Disorganized schizophrenia

Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in US and each year approximately 42,773 Americans die by suicide with highest rates seen in white middle men. The annual age-adjusted suicide rate is approximately 12.93/100,000 and costs the US $ 44 Billion annually (AFSP). Even though the cause of suicidal behavior/ ideation could be multi-factorial, one of the most common risk factor is a psychiatric disorder (Lee and Kim, 2010) which has been further supported by a meta-analysis that showed…

The field of criminal profiling has advanced tremendously since the early days of its conception with the study of psychology and the involvement of various mental health experts largely the reason. This focus on psychology led to the development of multiple theories with the incorporation of various psychological principles; one of these theories is the ‘Diagnostic Evaluation’ or ‘Clinical Approach’, this approach was developed by clinical psychologists and psychiatrists and tends to assume…

People face isolation every day in many ways. It could be eating by yourself, having no one to talk to, or even having nobody to love. Some say loneliness is a big effect of isolation causing forms of “alzheimer's, obesity diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, neurodegenerative disease, and even cancer - tumors can metastasize faster in lonely people,” Loneliness leads to risky choices, choices people might regret later in life. But later might be a little too late for a very lonely girl…

The client is 62 y/o who is awake and alert and who appears healthy and looks his stated age. The client’s vital signs are normal; a Body temperature of 37.5, Blood pressure is 110/80, Pulse rate is 80 beats/minute and Respiration rate of 14 breaths/minute. The circumference of the client’s head is 16.5 cm, his hair has a normal texture and have no presence of lesion and dandruff. The client can figure out the letters in the sneller’s chart and can follow the light of the penlight which…

Humans, being the complex creatures that they are, are fully capable of making cognizant, rational, intentional decisions. However, in some instances, a person is unable to form or control his or her own thoughts because he or she suffers from a mental illness. Moreover, in today’s pop culture, persons with mental illnesses are portrayed as villainous. The mentally ill are grouped into a sector of evil or pity. The insanity defense challenges the jury’s empathy for the defendant, and, as…

support to the mentally ill but it is always portrayed hellish in almost everyway. It did not take much to be admitted to a mental hospital in the 50’s and 60’s as records have shown. People were admitted for everything from aggressive outburst and schizophrenia to dementia and tuberculosis. In many cases, people were admitted just because no one could care for them and to simply get them off the streets. Because some illnesses and diseases were so new to society and many people did not…

Mental illness, as defined by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling, or mood (“Mental Health Conditions”). According to The Kim Foundation, an estimated 26.2 percent of Americans who are age 18 or older are affected by mental illness each year. That percentage converts to approximately 57.7 million people (“Mental Disorders in America”). Travis Balitz, who is affected by Bipolar 1 disorder, a moderate stage of bipolar disorder, which…

the paintings and craftworks of American watercolorist and ceramicist Walter Inglis Anderson in context of his mental illness. After several months of careful observations and treatments, Walter was diagnosed with self-destructive depression and schizophrenia which led to his strong self-expression of nature as a peaceful escape from irksome responsibilities and duties of parenthood, marriage, and labor. Taking a personal approach to the retrospective history of Walter’s sanity as mentally ill,…

Running Head: CONDUCT DISORDER Conduct Disorder: A Review Tina Maczis Seton Hill University Conduct Disorder: A Review Conduct Disorder was first introduced in the DSM-III in 1980 (Hinshaw & Lee, 2003). Currently, Conduct Disorder is defined in the DSM-V as “a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic right of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) (p. 429). The symptom…

“Autism, clearly is a condition that has always existed, affecting occasional individuals in every period and culture” (190). Autism has always been present in the world, even before it was diagnosis in modern times. It has affected people throughout time, no matter the time period or the location. The quote exhibits that this condition has always been present in the world. But the point to note is that for centuries no one understood what this condition even was. That means that perhaps people…