Mental retardation

Mental health is coming to awareness in recent years around the United States; however, mental health diagnoses have been present throughout human existence. Not only has mental health been in existence since human beings, but also racism has haunted minorities in negative ways. This short essay will trace the history of mental health, since 1900’s in the United States to some of the recent studies addressing minorities in mental health. Tracing the history of mental health there is an…

PTSD. These mental disorders would begin following these men as they returned from either the battlefields or the hospitals, the injuries following them…

back of her children. Over the past two years, Susie youngest daughter has been using drugs and alcohol, running away, and being promiscuous which has resulted in the family being open to Schuylkill County Human Services. Susie has many medical and mental health issues. Susie…

Dissociative identity disorder and the psychodynamic view and treatment Dissociative identity disorder, formerly known as multiple personality disorder, is when a person develops two or more distinct personalities. These distinct personalities are called subpersonalities or alternate personalities. There is usually one subpersonality that appears more often than the others, called the primary or host personality (Comer, 2016, p. 170). Cases of this disorder were first reported almost three…

Research paper Many people are aware of Serial Killers, specifically male serial killers. But, what we don’t see or hear much of is female serial killers. Although they have similarities, they also have differences. Male serial killers frequently commit kidnapping, rape, and mutilation to express their rage and desire for control; female serial killers usually throw themselves straight into the killing. Furthermore, while for many male serial killers, death is only a conclusion to their…

Around the world today there are a lot of people who deal with mental health issues that have no affective cure. The lack of medical treatment for mental health is negatively affecting people around the world resulting in criminal actions. A major mental health issue that affects people negatively is mood disorders. Mood disorders can range from depression and bipolar disorder. Each mood disorder has a lack of medical treatment for the mentally ill people that could eventually help them live…

75 percent of college students do not seek help for mental health problems (Kerr, 2012). Suicide is the third cause of death among college and university student in our country. Student who suffer from depression are five times more likely to commit suicide. According to Anxiety Online Journal so many students…

these names have in common? Besides all of these people being known for heinous activities, the men listed above also have been diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder. Antisocial Personality Disorder, sometimes referred to as sociopathy, is a mental disorder in which the person shows no regard for right and wrong. They also tend to ignore the rights and feelings of others. Individuals with ASPD will violate the law, lie, act impulsively, and usually have problems with drugs or alcohol.…

fractures. When we look at mental health, we can see that there are even greater disparities in regards to treatments and resources given to African American patients. African Americans are given more anti-psychotic medication than any other patients. On the other hand, within thirty days of their first depression symptoms, fewer African American patients are given anti-depressant medication than White…

or databases would further the progress of the clients. Moreover, using bibliotherapy through children’s books will in the future help a child of younger age grasp the mental illness that they are dealing with. For younger children, understanding their situation is essential because being at such young age and dealing with mental illness is very difficult. At times these children can’t express how they…