

st keep in mind that it was written during the latter part of the 19th century. Most physicians and psychiatrists at this time were men who did not take female issues as serious ones and tended to be ...

(4 pages) 185 1 3.5 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Reflection on mental health nursing placement using Gibbs (1988) model of reflection

fluence the success or failure of multidisciplinary teams.Mental health teams generally comprise of psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, nurses, occupational therapists and social workers, but other ...

(7 pages) 854 0 4.7 May/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Mothers with Borderline Personality Disorder & the Effects they have on their Children

nized BPD in its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, also referred to as the DSM (Mason, p.19). Many psychiatrists miss signs of BPD because they are not educated enough on the disorder or may disagree ...

(10 pages) 142 2 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

What I now know about "Criminal Profiling"

hat I now know about "Criminal Profiling"In the beginning, the work of individual psychologists and psychiatrists could be described as profiling, in that they often provided advice to police agencies ...

(2 pages) 71 1 3.0 Jul/2004

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

Life of a Psychiatrist

Psychiatrists are certified doctors that diagnose patients in many ways. In order to achieve the goa ... le on earth have an emotional or mental disorder that could benefit from the use of a psychiatrist. Psychiatrists serve an immense purpose in life, have an exceptionally long school life, and will alw ... y deal with disorders ranging from stress to suicidal depression and raped victims (Sacks 128-129). Psychiatrists form his/her own opinion from what the patient describes and reacts by prescribing med ...

(3 pages) 30 0 4.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Suicide - This is a feature aritcle on suicide and the psychiatry view of it

e to look forward to if he attempts to end his life and is unsuccessful. At the turn of the century psychiatrists professed themselves as experts on suicide. They explained the attempts as a cause of ... lves as experts on suicide. They explained the attempts as a cause of mental illness, leaving other psychiatrists as the only physicians capable of "treating" the "illness." Some suicidal patients wer ...

(6 pages) 62 1 4.0 Sep/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Depression, Stress & Suicide