An Overview of Psychiatric Disorders Commonly Seen in
... Depression ranks among the most burdensome diseases in the world. The lifetime prevalence of Major Depression in the U.S. is reported to be between 16 % and 20%. Approximately 5% -10% of primary care patients meet DSM-IV criteria for Major Depression and 3%-5% for ...
... Depression ranks among the most burdensome diseases in the world. The lifetime prevalence of Major Depression in the U.S. is reported to be between 16 % and 20%. Approximately 5% -10% of primary care patients meet DSM-IV criteria for Major Depression and 3%-5% for ...
Midwifery, Women and Mental Illness
... physical, emotional and psychological experience which may place some women at risk of developing a mental health problem or disorder’ (p. 57). It may also exacerbate pre-existing mental health problems and increase the risk of relapse, leading to possible relationship problems (with partners and ch ...
... physical, emotional and psychological experience which may place some women at risk of developing a mental health problem or disorder’ (p. 57). It may also exacerbate pre-existing mental health problems and increase the risk of relapse, leading to possible relationship problems (with partners and ch ...
Full text PDF file - ICMPE
... treated depression increases non-psychiatric health care costs. Increasingly, there is pressure to refer patients with psychiatric disorders to the lowest level of provider who can address their needs and to treat them in the least restrictive, most cost-sensitive environment. Multiple barriers, whi ...
... treated depression increases non-psychiatric health care costs. Increasingly, there is pressure to refer patients with psychiatric disorders to the lowest level of provider who can address their needs and to treat them in the least restrictive, most cost-sensitive environment. Multiple barriers, whi ...
Depressed or Demoralized?
... impairment in …functioning.” [6] In contrast, “demoralization” is generally defined as “persistent inability to cope, … [and] associated feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, … subjective incompetence, and diminished self-esteem”, which also involves a challenge to one’s sense of meaning or purpos ...
... impairment in …functioning.” [6] In contrast, “demoralization” is generally defined as “persistent inability to cope, … [and] associated feelings of helplessness, hopelessness, … subjective incompetence, and diminished self-esteem”, which also involves a challenge to one’s sense of meaning or purpos ...
Psychological trauma: a historical perspective
... what he would later find. Robert J Lifton, a prominent anti-war campaigner, was a key member of the sub-commission for reactive disorders that proposed the formal recognition of PTSD by the American Psychiatric Association, and was tasked by Nancy Andreasen to draw up what would become the definitio ...
... what he would later find. Robert J Lifton, a prominent anti-war campaigner, was a key member of the sub-commission for reactive disorders that proposed the formal recognition of PTSD by the American Psychiatric Association, and was tasked by Nancy Andreasen to draw up what would become the definitio ...
Specific Phobias
... many patients report fear or sensitivity to anxiety symptoms or the consequence of these symptoms. DSM-IV-TR4 criteria for specific phobia are listed in Table 1. The DSM-IV-TR also defines 5 subtypes that are based on type of feared object/situation: animal, natural environment, blood-injection-inju ...
... many patients report fear or sensitivity to anxiety symptoms or the consequence of these symptoms. DSM-IV-TR4 criteria for specific phobia are listed in Table 1. The DSM-IV-TR also defines 5 subtypes that are based on type of feared object/situation: animal, natural environment, blood-injection-inju ...
PowerPoint-Professional Audience
... “I’m having a problem with my son” she did not say “I have been assaulted” ...
... “I’m having a problem with my son” she did not say “I have been assaulted” ...
DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY
... criteria for BPD 19% of psychiatric inpatients meet criteria 33% of personality-disordered outpatients meet criteria 63% of personality-disordered inpatients meet criteria 74% of BPD population is female ...
... criteria for BPD 19% of psychiatric inpatients meet criteria 33% of personality-disordered outpatients meet criteria 63% of personality-disordered inpatients meet criteria 74% of BPD population is female ...
CHILD PSYCHIATRY
... Fatima Al-Haidar Professor, child & adolescent psychiatrist College of medicine - KSU ...
... Fatima Al-Haidar Professor, child & adolescent psychiatrist College of medicine - KSU ...
Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia Psychiatry
... Chair: Herbert D. Kleber, MD 1. Choosing the Right Treatment for Cocaine Dependence. Adam Bisaga, MD 2. Choosing Treatment for Cannabis Dependence. Frances R. Levin, MD 3. Combining Medications and Psychosocial Interventions in the Treatment of Substance Abuse. Edward V. Nunes, MD 4. Treatment of Ch ...
... Chair: Herbert D. Kleber, MD 1. Choosing the Right Treatment for Cocaine Dependence. Adam Bisaga, MD 2. Choosing Treatment for Cannabis Dependence. Frances R. Levin, MD 3. Combining Medications and Psychosocial Interventions in the Treatment of Substance Abuse. Edward V. Nunes, MD 4. Treatment of Ch ...
Understanding students` mental health issues
... Diagnoses ARE NOT to be used: 1.as an excuse for unacceptable behaviour: -on the part of the person with the diagnosis, or -yourself and others-the people interacting with the person 2.as an excuse for automatic exclusion ...
... Diagnoses ARE NOT to be used: 1.as an excuse for unacceptable behaviour: -on the part of the person with the diagnosis, or -yourself and others-the people interacting with the person 2.as an excuse for automatic exclusion ...
Basic Mental Health Assessment - luthando neuropsychiatric hiv clinic
... - This may hinder access to HIV clinics for HAART - This may result in poor adherence, hence viral resistance This is why it is important to be able to identify patient’s with mental disorders so that they can be referred for help. ...
... - This may hinder access to HIV clinics for HAART - This may result in poor adherence, hence viral resistance This is why it is important to be able to identify patient’s with mental disorders so that they can be referred for help. ...
A Case Demonstrating the Need to Emphasize Wellness as a
... University of Southern California, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, USA. ...
... University of Southern California, Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, USA. ...
Major Mental Health Problems
... In general psychiatry there is a long list of personality disorders from specific disorders (such as paranoia, schizophrenia, through to disorders such as pyromania (setting fires), kleptomania (stealing), disorders of sexual preference and several others. Many of these have been found in people wit ...
... In general psychiatry there is a long list of personality disorders from specific disorders (such as paranoia, schizophrenia, through to disorders such as pyromania (setting fires), kleptomania (stealing), disorders of sexual preference and several others. Many of these have been found in people wit ...
Assessment
... son denied noticing any significant decline in cognitive functioning, although his father was a little more “forgetful”. On the Clinical Dementia Rating, a functional evaluation for dementia, Joe scored all 0’s which comfortably placed him in nondemented range. HM concluded that Joe did not have a d ...
... son denied noticing any significant decline in cognitive functioning, although his father was a little more “forgetful”. On the Clinical Dementia Rating, a functional evaluation for dementia, Joe scored all 0’s which comfortably placed him in nondemented range. HM concluded that Joe did not have a d ...
PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE
... One study shows that factors such as good overall physical health, high self-esteem, and a support network of family and friends can mitigate the psychological impact of physical and sexual abuse.17 Women who have been sexually assaulted are more likely to develop clinical depression and post-trauma ...
... One study shows that factors such as good overall physical health, high self-esteem, and a support network of family and friends can mitigate the psychological impact of physical and sexual abuse.17 Women who have been sexually assaulted are more likely to develop clinical depression and post-trauma ...
Improving Mental Health Care in America
... Removal of other portions of the ACA, without a better option, would be catastrophic for those suffering from a serious mental illness or substance use disorder. But, the individuals themselves are not the only ones to suffer should Obamacare be repealed and not replaced, or those aspects of the law ...
... Removal of other portions of the ACA, without a better option, would be catastrophic for those suffering from a serious mental illness or substance use disorder. But, the individuals themselves are not the only ones to suffer should Obamacare be repealed and not replaced, or those aspects of the law ...
Distinction between Nature and Degree of Mental Disorder
... Section 72 of the Act provides:“The Tribunal shall direct the discharge of a patient liable to be detained otherwise than under Section 2 above if they are satisfied - (i) that he is not then suffering from mental illness, psychopathic disorder, severe mental impairment or mental impairment or from ...
... Section 72 of the Act provides:“The Tribunal shall direct the discharge of a patient liable to be detained otherwise than under Section 2 above if they are satisfied - (i) that he is not then suffering from mental illness, psychopathic disorder, severe mental impairment or mental impairment or from ...
m1_mhs6095_intro_ppt_v8
... Increased Focus on Effects of Trauma We’ve become more aware of the large numbers of people exposed to trauma. We have adolescents who’ve moved in and out of the worst foster homes, and ones who’ve been abused. The effects of trauma may be manifested in different disorders. Most of us are exposed t ...
... Increased Focus on Effects of Trauma We’ve become more aware of the large numbers of people exposed to trauma. We have adolescents who’ve moved in and out of the worst foster homes, and ones who’ve been abused. The effects of trauma may be manifested in different disorders. Most of us are exposed t ...
Geriatric Psychiatry
... Familiarity with the roles of Medicare and Medicaid in financing the health care of the elderly. ...
... Familiarity with the roles of Medicare and Medicaid in financing the health care of the elderly. ...
Mental Health and Illness
... Anxiety disorders Somatoform disorders Factitious disorders Dissociative disorders Sexual and gender identity disorders Eating disorders Sleep disorders Impulse-control disorders not elsewhere classified Adjustment disorders Personality disorders Other conditions that may be the focus of clinical at ...
... Anxiety disorders Somatoform disorders Factitious disorders Dissociative disorders Sexual and gender identity disorders Eating disorders Sleep disorders Impulse-control disorders not elsewhere classified Adjustment disorders Personality disorders Other conditions that may be the focus of clinical at ...
171 - Medical Journal of Australia
... 729X 163 February 2009 190 4 171-172 As 70% of patients with persistent psychoses comorbidity. ©The Medical Journal of Australia ...
... 729X 163 February 2009 190 4 171-172 As 70% of patients with persistent psychoses comorbidity. ©The Medical Journal of Australia ...
On Being Sane in Insane Places - Self
... A distant relationship to his father is described as becoming very intense. Affective stability is absent. His attempts to control emotionality with his wife and children are punctuated by angry outbursts and, in the case of the children, spankings. And while he says that he has several good friends ...
... A distant relationship to his father is described as becoming very intense. Affective stability is absent. His attempts to control emotionality with his wife and children are punctuated by angry outbursts and, in the case of the children, spankings. And while he says that he has several good friends ...
October 24, Ethnicity and mental illness
... AFRICAN AMERICANS • BLACKS HIGHER MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY • BLACKS HAVE SURPRISINGLY LOW RATES OF M.I. • EXCEPTION - ANXIETY DISORDERS (PHOBIAS) • PERHAPS BETTER COPING ABILITIES - SOCIAL SUPPORT, RELIGION ...
... AFRICAN AMERICANS • BLACKS HIGHER MORTALITY AND MORBIDITY • BLACKS HAVE SURPRISINGLY LOW RATES OF M.I. • EXCEPTION - ANXIETY DISORDERS (PHOBIAS) • PERHAPS BETTER COPING ABILITIES - SOCIAL SUPPORT, RELIGION ...