Psychiatric medication

One aspect of the reading that I found fascinating was the history of abnormality and development of the viewpoints to where they are today. Abnormality in the ancient times was viewed as a possession of evil spirits. Treatment for abnormality consisted of exorcism or trephination. Trephination is an operation, which involved removing part of the skull. This treatment was used for treating severe abnormal behavior by allowing a hole for the evil spirits to escape from. Later during the time of…

The Trans- Alleghany Insane Asylum It started on a weekend in May, our school decided to plan a field trip to a mysterious building in the western part of Virginia. Don’t ask me why though—we’re all surprised they even considered it. The funny thing is, our school hasn’t taken a field trip in three years, and this is the first placed they decided to go to. The whole situation was quite strange. After a class of eighth graders went to a zoo, the principle has not allowed anyone to go on a…

Before the 19th century in the American society, criminals were executed, whipped, and held in dark cells. The insane wandered around the asylums and were not cared for properly. Reformers wanted to establish an official institution for the insane and criminals that was humane. They believed that reform and rehabilitation was possible in a controlled environment. As part of the humanitarian reforms sweeping through America, asylums and prisons were for criminals and the mentally ill. The…

the 1960s struggling with the uncertainty of her own illness. With the parent’s persuasion, Susanna Kayson admits herself into a psychiatric institution and is later diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder. The movie provides a great idea of one's own battle with discovering the truth behind their condition. Her battle shows that those suffering from a psychiatric disorder may not always meet the stereotypical picture , specifically displayed when taxi driver taking her to the institution…

substance abuse while nearly two thirds of those awaiting trial faced the same issues (Birmingham, Gray, Mason, & Grubin, 2000). This is a startling fact that came from the study that is known to be the most comprehensive and reliable indicator of psychiatric morbidity among prisoners to date (Birmingham et al., 2000). Coming from a well-known journal and being backed up by saying that it is one of the most comprehensive studies to date helps to bring this topic to reality. Back in the United…

Critical Analysis Essay: Chapter Three Throughout the chapter, "On Being Sane in Insane Places: EXPERIMENTING WITH PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS," Lauren Slater introduces David Rosenhan 's experiment and his emphasis on improper diagnosis. This chapter reviews Rosenhan 's original experiment and a duplicate, but the results slightly differ. The conflicts faced in these experiments are mislabeling with improper diagnosis and unfair treatment, while being admitted into a state hospital. Slater does an…

the case. Many people who are not in this field believe that psychiatric hospitals are like jails for the mentally ill but I think in-patient facilities are like that too. I don 't think of it as a jail but more of a holding place for these people to get treatment and get better. Psychiatric hospitals deal more with the doctors and what is really wrong with the person rather than therapy and counseling. I do know that people in psychiatric hospitals are in more need of acute treatment whereas…

What would you do if your liberties as an individual were taken away from you and had no say because society views you as a non-ending threat? Would you succumb or take a stand? In The Returned, societal differences are demonstrated towards the infected humans, and likewise towards marginalized groups of people. These under-represented groups are mentally ill and HIV positive. HIV positive people are despised by the general public and discriminated due to public fears of becoming infected.…

fragment of each person journey through life. Poppy Shakespeare by Clare Allan is a coming of age story following the journey of the psychiatric patient, N, and the protagonist’s progression towards becoming mentally healthy. N’s development in character and mental health is evident through the descriptions, physical appearance and attitude towards being a psychiatric patient throughout the novel. N’s progression is evident through the alteration in perception of the protagonist’s situation,…

a. Significance of the research and literature review Mental health problems are currently considered as a burden in Vietnam. However, there are inadequate studies conducted in the country in this field. In few existed studies in mental health in Vietnam, the researchers present a fact that most Vietnamese people have limited perception of mental health, which leads to stigma and discrimination toward people having mental health problems. Those stigma and discrimination sometimes are…