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Marketing a good or service is dramatically influenced by how the good or product is advertised to the public. With the advancement of technology the methods and mediums in which consumers are targeted are advancing exponentially (Donohue). Advertisements are the way producers promote their product through a medium. From tracking browser usage with cookies, an intangible tracker placed by websites, to correlating advertisements to a source of media each advertisement is made like a tailored suit…

People with severe mental health conditions have increased rates of premature deaths and reduced life span compared to the general population. Studies clearly indicated that the life expectancy of New Zealanders with severe mental illness (SMI) and addictions has considerably reduced by up to twenty-five years compared to the general population (Newcomer, 2007). Research clearly highlighted that cardio-metabolic factors have an enormous impact in contributing to a significant increase in…

It is suggested that the improvement in the symptoms of schizophrenia with the atypical antipsychotics is associated with increased serotonin receptor antagonism by lowering the extrapyramidal side effects. Other atypical antipsychotics like quetiapine, olanzapine, risperidone, and ziprasidone, produces similar results ( Meltzer, Li & Kaneda, 2003; Baumeister & Hawkins,…

On November 25, 1901, Karl Deter, husband of patient, Auguste Deter, enrolled her in a mental institution called Asylum for the Insane and Epileptic in Frankurt, Germany where she was to be examined for multiple symptoms that showed signs of the deterioration of memory. Deter, 51, had been suffering from things such as, hallucinations, unpredictable behavior, and paranoia. She was also missing her sense of orientation and experienced lack of communication skills. The first person to examine…

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorder that affects approximately 23.6 million people globally (Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 Collaborators, 2015). The disorder is marked by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech and behavior, which typically result in problems related to self-care and general functioning in social and occupational settings (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Despite the first detailed clinical description having been written in 1810 (Haslam, 1810), and…

This paper aims to examine the National Health Service (NHS) Diabetes’ document Commissioning Mental Health and Diabetes Services (Swage, 2011). This will be followed by a critique of its relevance and efficiency as a public health policy. A mention will be made on its implementation and influence on mental health services and their nurses in the United Kingdom (UK). Firstly, however, it is important to establish why diabetes is considered a public health issue and why an awareness of this…