The Importance of Mental Health
... Family therapy ? Includes discussions and problem solving skills with members of your family. Group therapy ? Includes a small group of people to discuss individual issues in a group setting in order to help each other with their problems. ...
... Family therapy ? Includes discussions and problem solving skills with members of your family. Group therapy ? Includes a small group of people to discuss individual issues in a group setting in order to help each other with their problems. ...
Are patients with COPD psychologically distressed? E.J. Wagena*, W.A. Arrindell , E.F.M. Wouters
... For the measurement of general psychological distress, the Dutch version of the SCL-90-R was used [17]. The SCL-90-R is a 90-item self-reported symptom inventory that is designed to screen for a broad range of psychological complaints [18]. Each of the 90 items is rated on a five-point Likert-type s ...
... For the measurement of general psychological distress, the Dutch version of the SCL-90-R was used [17]. The SCL-90-R is a 90-item self-reported symptom inventory that is designed to screen for a broad range of psychological complaints [18]. Each of the 90 items is rated on a five-point Likert-type s ...
Mental Illness Nursing Documents
... In Australia, nearly half of the population will experience a mental disorder in their lifetime, and the prevalence of mental disorders is high among people who are accessing our general health and hospital services. Generalist nurses therefore need to have access to reliable and up to date informat ...
... In Australia, nearly half of the population will experience a mental disorder in their lifetime, and the prevalence of mental disorders is high among people who are accessing our general health and hospital services. Generalist nurses therefore need to have access to reliable and up to date informat ...
AN INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW: THE
... from medical errors in US hospitals than from traffic accidents, breast cancer or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). This report called for the transformation of nurse work environments to protect patients from preventable health care errors (Institute of Medicine, Committee on Quality Heal ...
... from medical errors in US hospitals than from traffic accidents, breast cancer or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). This report called for the transformation of nurse work environments to protect patients from preventable health care errors (Institute of Medicine, Committee on Quality Heal ...
The Role and Importance of the `D` in PTSD
... and to provide a channel for obtaining treatment (Scott, 1990, 2004; Young, 1995; Finley, 2011). At the same time that the APA was codifying the PTSD diagnosis, Congress was also recognizing the mental health needs of Vietnam veterans. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 96-22, which e ...
... and to provide a channel for obtaining treatment (Scott, 1990, 2004; Young, 1995; Finley, 2011). At the same time that the APA was codifying the PTSD diagnosis, Congress was also recognizing the mental health needs of Vietnam veterans. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter signed Public Law 96-22, which e ...
Curriculum Vitae - Midwest Nursing Research Society
... 23. 3Ackley, B. J., Killeen, M. B., Ladwig, G. B., Swan, B. A., & Tucker, S. J. (Spring, 2009). A vision of future nursing practice: What would it be like if evidence-based care was part of every nurse’s practice? Nursing Spectrum & Nurse Week: Medsurg Specialty Guide, 14-15. 24. 3Tucker, S. (2009). ...
... 23. 3Ackley, B. J., Killeen, M. B., Ladwig, G. B., Swan, B. A., & Tucker, S. J. (Spring, 2009). A vision of future nursing practice: What would it be like if evidence-based care was part of every nurse’s practice? Nursing Spectrum & Nurse Week: Medsurg Specialty Guide, 14-15. 24. 3Tucker, S. (2009). ...
the ChemiCal imbalanCe explanation of Depression
... Likert-type scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely). These questions assessed the credibility of the explanation (one item), stigma (four items), prognosis (four items), and the perceived efficacy of different treatment approaches (four items). Participants then read the second section wh ...
... Likert-type scale ranging from 0 (not at all) to 4 (extremely). These questions assessed the credibility of the explanation (one item), stigma (four items), prognosis (four items), and the perceived efficacy of different treatment approaches (four items). Participants then read the second section wh ...
What is in a name? Renaming schizophrenia as a starting point for
... based on these ‘psychosocial descriptors’ would probably be more acceptable to patients and perceived as less stigmatizing by the general public. After all, it is probably easier to accept the idea that psychosis arises, in part, from adverse life experiences – while of course acknowledging that gen ...
... based on these ‘psychosocial descriptors’ would probably be more acceptable to patients and perceived as less stigmatizing by the general public. After all, it is probably easier to accept the idea that psychosis arises, in part, from adverse life experiences – while of course acknowledging that gen ...
Children/Adolescent Resource Guide
... You may also need to advocate having your child seen in a timely way, by the most appropriate clinician. What you need to know about medications. Treatment with psychiatric medications is a serious decision for most of us. Conflicting research and "expert" claims have left us all wondering "what’s b ...
... You may also need to advocate having your child seen in a timely way, by the most appropriate clinician. What you need to know about medications. Treatment with psychiatric medications is a serious decision for most of us. Conflicting research and "expert" claims have left us all wondering "what’s b ...
The concept of mental disorder and the DSM-V
... syndrome and disorder (and also the reason why they considered laboratory tests and family aggregation among their diagnostic criteria). Compared to Feighner’s criteria, the DSM-III had to be more careful because among its primary goals there was its acceptability among clinicians working in all men ...
... syndrome and disorder (and also the reason why they considered laboratory tests and family aggregation among their diagnostic criteria). Compared to Feighner’s criteria, the DSM-III had to be more careful because among its primary goals there was its acceptability among clinicians working in all men ...
Talking About Depression, Anxiety and HIV/AIDS
... well-being. This holistic approach guides the work of CAS as it supports communities and organizations that address the needs of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. CAS is committed to reducing inequity, stigma and other social factors driving the epidemic by working with all levels of gove ...
... well-being. This holistic approach guides the work of CAS as it supports communities and organizations that address the needs of people living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. CAS is committed to reducing inequity, stigma and other social factors driving the epidemic by working with all levels of gove ...
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE AND POOR HYGIENE PATTERNS
... Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition1 also defines multiple emotional disturbances and behavioural impairments while describing the differential criteria for each disorder. A person’s general appearance conveys information to the perceiver about his/her credibility, ag ...
... Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-Fifth Edition1 also defines multiple emotional disturbances and behavioural impairments while describing the differential criteria for each disorder. A person’s general appearance conveys information to the perceiver about his/her credibility, ag ...
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) - Patient
... These recommendations are supported by good evidence of increased compliance and tolerability of psychological therapies compared to other treatments. Despite these recommendations, at the time, there was a lack of therapists to provide such therapies and increased funding was made available. Severa ...
... These recommendations are supported by good evidence of increased compliance and tolerability of psychological therapies compared to other treatments. Despite these recommendations, at the time, there was a lack of therapists to provide such therapies and increased funding was made available. Severa ...
At Issue: Hierarchical Diagnosis in Chronic
... these phenomena that we are aware of. Several studies of psychosis with comorbid anxiety disorders included schizophrenia spectrum patients in their samples and so are included in table 1 (Garvey et al. 1991; Strakowski et al. 1993; Cassano et al. 1998). However, these studies defined the schizophre ...
... these phenomena that we are aware of. Several studies of psychosis with comorbid anxiety disorders included schizophrenia spectrum patients in their samples and so are included in table 1 (Garvey et al. 1991; Strakowski et al. 1993; Cassano et al. 1998). However, these studies defined the schizophre ...
PSOW Presentation on CISM
... Study participants between the ages of 18 and 24 who graduated from a rural high school were nearly 3 times as likely to have PTSD as those from urban or suburban high schools The prevalence of PTSD increased significantly with the total number of previous medical emergency work jobs Development ...
... Study participants between the ages of 18 and 24 who graduated from a rural high school were nearly 3 times as likely to have PTSD as those from urban or suburban high schools The prevalence of PTSD increased significantly with the total number of previous medical emergency work jobs Development ...
Treatment of Pathological Gambling
... cards to gamble. Cashes in stocks/bonds or sells property to gamble. Writes bad checks to gamble. Borrows from loan sharks to ...
... cards to gamble. Cashes in stocks/bonds or sells property to gamble. Writes bad checks to gamble. Borrows from loan sharks to ...
Self-Management - Visions Journal #18
... essentially the same thing. But just what is it? As you read through this issue of Visions, some of you may feel that the material sounds familiar, and that we’re not talking about anything particularly new. Others may believe that for health conditions as daunting as mental illnesses can be, that a ...
... essentially the same thing. But just what is it? As you read through this issue of Visions, some of you may feel that the material sounds familiar, and that we’re not talking about anything particularly new. Others may believe that for health conditions as daunting as mental illnesses can be, that a ...
primary and secondary substance misusers: do they differ in
... mental disorder before SUD onset. A German study that used the CIDI in a sample of 100 alcoholics found that 80% of those with a mental disorder developed the condition before the onset of SUD (Driessen et al., 1996). Concerning the classification of substance misusers, it has been customary to clas ...
... mental disorder before SUD onset. A German study that used the CIDI in a sample of 100 alcoholics found that 80% of those with a mental disorder developed the condition before the onset of SUD (Driessen et al., 1996). Concerning the classification of substance misusers, it has been customary to clas ...
NAMI SWI Resource Guide NAMI SWI Resource Guide 2016
... Members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness have learned the hard way about mental illness and services available. We have compiled information in this guide from many different sources in the hope that it will be helpful to others as they find ways to understand and cope with mental illness ...
... Members of the National Alliance on Mental Illness have learned the hard way about mental illness and services available. We have compiled information in this guide from many different sources in the hope that it will be helpful to others as they find ways to understand and cope with mental illness ...
Care for Children and Youth With Mental Disorders
... It is estimated that between 10% and 20% of Canadian children and youth may develop a mental disorder. If not identified, diagnosed and effectively treated, mental disorders with onset early in life can lead to substantial negative health and social outcomes, including early mortality. While most me ...
... It is estimated that between 10% and 20% of Canadian children and youth may develop a mental disorder. If not identified, diagnosed and effectively treated, mental disorders with onset early in life can lead to substantial negative health and social outcomes, including early mortality. While most me ...
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... indicated that narratives are implicated in—if not necessary for—the subjects’ selfconcept. This period also witnessed an increase in the number of first-person narratives written by psychiatric patients and a heightened focus on the patients’ perspectives (e.g., Sadler, 2005; Stanghellini, 2004).1 ...
... indicated that narratives are implicated in—if not necessary for—the subjects’ selfconcept. This period also witnessed an increase in the number of first-person narratives written by psychiatric patients and a heightened focus on the patients’ perspectives (e.g., Sadler, 2005; Stanghellini, 2004).1 ...
Treatment Considerations for HIV-Infected Individuals with Severe
... depression and other affective disorders among PLWHA are unique to HIV. Specifically, PLWHA disproportionately belong to socially disadvantaged and marginalized populations who are already at risk for depression because of their racial, ethnic, or sexual minority status, poverty, current or prior su ...
... depression and other affective disorders among PLWHA are unique to HIV. Specifically, PLWHA disproportionately belong to socially disadvantaged and marginalized populations who are already at risk for depression because of their racial, ethnic, or sexual minority status, poverty, current or prior su ...
Extreme Beliefs Mistaken for Psychosis
... Although not to be equated one with the other, politics, culture, religion, and spirituality are some of the important ways in which many people organize their understanding of the world. Each forms a configuration of ideology, ritual, and practice that profoundly affects the way lives are led and e ...
... Although not to be equated one with the other, politics, culture, religion, and spirituality are some of the important ways in which many people organize their understanding of the world. Each forms a configuration of ideology, ritual, and practice that profoundly affects the way lives are led and e ...
Human Diseases
... • Medical history and physical exam, psychosocial history, mental health exam, and family history are essential for diagnosis of mental illness. • Multiple informants and obtaining a patient history from family and friends with major timelines of life events can help organize complex and detailed in ...
... • Medical history and physical exam, psychosocial history, mental health exam, and family history are essential for diagnosis of mental illness. • Multiple informants and obtaining a patient history from family and friends with major timelines of life events can help organize complex and detailed in ...
The relationship between prior psychiatric disorder
... requires further investigation. The increased level of family psychiatric illness among individuals who report CFS/ME is also a novel finding (Endicott, 1999 ; Torres-Harding et al. 2005). Although this may point to a common genetic susceptibility, it is perhaps most likely to be explained by the con ...
... requires further investigation. The increased level of family psychiatric illness among individuals who report CFS/ME is also a novel finding (Endicott, 1999 ; Torres-Harding et al. 2005). Although this may point to a common genetic susceptibility, it is perhaps most likely to be explained by the con ...