Major Arcana

Depression The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) is supported by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and reports to U.S. Congress every year. On Feb 9th 2016, the Task Force recommended screening adolescents’ ages 12 to 18 for major depressive disorder (MDD) generally called depression. Also, the Task Force found that there was not enough evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for depression in children 11 years old and younger. Under…

On October 21st, 2011, Theo Epstein took a job that many of his friends called career suicide. Epstein is the boy genius who guided the Boston Red Sox to their first World Series victory in 86 years. Epstein then chose to take on another colossal challenge by agreeing to become the President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs, who have been on a 108 -year quest to win the World Series. When Epstein was named the new President of Baseball Operations, Cubs fans would stop him on the…

The movie selected for the mental health analysis paper is ‘Silver Linings Playbook’. The main reason for choosing this movie is that it shows a good depiction of bipolar disorder. The entire movie is set in Philadelphia. The main character ‘Pat’ is suffering from a bipolar disorder, who has recently lost his job and was discharged from a mental institution. After getting out of the medical facility, he realizes that Nikki, his wife, has moved away and that his father doesn’t work anymore. Both…

Vaccines Cause Depression There is a popular misconception within the world of the internet regarding potential effects vaccination could have on mental health. These include, but are not limited to, claims such as it causes autism, weaker immune systems, and risky exposure to diseases. It is, however, important to realize that they all derived from misunderstanding of current data or based on outdated research. There exist many components to vaccines that have been blown-up out of proportion…

Mental health illnesses are common and affect all ages, educational and income levels and cultures. According to the Canadian Mental health Association approximately 8% of adults will experience major depression at some time in their lives. Major Depressive Disorder has a significant morbidity and mortality; that can lead to suicide, disruption in interpersonal relationship, substance abuse and loss of work time. So, early diagnosis is very important. Purpose of this section is unbiased review…

as a child all the way up to his years of Major League Baseball and even later in life as he gets inducted to the Hall of Fame. The author’s purpose of this book is to show that Jackie Robinson didn’t go through breaking the color barrier alone, Larry broke the barrier in the American League just 11 weeks after Jackie broke the National League barrier. This book is described in great detail and proves how hard it was for an African American to play in Major League Baseball during the time that…

story in the very last sentence, we are never given the time for thought before the story is over, though this also giving us the unsatisfactory feeling of not knowing what happens next, a popular trick among well-known writers. The title also plays a major role is the trick of leaving the reader unsatisfied, by giving an almost ironical title if compared to the story’s real theme and message – leaving the reader in confusion. “The Stormchasers” doesn’t only become a symbol of the storms they…

Case Scenario 2 In this case, a client named Wong Kai Long who is a 56 years old taxi driver. He is living with wife and son in a public house unit. He worked as a bus driver for 23 years and was being dismissed 1 year ago after involving in a bus traffic accident. For the information collected from Mr. Wong’s, Mr. Wong had mental problems since 3 months ago and elicited paranoid ideas for several times that staffs of previous bus company had ganged up to victimize him in the traffic accident.…

I. Thesis: Due to depression being so prevalent in adolescents, it is vital to identify the most efficient treatment plan, which involves an early diagnosis and multimodal approach. II. Major Point 1: Early diagnosis is key. A. Paragraph 1: Why it's so important? If not diagnosed early in adolescents, depression can lead to problems such as substance abuse, school drop out, etc. (Dembar, Alexandra). "Adolescence is a period when patterns of health…

Chapter 14: Blame Game “Make a list of people who ruined your life or did you wrong.” Was it your parents? Your teachers? Your best friend? Your third cousin? Your brother? Put it down on a list. If that does not satisfy you. Write a detailed story about everyone, as to how you were wronged in exact detail. There is no limitation of pages. Put it all down right now. I did a similar exercise as part of landmark forum, Mumbai. Let me tell you how it works. Once your entire story is on paper read…