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Numerous studies have shown that critically ill psychiatric patient 's lifespan is significantly impacted by amendable medical comorbidities (Pope, 2011; Nankivell et al., 2013). Moreover, it has been predicted that their lifespan may be reduced by 25 years in comparison to the general population (Pope, 2011, Nankivell et al., 2013). Besides, other research reveals that health care providers ' negative attitude can considerably affect these patients ' treatment outcome as well as their overall…

However, clinical interventions will also entail the use of various measures to ensure the quality of the medications in order to prevent the provision of poor quality medicines to mental health patients. The second delivery mode of health services in this program is psychosocial interventions, which entail the use of various support groups. Some of the support groups that will be incorporated in the program include self-help groups and family-support groups. The use of psychosocial…

“Euthanasia… is simply to be able to die with dignity at a moment when life is devoid of it.” (Mannes 74) Euthanasia is the voluntary or involuntary act of physician-assisted suicide to incurable terminally ill patients. The primary use of Euthanasia is to end one’s persistent suffering by injecting a lethal amount of substances into the patient. According to “A General History of Euthanasia” the origin of the word comes from the Greek meaning “Good Death” or “Gentle and Easy Death”. It is a…

Introduction With the uprising of competitive sport embedded in Australian culture, the consumption of certain substances with the intention to improve performance, fight against pain or help recuperation, feels somewhat accepted in Australian society. The modern era has led to some athletes across sporting fields seek new ways to achieve their intended outcomes. In today’s era, the easy accessibility to pharmacy’s, doctors and physicians who are in a position of power to prescribe medicine…

women felt as though they should be given the right to do what they want to do and not fall into society’s norm. A big part of a breakthrough in women’s rights would have to be when women stepped u to the plate and started earning their medical degrees. Since the medical field was something men were only allowed to do besides women just staying home with their sick kids and other family members, women felt as though they wanted to be needed. So in the 1850’s women decided to earn their degrees…

tattooing is the process of body modification by deposition of a pigment into the dermis” (Simunovic and Shinohara 525). In the past three decades, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become increasingly popular in the medical field. Magnetic resonance imaging is a type of medical imaging that is non-invasive and safe in most cases. However, in some cases, patients with tattoos who have undergone MRI scans have experienced first and second degree burns along with other negative side effects.…

deaths alone in 2008 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] , 2011). According to the CDC (2011) one hundred people die from overdose every day in the United States. In 2010 alone more than 2 million people used prescription opioids for no medical reasons (CDC, 2011). This is why congress and the United…

Euthanasia The term “Euthanasia” comes from the Greek word “εὐθανασία”, meaning “good death.” According to Priests for life, euthanasia means to remove someone of their suffering by death. Euthanasia has two parts, voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary euthanasia is when the patient wants to end their own life. Involuntary euthanasia is when someone else kills the patient even though they want to live. Within those two parts there are two exact ways that a patient dies. The first is active…

Introduction Have you ever heard these words –hillbilly heroin, OC, a-minus, red birds, Vitamin R, and roses? There is no question we have heard some of these words. Yet, what is unexpected is they are all code words used by teens for prescription drugs per the National Institute on Drug Abuse for Teens (2016). Prescription drug abuse among teens has rapidly increased, and has become a public health concern. Teens who are abusing prescription drugs are at higher risk for other abusive problems…

Death with Dignity or Assisted Suicide Physician-assisted suicide, also known as physician aid-in-dying, PAD, or death with dignity is a practice in which physicians can provide terminally ill patients lethal doses of medicine, per their request (Jaret). It has only been used when every other option has been exhausted and the patient has six or less months to live, in which they would be suffering. Both those arguing for and those arguing against physician-assisted suicide believe that life is…