damage to their health. Furthermore, by sectioning a patient, you also have the opportunity to treat them, using either somatic methods, such as drugs or electroconvulsive therapy, psychotherapeutic methods, such as behaviour therapy techniques or hypnotherapy, or a combination of both. It also allows for the close monitoring of patients in hospital which means you are able to assess their health, prescribe the most appropriate treatment, and also make sure the patient complies with the…
Ecstasy: The friendly terminator Given the opportunity to choose which kind of drug I want to be, I would choose to become a date rape drug. Google defines a date-rape drug as a drug that causes temporary loss of memory and is given to individuals in order to facilitate rape or sexual abuse, defines a date-rape drug. The reason I would choose o become this drug is merely because they are powerful and dangerous. My success and efficiency as a date-rape drug is always guaranteed owing not only…
Recovery Fundamentally, to ensure Georgia’s condition is addressed adequately to mitigate her symptoms and to reach personal recovery, she firstly must recognise she is having trouble coping and must make the decision to seek help (Commonwealth of Australia 2010; Meadows 2012, p. 60). This concept of recovery places emphasis on personal wellbeing, individual choice, empowerment and self-management through the holistic notion of living well with an ongoing mental illness, having hope and setting…
obtained because of the disasters are to be treated by hypnosis and trance techniques. Hypnosuggestive method is used to deactivate the crisis conditions, which are generally accompanied by affects of anger and resentment. In Vincent Oh's case, the hypnotherapy can be used as a technique for symptomatic relief of mental stress reactions during the acute grief, for relief of asthenic and phobic symptoms, normalization of the vegetative functions. This will also lead to the elimination of the…
Governments of totalitarian states often impose extreme control over information and language, as this ensures the maintenance of the status quo within their societies. The governments in the worlds of 1984 and Brave New World implement these strategies to good effect, thus strengthening their positions as the supreme authorities. Oceania’s citizens suffer heavily, living impoverished lives at the hands of their governments, while the World State severely limits the freedom and autonomy of its…
Treatment of co-morbid alcoholism and PTSD in veterans ? comparison with other drug dependencies 11-15-16 Loggins, K., Gutierrez, C.A., PharmD, Wilcox, R.E., PhD.* Target: Journal of Addiction and Preventive Medicine ABSTRACT Combat instigated PTSD is one of the more complicated psychological conditions that occur in the modern world. To add to the complications of treatment, PTSD is often accompanied by other psychological comorbidities and substance use disorders; of which the most…
Running head: SHORT TITLE OF PAPER (<= 50 CHARACTERS) How Alcoholism Effects Families April Jeans Coastal College of Georgia Title of Paper Alcoholism and alcohol abuse are among the most common, devastating, and costly problems in the United States. ?Recent studies have shown that approximately 53 percent of adults in the United States have reported that one or more of their close relatives has a drinking…