History of mental health

from the closest city. For the purpose of this assignment we are going to go by this rural town as Kimba. In recent years the mental health status among families, individuals and communities in rural environments has been a main focus of the media and the government as it has had a great impact on those living in rural communities. Some issues that have impacted the mental health among the individuals in rural communities are increased debt, reduced income, land degradation, natural disasters…

Anorexia nervosa is a very serious psychological mental illness which is characterized by self starvation and excessive weight loss. Some physical symptoms of anorexia include extreme weight loss, fragile appearance, fatigue, insomnia, dizziness or fainting, dehydration, low blood pressure, and loss of menstruation. Not only are there physical symptoms with anorexia, but there are some emotional and behavior symptoms that go along with it as well. For example, restricting eating food or the…

and never grow up is a central facet of his character, but his immature behavior in conjunction with the futility of his resistance ultimately leads to his emotional breakdown. From the beginning, Holden reveals that he is telling his story from a mental institution. He creates a flashback and chronicles the events that landed him in his…

I spent my summer in a teen shelter. Well, 180 hours of it. As I thought about what to write for my integrative paper I considered writing a research paper; however, a research paper would fail to adequately sum up the full spectrum of my experiences at the teen shelter and so I decided to simply talk about my experiences and integrate research within it. This summer I was an intern for runaway and homeless teen shelter and center with Family Services Incorporated. My job as an intern was to…

people suffering with mental health issue and their ability to successfully integrate into the community, after years of institutional living. From this writer perspective there are several elements that will determine its success; the physical integration, the psychological integration and the social integration. According to Homan (2011) a community encompasses a group of people with a common connection that distinguishes them from others. It is the chance for the mental health recovery,…

disorders. This is the first and most central step towards your recovery. Many substance use disorders involve symptomatology patterns that overlap with various mental disorders. You need to see an experienced psychiatrist or other trained mental health provider that can perform a differential diagnosis to determine what, if any, mental illnesses or substance problems you are suffering from. Only after…

In 1973, David L. Rosenthal started a provocative study of mental hospital. This study is “On Being Sane in Insane Places”. Rosenthal motivation was to figure out if psychologist, psychiatrist, and other mental health professionals could really distinguish between the mentally ill and the mentally healthy based on a diagnosis brought upon certain characteristics. Those characteristics included the context of the behavior, the persistence of the behavior, the social deviance the person presents,…

re-align the stigma of mental illness? Exposure and visibility of mental illness is a highly disputed and controversial conversation. By definition, visibility means ‘the degree to which something can be seen by the public’ (Cambridge, et al., 2017) and exposure means ‘the fact of experiencing something or being affected by it because of being in a particular situation or place’ (Cambridge, et al., 2017) and this will be the subject of this essay in the context of mental illness. In terms of…

assessment and/or involuntary treatment considered to be a highly contested area of practice for social workers and other mental health clinicians? Involuntary assessment/treatment is when someone with authority makes decisions for people without their consent or right. Involuntary assessment and treatment takes away the right for being people who are experiencing mental health issues. According to the code of ethics says that everyone has the right to make decisions for themselves and be able…

Posttraumatic stress, depression disorder and substance abuse are all contributing to suicidal behavior among veterans. The DOD must focus on improved suicide awareness training to help destigmatize those who seek psychiatric assistance for mental illness. The implementation of licensed counselors at lower military departments, mandatory psychiatric treatment for veterans exposed to combat and assigned roles and responsibilities for junior to mid-grade leaders are all measures that will assist…