Mental Health Act 1983

The amount of adolescents diagnosed with some type of mental disorder multiplied by forty between the years 1994 and 2003. Some people have such severe mental disorders that they are crippled by them and in turn qualify for Supplemental Security Income. In 1987 the number of people who qualified for this income was just one in every one hundred and eighty-four people. In 2007 this number increased nearly two and a half times to one out of seventy-six people (Levine). The reason behind these…

Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the United States, while Islam is the fastest growing religious group in the country. The intersection of Asian Americans who also identify as Muslims face unique challenges, particularly in terms of mental health. They must deal with navigating between two identities that are sometimes seen as irreconcilable: their often-conservative religious and cultural heritages, as well as their increasingly liberal and secular American surroundings. This…

Narcissism has become one of the most commonly discussed personality disorders outside of diagnosis. If asked most people would be able to define and list trait characteristics of what it is meant by someone being “narcissistic”. According to the DSM-5, narcissism is defined by an inflated sense of own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Although this definition is clear and concise in its criteria for NPD, it is…

In 1963 the Community Mental Health Centers Act (CMHC) was passed and approved funding for a new mental healthcare system that was focused on prevention and community based care (Martin, 2014). The CMHC was passed in 1963, but even today that amount of assistance and care for the mentally ill is limited. The mentally…

The media has a key role in the portrayal of mental health; this may be through TV soaps, movies and programmes which contribute towards affecting the public’s belief systems. Mentally ill characters are depicted as the most dangerous of all as majority of the news stories regarding mental illness either focus on negative characteristics related to people with the disorder e.g. unpredictability. However positive stories which highlight recovery of many people with even the most serious illnesses…

Mental Illness The issue of mental health resonates among all cultures worldwide. Each one of these cultures has their own ideas and ways of treating people with mental health issues. Some decide to treat them harshly, sending them away or shunning them for being different from the majority of the population. Others realize that mental illness is a real problem that shouldn’t be ignored and work together to provide support people that are affected by a mental health problem. Mental health has…

treatment and monitoring of their condition. I would not say that there is not easy access to mental health services but there is a lack of knowledge of the available services that causes a decline in mentally ill citizens being adequately cared for. When there is dialog of mandated care for…

This article was written to help the reader understand Schizophrenia. It describes the symptoms such as hallucinations, delusion and unusual behavior. It describes how dramatically this illness can control ones social, educational, and vocational functions. It states that there are a few treatment options such as anti-psychotic medications and counseling but the illness would never completely leave the host. The author says that there is a higher concentration of Schizophrenics in jail than…

Psychological Assessment and Diagnosis of DID Diagnosing DID can be a very difficult task, considering most patients with DID have comorbid disorders which can make assessments difficult to complete and interpret. Additionally, assessments used to diagnose DID can cultivate very painful and traumatic memories. These memories may trigger dissociations throughout the administration of the tests, making results difficult to interpret (Brand, Armstrong, & Loewenstein, 2006). Brand, Armstrong,…

help of case management, RF was able to maintain his mental health treatment and sobriety. He started off by seeing the MHAMC (Mental Health Association of Morris County) psychiatrist for medication monitoring and counseling. RF was linked to IOP at DayTop and attended AA/NA meetings at the Market Street Mission. As time progressed, RF made tremendous progress with his mental health treatment. He was then referred to St. Clare’s Behavioral Health. RF was deemed ineligible to work due to the…