Mental health

Carey Counseling Center offers medication management, therapy and case management as its basic mental health services. One important aspect of mental health with the most improvement over the past few decades is medications used to treat mental health symptoms. Abilify (aripiprazole) is one of the newest a-typical anti-psychotic medications that help block dopamine receptors shown to influence the symptomology of such things as hallucinations, delusions and thought distortion in…

interest to seek career in mental health. A quasi experimental study. Abstract/Significant of the study. Undergraduate nurses form a pool from which upon graduation, nurses are drawn to the different career pathways of nursing practice, ensuring a sustained supply of competent nursing staffs here in Australia and other western developed countries. The failure of mental health nursing to draw a reasonable number of new nursing graduates towards a career in mental health has been of great concern…

military mental health professional viewpoint, Johnson, Grasso and Maslowski (2010), highlighted ethical concerns and dilemmas that military psychologists encounter during treatment. Mental health professionals assigned to military units primary goal is ensuring mission success through any means possible, even to the detriment of the client. There are times in which clinicians disregard the needs of the individual to ensure mission success. For instance, individuals who seek mental health…

The Washington Post article headline read, “Kanye West and how hip-hop tackles mental health” is much more serious as well as the article itself. This article gives a narrative of open mindedness because instead of trying to downplay what occurred and sweeten the issue, it instead honestly discusses the issues at hand. It sidetracks off from discussing Kanye and opens up a discussion about mental health in the hip-hop community, discussing others who have had similar battles. Instead of turning…

Throughout my experience at Northern Wyoming Mental Health my knowledge has been vastly broadened to the true interworking’s that can be attributed to the world of addiction. There is a very large difference between what is taught in classes and what really goes on behind the scenes of someone working in this field. One of the many aspects within this field that I didn’t really understanding was assessment worked and what the intake process of a client really entailed. I had the privilege of…

 Depression  Anxiety  Difficulty Performing Daily Activities  History of learning disabilities and dropping out of school in 10th grade Frequency: Terrell County DFCS contact is Ms. Jabez first attempt to remedy the problem. Duration: The Mental Health problems and Marijuana abuse has been an issue for about two years. Intensity: The problem seems to be severe due to the fact that Ms. Jabez’s tested positive for marijuana, and emotional issues related to the psychosocial stressor of losing…

Depression, mental health, stress and suicide is high at present. There are more antidepressants available to society. As times move forward, the stress seems to rise as well. Cost of living is higher and this alone brings stress to the average person. You see many mental health issues that are observed today, but treated differently than in the past. I believe this is due to the fact that our society understands mental health issues better than in the past. Understands how to treat many mental…

When I saw the job posting looking for a Mental Health Technician in Unit Five at First Hospital, I was eager to submit my resume for your review. My two-year experience caring for patients in assisted living gives me confidence in my ability to significantly benefit your team. I am currently looking for an opportunity to continue working with senior citizens who are mentally ill. During this two-year period, I have performed job functions such as helping patient relatives with the admission…

The Community Mental Health Act of 1963 (CMHA) marked a forceful legislative response to the American public’s outcry for a rethinking of how to treat those suffering from mental illnesses. Championed by President John F. Kennedy as part of his “New Frontier” program that aimed to mitigate the effects of poverty and injustice in this country, the CMHA envisioned a large-scale transfer of mentally ill patients from psychiatric institutions to community mental health centers. The CMHA is also…

Mental Health in Aboriginal Youth: A Strategic Solution Aimed at Prevention Mental health in the Aboriginal (AB) youth population is a compelling issue that is becoming increasingly more prevalent and recognized nationally. As a result of “loss of traditional cultural and family supports” (Dewit, p. 2, 2016) AB youth are lacking the necessary social support systems that contribute to a sense of belonging. In order to decrease the prevalence of mental illness among this population an upstream…