The Lancet

Countless studies in the past and present have pointed to the statement that teenage girls suffer more from depression than their male counterparts. In this essay, I plan on discussing why a teenage girl’s poor body-image can ultimately lead to depression during her high school years. This essay will explore different research studies that are dedicated to the subject as well as an overview of how the media can ultimately affect the way a teenage girl feels about herself. Finally, I will offer…

Early childhood years are considered the “play” years and the most important years in development. By age 3 they being to play more with others and use more elaborate imaginative scenarios. At this age they start to depend less on others and become more independent. They have their own theories and ideas on the world around them and sometimes feel theirs is the only/correct one. Not only do their skills and strength grow at this age, but so do their bonds between their friends and family.…

Interactions of health determinants on wellbeing, with a specific focus on the Healthy Christchurch initiative. The wellbeing of an individual, community, or population can best be defined by the state of its welfare, health, prosperity, security and success. There are many determinants that interplay to effect the wellbeing of people and their communities, and the majority of these are determined simply by the placing of a person or group of people on the social gradient (social ladder).…

Article Critique Anorexia is a classless, ageless, and genderless psychiatric disease that affects people all over the world. In the majority of the cases, it develops during adolescence a period of change an instability where proper guidance should be given.This study looked at inpatient treatment intervention (IP) versus a day patient treatment intervention (DP) on adolescents. The article’s title is self explanatory and just a few adjustments are needed for clarification to readers…

Overview To address the social stigma against HIV and to improve the individual behaviours of people in Singapore, suggesting mass media campaigns and guerilla marketing to promote and educate the target audience and the rest of the population. In recent years, programs to address social issues have become more sophisticated in their use and evaluation of mass media. There is also a growing body of literature on using mass media to change consumer behaviour. We have drawn on these other…

the most prevalent social problems in the contemporary world. It is a social issue to both the mentally ill persons and the individuals or institutions indirectly affected by the disease. On the other hand, mental illness poses a serious social problem due to the extent to which it puts pressure on social institutions to provide adequate care for the affected people (Aneshensel, Phelan & Bierman, 2012). Research has shown that one in five Australians in 2007 had a mental disorder and yet only…

Research Paper: The Vaccine Controversy Since the very first vaccine, there have been proponents and opponents, both arguing the effects of inoculation. For many, the idea of injecting a healthy child with any derivative of a disease is counterintuitive. In America’s reality today, with few major disease outbreaks and extremely effective health care, more and more people are shying away from this idea. But just because the devastating diseases of past years are out of sight doesn 't mean they…

Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that introducing vaccines has led to more than 99 percent reduction of mortality and morbidity for measles, diphtheria, polio, rubella, and smallpox (Mooney, 3). Vaccination is one of the strategies used to prevent disease in children (Bronfin, 1). However, debates have circulated surrounding the question of whether or not parents should have the choice to vaccinate or not vaccinate their child. The decision of the parent to vaccinate his or her child…

Many medical professionals revere the vaccine as one of the best medical advances to have ever been created. The invention of the vaccine has eradicated polio from the western hemisphere and has rendered smallpox completely extinct. Every year it is estimated that children adhering to the vaccination schedule prevent 42,000 deaths and twenty million infections (Timmer). Still, though, the rates of intentionally unvaccinated children are on the rise. Parents are fueled by fears that vaccines are…

Parents believe they know what is best for their children. A new fad that seems to be developing with young parents is vaccination refusal. The United State Center for Disease Control says that less than two percent of parents avoid vaccines (Knopper 40). However, 76% of the nation’s children, 24 to 35 months, are not up to date with their vaccines (Grandstaff 8). These young parents are looking for, what they believe are, healthier alternatives to vaccines (Knopper 40). These parents…