Psychiatry

Commentary on mental health poster This commentary will critically examine the way that mental health has for centuries arguably been associated with crime. It is evident that on occasions individuals are subject to discrimination because of their mental health issues and are often labelled as more likely to participate in criminal behaviour, particularly when it involves violent or aggressive acts. This commentary will also examine the way the media and television are thought to strongly…

interesting from this video was how faith and the search the search for identity comes into play when looking at the foundation of psychiatry. Hearing that for some reason made me realize my own way of thinking about psychiatry is to think about it being this solid then when in reality it is a fluid and ever changing. Overall this video gave me a better understanding of psychiatry that was much…

dependency on primary care to meet the needs of the people. However, primary care faces criticism as a result of its inadequacy to efficiently diagnose and treat mental ailments. Psychiatry is the recommended health profession in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. The shift of treatment of mental illnesses from psychiatry to primary care poses a risk to the mental health status of the population. Problems such as incorrect prescriptions or diagnosis accompany the application of…

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is to help children and families with education and research and help meet their needs throughout their futures and careers of choice. During the first decade of AACAP World War I was going on and while that was happening Walter Fernald developed his the first clinic for the mentally disabled in 1925 and the first law for treatment. Later closer to the 1990 Owen Lewis and Harold Kopelwitz founded the Furman Initiative on Public Education and Psychiatry. Now we are…

embroiled in armed conflicts, the constant presence of violence around me has left an indelible mark on my mind and soul. It has shaped my passion for working with the psychologically traumatized. During my medical school journey, the clerkships in psychiatry offered knowledge of ever evolving scientific treatments and renewed my hope for those who were mentally afflicted. As the years went by, I found myself eager to learn more about human psychology, psychopathological basis of the mental…

Wrapped, author David Liebert includes many aspects that would acknowledge the novel as a part of the antipsychiatry movement. This novel includes the communal theme of “what is mental illness?” Shrink Wrapped follows the main proponents of anti-psychiatry through the development of three key factors. The first key proponent of this novel advocates that mental illness gives people an excuse to reduce personal obligation and responsibly for themselves. The second main factor of this book that…

patients. They wanted a patient’s mental health to be considered just as important as their physical health. Alongside his father they established the Southard School for the mentally retarded, and began a training program for nurses that worked in psychiatry. In 1925, Karl’s brother Will Menninger joined…

THE NEGATIVE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN BMD AND ED IN DEPRESSION MEN: A PROPOSED MODEL From the aforementioned conference, it seems that several mutual etiological pathways and risk factors for ED and low BMD in depressive men exist. Therefore, we arrived at a proposed model that suggests a 2-way, holistic relation between ED and BMD in depressive men (Figure). Figure 1. Proposed model of the negative association between ED and BMD in depression. This schematic diagram shows a 2-way, holistic relation…

Being a freshman in high school college is a terrifying thought. College is only a mere 3 years away. That seems so long, but it will go by so fast. College is a big part of heading into any career path. Picking a career and deciding what classes to take. Where to go and how you’ll pay for it is a huge life decision. That’s why I have chosen Tarleton State University. Tarleton will lead me to become the best psychiatrist that I could be. Tarleton State University is located in Stephenville,…

Career Description In the future I am going to be a psychiatrist for adolescents and children specifically in a mental hospital inpatient or outpatient. Psychiatry is the medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders.These include various abnormalities related to mood, behaviour, cognition, and perceptions. Initial psychiatric assessment of a person usually begins with a case history and mental status examination. Physical examinations and…