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p. 7). The impact of mental health is substantial in Australia with 7.8% of the total health expenditure spent on mental health associated services in 2014-15, this equates to roughly $8.5 billion (AIHW, p. 25). The distribution of mental health disorders in our society is unbiased and affects a wide variety of diverse individuals. Given…

or a violent member of society. A popular television series called Criminal Minds represents a multitude of mental health illnesses, especially personality disorders, in which most of the characters are murderers or suspects suffering from dissociative identity disorder or antisocial personality disorder, formally known as psychopathic disorder. One episode titled, “All That Remains” encompasses a family whose daughters go missing the same way their mother did the previous year. The father,…

invalid. This essay will consider the way in which gender stereotypes act as a deterrent to male diagnoses in addition to creating limitations for females. These factors are attributed to the way women are disproportionally diagnosed with mental disorders in comparison to men. Gender plays a significant role in the study of mental health due to the actual and perceived differences with respect to males and females (Boysen, Ebersole, Casner, & Coston, 2014, p. 548). It is noted that women…

especially effective in explaining the pharmaceuticalization of sleep. The current trend in the United States, reflects that the people are constantly finding themselves caught between their sleep disorders and their social obligations. But then, we understand that a patient, diagnosed with a disorder, is also demanded to treat it, in order to adjust to the social order. In any case, Americans often rely on medicine and feel that they are responsible to sleep the normative pattern of…

both children and adults’ emotional behavior and lead them to act angrily and violently. For example, in a study of children between 2 and 14-year-old, researchers found that children who had sleep breathing disorder had significantly more behavioral issue, parent aggression and conduct disorder than children who slept normally. Furthermore, studies have also reported the same for young and older adults. In a study of sleep deprivation, they establish that man who habitually sleep 7-8 hours…

the patient identifies and challenges distortions the trauma created in the self, others, and the world (Psychiatry, 2016). I will need a group of individuals 10-12, who have suffered from a traumatic event and dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They all should be within the same age range 18-25, and have a similar traumatic experience such as survivors of child abuse, rape victims, or war veterans. There will be a preliminary physical health evaluation as well as a mental…

Rough Draft - Unit 2 EA 2 Starting school later may have some bad effects, but it also has many good effects too. It is a proven fact that a later school time helps kids education and health. Not to mention they won't be as tired because teenagers almost always stay up late and sleep in. School should start later so that kids aren't always incredibly tired and have a better health. First of all, kids won't be tired, most kids are always tired or falling asleep in a couple of classes. There is…

Paranoid Schizophrenia, Chronic Type is a common diagnosis among patients residing on the program. Many of the patients served on this program have been diagnosed with personality disorders. These can include antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorders. Most patients served on the program have substance abuse issues. Some patient’s psychosis is substance abuse induced. The most severe illnesses have usually been caused by inhalant abuse. Most patients…

Mental Health Act 1983) as “any disorder or disability of the mind”. Within this Act learning disabilities need to be linked with “abnormally aggressive or seriously irresponsible conduct” to be covered and a “dependence on alcohol or drugs” is not in any way considered a mental disorder. The Code of Practice 2008 under the Mental Health Act 1983 does however set out situations where an alcohol or drug dependency…

used for social networking (How People Spend…). These communal networks like Facebook or Twitter, are realms that commonly promote the development of anxiety disorders (Duong). One disorder that is commonly produced is Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD); a condition that makes societal interactions impossible for an individual (Social Anxiety Disorder). One frequent contributor to SAD is Facebook. In this form of social media, it develops a void in the individual because when they view another…