588 Search Results for Substance Abuse and Trauma
Introduction
In the past, there was no such term as “juvenile delinquent” or “juvenile delinquency” within the justice system. As frightening as it is to consider, over a hundred years ago, children who committed crimes were Continue Reading...
Purpose and Overview
Nurse consultation involves the application of change management principles and visionary leadership to the improvement of healthcare organizations. Guided by evidence-based practice and ethical principles of the healthcare prof Continue Reading...
Caron Treatment Centers
Caron Treatment Centers are more than just rehab centers as they offer integrated behavioral health treatment. Their treatment philosophy is aimed at easing the pain of individuals and families by restoring hope, health, relat Continue Reading...
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Prostitution: Causes and Consequences
Prostitution has been termed as one of the oldest professions, with its history going back to as early the ancient period. Indeed, records of most ancient societies -- from Greeks and Romans to Jews, Hebrews, As Continue Reading...
Group Therapy
Self-cutting
Factors that augment risks of self-cutting
Treatment of Self-Cutting
Group Therapy
Aims of Group Therapy
Aspects of Group Therapy
The aim of this research is to investigate and identify opinions regarding vital elem Continue Reading...
Client is an African-American male, age 19, diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder 1 (296.89), with mixed and psychotic features. Lability and mood cycles have become more rapid recently. Currently, the client is experiencing an acute but mild manic episode Continue Reading...
Chi-Square Statistical Testing in Medical Research
The research undertaken by Bryant et al. (1999) was designed to assess if and how post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), may be prevented through the use of early intervention cognitive therapy. Th Continue Reading...
Economic Motivators for Employers on Employment Rates for People With Disabilities in Atlanta
Qualitative Research
Quantitative Research
Definition of Disability
Statistics for Individuals with Disabilities
Effects Of ADA On Persons With Disabi Continue Reading...
Health Disparities of Uninsured
Statistics show that approximately 47 million of America's population lacks medical coverage, and another 38 million has inadequate health insurance. What these statistics imply is that one-third of Americans are inse Continue Reading...
The extreme power of this new cultural tool is the very nature -- it depends on nothing but an electronic connection. it, like many things in the modern world, is instantaneous, satisfying the 21st century need to have both dependence and independen Continue Reading...
Therapy Behavior
Behavior Therapy
Behavior therapy may be referred to as the approach in psychotherapy, in the behavior tradition that focuses on a set of methods designed for reinforcing desired behaviors, and eliminating undesired without concern Continue Reading...
Suicide Prevention
An "immense need" exists for technical assistance and general consultation that is specific to community healthcare needs (Walker, Louton, Walker & Frizzel, 2006, p. 40). A suicide prevention consultation strategy should first Continue Reading...
Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) is a 21-item clinician administered and scored scale that is designed to measure a person's mood and symptoms related to depression. The BDI-II was designed to conform to the DSM-IV depression diagnostic criteri Continue Reading...
Lives is a 1946 film by director William Wyler. The story traces the lives of three soldiers who return home after the end of World War Two. The soldiers' names are Fred Derry (played by Dana Andrews), Homer Parrish (Harold Russell), and Al Stephens Continue Reading...
As a result, this is helping to focus our study on more effectively understanding the causes and the impact this disease is having of the lives of veterans along with their families.
The Study
The focus of our research will be to concentrate on PT Continue Reading...
Teen Drinking
Alcohol is a strong drug and it alters how one's emotional self. Some of the preliminary feelings of being "under the influence" include, lower blood pressure, calm mental affect and an all rounder pleasant sensation that teens as well Continue Reading...
SIDS Counseling Treatment Plan
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: A Treatment Plan
The unexpected death of an infant is a heartbreaking tragedy. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) refers to the sudden death of a child which occurs without any known cau Continue Reading...
In that regard, the counselor would want to explore any possible connection between the social turmoil that might have been responsible for generating his subsequent social disillusionment. To the extent the counselor determines that the subject's s Continue Reading...
" (in Carr, 2005) Violation of privacy issues is a concern and Epstein (2002) makes the suggestion that incoming students be asked to sign a release enabling administrators to initiate actions should their behavior cause concern or seem erratic.
The Continue Reading...
Parental Incarceration on Children in the Welfare System
In 1998, there was an estimated 200,000 children in the United States that had an imprisoned mother and more than 1.6 million with an imprisoned father (Seymour 1998). However, no one knows f Continue Reading...
Sexuality Addiction
Sexual Addiction
Hypersexuality or sexual addiction refers to the dysfunctional preoccupation with sexual desire, usually in combination with search for non-intimate or casual sex; objectified partner sex, pornography and compul Continue Reading...
People in professions where there is a particular social pressure to be thin (such as models and dancers) were much more likely to develop anorexia during the course of their career, and further research has suggested that those with anorexia have m Continue Reading...
just because they require concentration to your weight and shape. Refuse wearing clothes that are painful or that you don't like. Make a promise to work out for the joy of feeling your body move and grow stronger, not to cleanse fat from your body o Continue Reading...
Young Adults Experiences with Mental Health ServicesYoung Adults Experiences with Mental Health ServicesMental health wellbeing is a crucial aspect of young adults life as it can affect their academics, and ability to be well-rounded successful produ Continue Reading...
United States has the highest rate of confinement of prisoners per 100,000 population than any other Western country. Analyze this phenomena and discuss actions that you feel are necessary to combat this problem.
The United States currently has the Continue Reading...
Gerard John Schaefer
Theories based upon biology, psychology, sociology, and socio-psychological observations and analyses have been formulated with the hopes are identifying factors that may influence and individual's behavior. In the case of proli Continue Reading...
According to the manual, the personality disorder 'is clinical syndrome which has more long lasting symptoms and encompass the individual's way of interacting with the world; the mental disorder includes paranoid, antisocial, and borderline personal Continue Reading...
, ed. Drugs and Drug Policy in America a Documentary History. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2000.
A comprehensive history of drugs and drug enforcement in American history, including some insight into heroin use during the Vietnam war, and the Nixo Continue Reading...
Anxiety, Stress & CopingStudy Title: Young Adults Experiences with Mental Health ServicesThe authors whose names are listed below certify that they are neither involved nor affiliated with any entity or organization, and have neither non-financial (e Continue Reading...
Case Study: BethBeth is an eight-year-old minor who has undergone significant trauma, including sexual abuse. As a child, understanding the significance of the sexual abuse she has suffered at age six at the hands of an acquaintance of her biological Continue Reading...
Psychosocial Assessment
Identifying Information / Setting
The purpose of this study is to examine Jackson. This client is in his early 40's and works as a professional police officer in a men's correctional facility. Jackson is a veteran and is ma Continue Reading...
Victimology
Annotated Bibliography
Campbell, K.W. (2010). Victim Confidentiality Promotes Safety and Dignity. Journal of the Missouri Bar, 69(2), pp. 76-83.
Being the president of the Missouri Victim Assistance Network (MOVA), Campbell, the author Continue Reading...
Health History
This health history involves the health needs and characteristics of a 23-year-old Caucasian male. Reason for Care
The reason this patient is seeking care is multi-fold. He bears all the signs of an intravenous drug user and has an i Continue Reading...
A more long-range vision related to a transformation of drug laws will also prevent the staggering numbers of women who encounter the criminal justice system. Theories related to role integration can inform programs designed for role modeling and co Continue Reading...
Compulsive Overeating
Psychology
Compulsive overeating or excessive eating is one of several known eating disorders. Eating disorders are rampant diseases in western cultures. Eating disorders are expressions of abnormal and nearly always harmful Continue Reading...
55). In other words, stress can create a life-long physiological change in and impairment of brain and body functioning. Such recent findings suggest that victims of stress may in fact suffer from a neurological disorder rather than just from a char Continue Reading...
The third conviction could serve as the third strike for California's anti-recidivism statute, thereby triggering a minimum 25-year sentence. Andrade was convicted of both counts of petty theft and was sentenced to two consecutive terms of 25 years Continue Reading...