Mental state

Have you ever thought about how mental illness is/can be linked to where you lie on the socioeconomic ladder? Have you thought about the stresses of poverty and how that could be bad for your mental health? In this research paper that is what we'll be discussing. Why is social class related to mental illness. The study Socioeconomic Status and Mental Illness: Tests of the Social Causations and Selection Hypotheses by Christopher Hudson, PhD, states, “The lower the socioeconomic status of an…

I. Country and Target Population The country that will be focused on is Australia. Australia is both a country and continent, which is surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans. The major cities of Australia are Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, and Adelaide. The total population of Australia in 2014 was 23.47 million (FIX CITATION: worldbank). The life expectancy for Australian males is 80 years and 85 years for Australian females. The infant mortality rate in 2015 was 3 per 1000 live…

One in four adults in the United States (61.5 million) is affected by a mental illness (McEnaney). Of the 61.5 million adults suffering from a mental illness, only 40% (24.6 million) are getting the proper treatment for it (Nieves). Additionally, 1/3 (250,000) of homeless people in the U.S. suffer from serious mental illness, and that number increases every day (Nieves). While health care for mentally challenged individuals in the United States has improved since colonial times, their care today…

Mental health is a growing disease within the United States and also a leading cause for disability. With the increased rate of individuals in the United States being diagnosed with this disease, it is important that our country starts to draw awareness to the topic. Mental illness is generally alterations in mood, how one thinks, and how one behaves pertaining to distress. The growing awareness and record keeping of this disease in past years have allowed us to see an incline in diagnosis.…

In United States of America, there has been a change in health policy after the lawmakers came together to rectify the flaws in our limited healthcare. With the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the national health focus has been shifted towards disease prevention and health promotion. The affordable care act provides the largest coverage of behavioral health in history. Under the Affordable Care Act, health plans must cover preventive care which in previous years was not catered without copayment and…

Mental illnesses are hard to diagnose. As Professor John Breeding mentions in his video and our textbook, Discovering Psychology, mentions on page 239, there are not blood tests or scans that you can do in determining whether or not you have a specific mental illness. People’s behavior must be observed and after that, doctors typically refer back to the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) for diagnosis. Even though there is no scientific or chemically proven way to show…

plead not guilty to a crime because they lacked the mental capacity to understand right from wrong or appreciate why what they did was wrong. Basically it states they aren’t criminally responsible for their actions; therefore they are sent to mental facilities to help treat their mental illness and not given prison or jail time. However over the years the insanity defense has not been successful and needs to be taken away…

needs for patients. The aspect of the American health system that deals with the illnesses of the mind is referred to as the Mental Health system. This system has been around since the late 18th century and has become a major aspect of the American health system. The system is made up of doctors, nurses and aides, and have facilities throughout the United States. Because, mental health is a relatively new aspect of health care, and professionals are still learning about how the mind works, the…

fractures. When we look at mental health, we can see that there are even greater disparities in regards to treatments and resources given to African American patients. African Americans are given more anti-psychotic medication than any other patients. On the other hand, within thirty days of their first depression symptoms, fewer African American patients are given anti-depressant medication than White…

the largest mental health hospital in the state of South Carolina, in which provides service to incarcerated inmates who are mentally ill. South Carolina state mental health hospital had to close their doors due to limited funds in the state budget system. Some of the patients were forced out into the community with limited resources to survive and ended up in the hands of the judicial system. As a result the mentally ill clients became incarcerated and the prison setting was used a mental…