Anti-psychiatry

Who is Noelle? A girl that transferred from the teen mental ward. Who is Craig roommate? Muqtada Where is Craig sent too? He was sent to the adult mental ward. Why was craig sent to the adult mental ward and not to the teen ward? Because the teen ward was under reparation. Who is the person that presents the ward to Craig? Bobby Why is Bobby in the ward? He has a severe depression like Craig. Are the shower Uni-sex? True or False. True. What does the nurse take from Craig?…

In 1963, President John F. Kennedy (JFK) signed into law the Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 (CMHCA). The law was intended to deinstitutionalize patients from mental health hospitals and demonstrate a compromise between public health and medical practice models (Cameron, 1989). The law offered States financial incentives to build community-based outpatient centers to replace hospitals (Cameron, 1989). Due to the complexity of public…

When I was a child, I went through several life changing experiences that put a strain on me, not only physically but mentally. This changed my mindset on how I view mental health and seeing how debilitating it was, made me think, is anyone with mental illness or to a lesser degree, emotional distress getting the help they? Finding evidence-based practice within Occupational Therapy was difficult, although information was limited, I did find that many OTs heavily advocated for their right to be…

Throughout the history of the United States, prisons have contained the site of improper mistreatment among individuals with a mental illness. According to National Alliance on Mental Illness, a staggering 2 million people with such conditions are booked into jails each year. Nearly 15% of men and 30% of women booked into jails have a serious mental health condition (NAMI). Subsequently, the individuals who are placed into these jails and prisons often don’t receive the treatment they need. With…

There is no objectively correct answer on matters of ethics, as each individual has their own perspective on any given situation. The idea of a ‘Ulysses pact’ is an ethical issue that permeates fields ranging from medicine to literature. In these situations, a decision is made freely before the person undergoes drastic change that affects their initial decision. Although controversy brings forth the argument of whether or not the decision originally made is binding, there should be no debate. An…

Any adolescent can have a mental health issue but, some mental health issue are more common in a specific race than the other. African Americans experience more severe forms of mental health conditions due to unmet needs and other things such as traumatic experience. Two of the most common mental health issues in African American adolescents are depression and suicide. In African American adolescent's mental health issues lead to suicide because of lack of knowledge about the condition or…

According to the World Health Organization WHO, (2014) defines mental health as a state of well being in which a person realize the ability to cope with stresses of everyday life. People who suffer from mental health illness can still work and be able to complete tasks. They are still able to make a contribution to the community. Mental health issues are not as straight forward as they seem. People with mental health issues can experience oppression when applying for a job. As recruitment…

The treatment of those who are vulnerable is infinitely telling about the values a country holds. The rapid decline of mental health institutions in the United States can be correlated to the rise in prison population and homelessness. America is a country with such advanced medical technology and supposed equal opportunity, and this would lead one to believe extensive resources are being poured into treatment and protection for those with mental illnesses, but this is not the case. With a…

Psychosocial recovery is an important aspect of natural disaster recovery, it contributes to short and long term safety and health following first response crisis emergency. A bushfire has engulfed an entire town. There have been reports of many deaths and many casualties. Emergency response teams such as the ambulance, fire brigade, and police have completed their jobs. Three days after this disaster, a crisis intervention worker has been called to assist in the psychosocial recovery. This…

Everyone has certain character traits that makes them who they are, some maybe good or bad. But they make a person who they are and just because we have some bad traits does not mean that we are automatically only that one thing. Now granted if all the character traits were bad,or evil then maybe that would lead to something bigger. In the The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson, he tries to uncover what makes a psychopath the way they are. Ronson goes on this journey meeting different psychiatrist,…