Report of the Task Force on Mental Disability and the Death Penalty
... penalty under this part of the Recommendation (in section (b)) is a significant incapacity "to exercise rational judgment in relation to the conduct" at the time of the crime. Numerous commentators have argued that irrationality is the core determinant of diminished responsibility.23 As used by thes ...
... penalty under this part of the Recommendation (in section (b)) is a significant incapacity "to exercise rational judgment in relation to the conduct" at the time of the crime. Numerous commentators have argued that irrationality is the core determinant of diminished responsibility.23 As used by thes ...
When Munchausen Becomes Malingering: Factitious Disorders That
... problems, but in addition, travel widely, appear to be highly sociopathic, and have a history of unceasing patienthood. Usually. these individuals are identifiable as soon as any corroborative history is obtained. More difficult to diagnose are the individuals without an unceasing history of hospita ...
... problems, but in addition, travel widely, appear to be highly sociopathic, and have a history of unceasing patienthood. Usually. these individuals are identifiable as soon as any corroborative history is obtained. More difficult to diagnose are the individuals without an unceasing history of hospita ...
systematic assessment of dissociative identity
... caseworker, who offered her 24-hour (telephone) access to crisis assistance should she feel unsafe. In the absence of recent physical abuse, Melissa felt that she would be safe. However, her meeting with the protective services caseworker precipitated a family crisis. Melissa's mother phoned the tre ...
... caseworker, who offered her 24-hour (telephone) access to crisis assistance should she feel unsafe. In the absence of recent physical abuse, Melissa felt that she would be safe. However, her meeting with the protective services caseworker precipitated a family crisis. Melissa's mother phoned the tre ...
Management of panic disorder in primary care
... has panic attacks when confronted by spiders would be diagnosed as having a specific phobia rather than panic disorder. The DSM-5 diagnostic system3 requires that at least one attack is followed by a month or more of either “anticipatory anxiety”, ie a persistent worry about having further attacks, ...
... has panic attacks when confronted by spiders would be diagnosed as having a specific phobia rather than panic disorder. The DSM-5 diagnostic system3 requires that at least one attack is followed by a month or more of either “anticipatory anxiety”, ie a persistent worry about having further attacks, ...
M.A.Second Year, Psychology Paper I — PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
... 1.What is meant by Research? What is the significance of Research? 2.Explain the process involved in formulating hypothesis. 3.Outline the various methods of Research Design. 4.Examine the significance of Case Method. 5.What is meant by Secondary Data? Briefly explain the sources of secondary data. ...
... 1.What is meant by Research? What is the significance of Research? 2.Explain the process involved in formulating hypothesis. 3.Outline the various methods of Research Design. 4.Examine the significance of Case Method. 5.What is meant by Secondary Data? Briefly explain the sources of secondary data. ...
autism spectrum disorders in an adult
... not otherwise specified, have yet to become a focus of attention in clinical adult psychiatry. The aims of the present study were firstly to characterize psychiatric patients with ASD in regard to demographical factors, psychiatric comorbidity and personality traits and compare the ASD group with a ...
... not otherwise specified, have yet to become a focus of attention in clinical adult psychiatry. The aims of the present study were firstly to characterize psychiatric patients with ASD in regard to demographical factors, psychiatric comorbidity and personality traits and compare the ASD group with a ...
Iden3fying Emo3onal Disturbance NASP 2015
... exhibiting disruptive behavior, until he eventually failed several classes and was expelled. Student C’s parents enrolled him in a public high school for the summer session, which he completed successfully, and he continued at the same high school as an 11th-grader the subsequent fall. According to ...
... exhibiting disruptive behavior, until he eventually failed several classes and was expelled. Student C’s parents enrolled him in a public high school for the summer session, which he completed successfully, and he continued at the same high school as an 11th-grader the subsequent fall. According to ...
Depression Signs and Symptoms - Irish Association of Suicidology
... Depression is an illness that causes you to feel sad, to lose interest in activities that you’ve always enjoyed, to withdraw from others, to feel lethargic and become irritable. Depression can also cause people to feel hopeless about the future and even to think about suicide. It’s different from no ...
... Depression is an illness that causes you to feel sad, to lose interest in activities that you’ve always enjoyed, to withdraw from others, to feel lethargic and become irritable. Depression can also cause people to feel hopeless about the future and even to think about suicide. It’s different from no ...
depression in neurological disorders
... isolation, and substance abuse. A study comparing MS patients with and without ‘‘lifetime suicidal ideation’’ could distinguish the groups by severity of depression, social isolation, and alcohol abuse. This study (based in the USA) also noted that patients with suicidal ideation often were not in r ...
... isolation, and substance abuse. A study comparing MS patients with and without ‘‘lifetime suicidal ideation’’ could distinguish the groups by severity of depression, social isolation, and alcohol abuse. This study (based in the USA) also noted that patients with suicidal ideation often were not in r ...
patterns of depressive symptoms in three groups of depressed adults
... This secondary analysis used data from two cross-sectional comparative studies of health-seeking resources for three groups of adults currently being treated for clinical depression: inpatients, previously hospitalized outpatients , and outpatients who had never been hospitalized for depression (Zau ...
... This secondary analysis used data from two cross-sectional comparative studies of health-seeking resources for three groups of adults currently being treated for clinical depression: inpatients, previously hospitalized outpatients , and outpatients who had never been hospitalized for depression (Zau ...
slides - Referent Tracking Unit
... Influence Upon Early Behavior. Hafner Publishing Company, New York and London, 1967. ...
... Influence Upon Early Behavior. Hafner Publishing Company, New York and London, 1967. ...
Psychogenic Movement Disorders
... general practitioner cases, chronic or refractory cases, etc.) may confound case ascertainment (Lang, 2006). In the only series dividing medically unexplained motor symptoms into “absence of motor function” and “presence of abnormal motor activity”, 48% of the patients had index symptoms in the form ...
... general practitioner cases, chronic or refractory cases, etc.) may confound case ascertainment (Lang, 2006). In the only series dividing medically unexplained motor symptoms into “absence of motor function” and “presence of abnormal motor activity”, 48% of the patients had index symptoms in the form ...
Bipolar Disorder New Zealand Treatment Guide
... the illness. Some people may develop delusions, which are fixed false beliefs. These are symptoms of psychosis. The presence or absence of psychosis will be taken into account in treating bipolar disorder. ...
... the illness. Some people may develop delusions, which are fixed false beliefs. These are symptoms of psychosis. The presence or absence of psychosis will be taken into account in treating bipolar disorder. ...
EATING DISORDERS
... living with or very close to the person with the eating disorder. This could include parents, siblings, spouses and even grandparents. Usually an eating disorder indicates that there are problems within the family. Some problems could include martial problems, substance abuse, physical or sexual abu ...
... living with or very close to the person with the eating disorder. This could include parents, siblings, spouses and even grandparents. Usually an eating disorder indicates that there are problems within the family. Some problems could include martial problems, substance abuse, physical or sexual abu ...
Chapter 12 PowerPoint - Jessamine County Schools
... Sometimes described as feeling like you are observing yourself from outside your body or like being in a dream ...
... Sometimes described as feeling like you are observing yourself from outside your body or like being in a dream ...
Eustress Vs Distress-A Review
... Everyone needs a little bit of stress in their life in order to continue to be happy, motivated, challenged and productive. It is when this stress is no longer tolerable and/or manageable that distress comes in. Bad stress, or distress, is when the good stress becomes to much to bear or cope with Te ...
... Everyone needs a little bit of stress in their life in order to continue to be happy, motivated, challenged and productive. It is when this stress is no longer tolerable and/or manageable that distress comes in. Bad stress, or distress, is when the good stress becomes to much to bear or cope with Te ...
The Process and Implications of Diagnosing Oppositional Defiant
... Schwartz, 2009; Schwartz & Feisthamel, 2009). One contributing factor for this disproportionality is that White American clients presenting with the same disruptive behavioral symptoms as African American clients tend to be diagnosed with adjustment disorder. Feisthamel and Schwartz (2009) concluded ...
... Schwartz, 2009; Schwartz & Feisthamel, 2009). One contributing factor for this disproportionality is that White American clients presenting with the same disruptive behavioral symptoms as African American clients tend to be diagnosed with adjustment disorder. Feisthamel and Schwartz (2009) concluded ...
A Review of Postpartum Psychosis Review
... suggestive of PP in new mothers with bipolar illness and in those women with a personal or family history of PP (Tables 1 and 2). In the first year after childbirth, suicide risk increases 70-fold, and suicide is the leading cause of maternal death up to 1 year after delivery.42 Of 1000 women with P ...
... suggestive of PP in new mothers with bipolar illness and in those women with a personal or family history of PP (Tables 1 and 2). In the first year after childbirth, suicide risk increases 70-fold, and suicide is the leading cause of maternal death up to 1 year after delivery.42 Of 1000 women with P ...
Module 5 - Behavior, Mood, Cognition, and Delirium-Related Triggers (PDF: 308KB/127 pages)
... Medical illness with or without delirium Psychiatric illness (e.g., psychosis complicating schizophrenia or mania complicating bipolar disorder) Personal comfort needs Environmental issues Personality characteristics and disorders Behavioral and psychiatric symptoms ...
... Medical illness with or without delirium Psychiatric illness (e.g., psychosis complicating schizophrenia or mania complicating bipolar disorder) Personal comfort needs Environmental issues Personality characteristics and disorders Behavioral and psychiatric symptoms ...
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorders
... depends on the setting, the disorder and the patient Appropriate for use in intensive settings for treatment of acute exascerbations of PTSD and for detoxification—but still must make a clear decision regarding continuation prior to ...
... depends on the setting, the disorder and the patient Appropriate for use in intensive settings for treatment of acute exascerbations of PTSD and for detoxification—but still must make a clear decision regarding continuation prior to ...
Ten-year outcome: patients with schizoaffective disorders
... chotic disorders and 56% of those with schizophrenia were being treated with antipsychotic medication, either alone or in combination with other medication. At the 10-year follow-up 46% of the subsample of patients with bipolar manic disorders and 20% of those with schizoaffective disorders were on ...
... chotic disorders and 56% of those with schizophrenia were being treated with antipsychotic medication, either alone or in combination with other medication. At the 10-year follow-up 46% of the subsample of patients with bipolar manic disorders and 20% of those with schizoaffective disorders were on ...
Children and Adolescents` Depression and
... Age recognizing that it is relatively rare incident in under twelve students. Depression –large majority of depressed youth are not suicidal. Availability of firearms or/other potentially lethal methods *Restricting access to available means (SW, AFS) It is important to be explicit. Easy access to g ...
... Age recognizing that it is relatively rare incident in under twelve students. Depression –large majority of depressed youth are not suicidal. Availability of firearms or/other potentially lethal methods *Restricting access to available means (SW, AFS) It is important to be explicit. Easy access to g ...
Report of the
... However, research on the diagnostic criteria has helped to clarify the two primary dimensions of ADHD: inattention and hyperactivity that are accepted by researchers and clinicians. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the Mental Health Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM IV), lists symptoms of both ...
... However, research on the diagnostic criteria has helped to clarify the two primary dimensions of ADHD: inattention and hyperactivity that are accepted by researchers and clinicians. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the Mental Health Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM IV), lists symptoms of both ...
- Log In - Lincoln University
... Class Attendance: In keeping with University policy, NUR 103 has compulsory class attendance. The student may have four hours of unexcused absences. For every four hours of unexcused absence beyond the initial four hours, the student’s final grade may be lowered one letter grade. Absences are requ ...
... Class Attendance: In keeping with University policy, NUR 103 has compulsory class attendance. The student may have four hours of unexcused absences. For every four hours of unexcused absence beyond the initial four hours, the student’s final grade may be lowered one letter grade. Absences are requ ...