stress-related and somatoform disorders

Helping immigrant children heal Today we will be discussing the article that have reseach on the internet that will bring your eyes to tears. I will be discussing the article “helping immigrant children heal” (Lorna Collier,2015). Through the article it lists sections like the fears that caused them to flee, resilient, but often traumatized, treatment strategies, and future directions. Through these topics they discuss the hassels of immigrant children everyday life and trying to overcome the…

From the perspective of a counselor-in-training, my initial impression of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is that it is quite overwhelming. The sheer volume of disorders each offering its own diagnostic fingerprint seems exhausting; however, holding the expertise of hundreds of mental healthcare professionals in a condensed resource born out of 12 years of teamwork is altogether humbling (APA, 2013). Awe aside, this discussion will look at both the perceived…

When you think of the media you probably think about the recent election, what Kim Kardashian and Kanye West just recently did, or probably what happened that night in sports. Do you ever really think about the military in the media though? It’s a very scary thought to see or hear about what our military does for us. Nobody really wants to hear about that stuff unless it’s really important like the Osama Bin Laden death, or how many kills Chris Kyle had. We respect these men and women that fight…

Many of the Vietnam War veterans dealt with depression due to the conflicting experiences of war and the toll death had on the soldiers internally. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Vietnam war veterans that experiences combat was also common because they were taught to internalize their emotions. “The Things They Carried” shows people the burden of loss our soldiers deal with when they come home. The American Journal…

depressed, their warrior mentally keep them from seeking counseling in fear of being looked at as being soft. So denial begins to set in. They have to protect themselves by any means necessary. They tend to put a wall to be able to deal with the stress of war and sometimes family issues. “All three characteristics of the Fortress-secrecy, stoicism, and denial are crucial for success of the warrior, success of the mission, and ultimately success of the military” (Hall, 2016, p.…

are common in the everyday practice of a paramedic (7). These jobs in particular, result in the mental health and emotional wellbeing of the paramedic being challenged and in particular circumstances, lead to the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (4, 8). Emotional, cognitive and behavioural responses to critical incidents present paramedics with a series of challenges before, during and after a shift (4, 9). PTSD is significantly more prevalent among paramedics than the…

Have you ever heard of Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Well if you haven 't, according to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, “PTSD is a serious potentially debilitating condition that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a natural disaster, serious accident, terrorist incident, sudden death of a loved one, war, violent personal assault such as rape, or other life-threatening events. Research has recently shown that PTSD among military personnel may be a…

elaborate relationship that exist between violence and personality disorders along with providing a structured systematic method that clinicians can utilize to treat and further investigate the link between the two. The article discusses the history of evidence revolving around individuals with personality disorders (prisoners, psychiatric patients, and etc.) and their relationship with violence, and how those with a personality disorder has been deemed as being at an increased risk of violent…

It is important to note that the definition of evacuee is “a person evacuated from a place of danger to somewhere safe. There is no stipulation as to whether you must be evacuated prior to or after the disaster in order to be considered an evacuee. There is a large portion of evacuees who lacked resources to leave New Orleans prior to the storm. Due to this, several people were not evacuated until days after the storm hit. This initiates not only displacement stressors, but also immediate…

Sandy Hook Elementary school. The shooter who was 20 years old killed 20 children and 6 adults. In the investigation following the shooting it was found the shooter Adam Lanza had mental health issues, he had previously been diagnosed with Asperger’s Disorder, and a physician had previously noted he lacked empathy (Kupchik, Brent, Mowen,…