Mental Health Act 1983

The structural stigma experienced by people who are diagnosed with mental disabilities has been a focus of the study. Patrick Corrigan explains how clinical diagnosis may exacerbate individual’s experience of psychiatric disabilities along with structural stigma. In this research about the stigmatizations of mental illness that are aggravated by clinical diagnosis, Corrigan indicates that the diagnostic classifications create homogeneity and labels. Corrigan strongly argues that diagnosis as a…

In her essay “I am Adam Lanza’s mother: A mom’s perspective on the mental illness conversation in America”, Liza Long begins by urging the American population to have a conversation regarding the connection of mental health and the mass shootings taking place in our society. She compares her self to Nancy Lanza, the mother of Adam Lanza, who perished by the hands of her son. Adam is the individual who in December of 2012, opened fire in a classroom full of children at Sandy Hook Elementary…

agencies designed to address mental health care. In effective clinical settings, psychoeducation can reduce the cost for the government to create and provide additional funding for patient readmission due to unsuccessful treatment goal (Jun, Merinder, Belgamwar, 2011). On the part patients, psychoeducation is one way of improving their understanding about their mental illness, and it also provides them useful information and options on where to access mental health services (Jun, Merinder,…

for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) say there is “no conclusive evidence to support effectiveness’(Rcpsych.ac.uk, n.d.). The most frequently used intervention of the medical model is psychiatric drugs, which are used for all forms of mental disorder. Drugs have been the main response to those with mental distress since the 1950’s, due to the pharmacological revolution, although, Baldessarini (1999) says there is an evidence base to support their appropriate use. There is a lot of…

suicidal thoughts at some point of their life are not uncommon, and thinking about ending his/her own life is not necessarily abnormal, attempting and doing the act itself is abnormal. One’s ability to cope with depression and life difficulties takes a huge factor in contributing to suicide/suicidal thoughts. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) discovered, through their research…

young age, she had to learn to survive and adapt while addiction and mental illness destroyed her family. In her memoir Breaking Night, Liz takes her readers through her difficult, yet inspiring journey from being a homeless teenager to a student at the prestigious, Ivy League college, Harvard University. Little is more daunting than being diagnosed with mental illness or observing someone you love struggling with addiction. Mental illness and addiction does not only affect the person but also…

patient is admitted. At other times the inmates refuse to take their medication and jail officials are not allowed to give medications instinctively. The inmates also receive counseling sessions. The counseling services are limited. There's limited mental health…

clients identify as effective during each session. The clients explain what aspects of the session has been helpful in reaching their goals and factors that they want to accomplish. The FIT Intervention will be utilized within City of Pasadena Public Health Department by assessing the effectiveness of the therapy sessions provided to the clients and identifying new goals that clients would need to work on. The implementation of feedback-informed treatment system serves as a continual assessment…

skills, coping strategies, and relapse prevention for both the individual with a mental illness as well as family members and caregivers. Family psychoeducation assists in helping the family cope while easing tensions between caregivers and the mentally ill. Psychoeducational therapies include the involvement of the family as a support system in treatment by detailing vital information regarding recovery from various mental illnesses along with education in problems solving, communication…

imaginary almost limbo-like world, Kane does not use theatrical devices of plot and setting, despite visually depicting a mind/ body split in both text and performance. Instead, she delivers prolific fierce dialogue against the medical treatment of mental illnesses, exposing what it means to be mentally ill and how compassion and understanding are required more than medical drugs. The prominence of dark humour and grotesque beauty in 4.48 Psychosis is established in the written script. There…