290 Search Results for Substance Abuse in the Military
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In addition to these stresses, familial stresses might occur. For instance, Grandparents and parents may have different views about ra Continue Reading...
Participants were included if they had experienced sexual or physical assault in childhood or adulthood and met criteria for PTSD at the time of the initial assessment, were at least 3 months posttrauma (no upper limit), and if on medication, were s Continue Reading...
Trauma-Related Disorders and Recommended Treatment
Clinical Presentation of Trauma-Related Disorders and Recommended Treatments
On January 13, 2015, Andrew Brannan, a 66-year-old Vietnam veteran was executed in Georgia for killing police officer Ky Continue Reading...
, 2010). This point is also made by Yehuda, Flory, Pratchett, Buxbaum, Ising and Holsboer (2010), who report that early life stress can also increase the risk of developing PTSD and there may even be a genetic component involved that predisposes some Continue Reading...
The patient “Suzy” in this case study is a sexual assault victim, aged 28, married and female. She has 5 years of military service. Because of her military service, she was trained and disciplined in a culture renowned for praising streng Continue Reading...
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Juvenile recidivism is a prevalent problem in the criminal justice system. Tackling reoffending remains a complex task requiring several strategies and aims. It involves research, acknowledgement of causes, factors Continue Reading...
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Juvenile Delinquency
Crime statistics from Chicago, Illinois testify to the increasing number of youth offenders. In 1989, the Chicago police reported that 64% of 274,000 their crimes were committed by individuals under the age of 25; 40% of these Continue Reading...
in "Piaf," Pam Gems provides a view into the life of the great French singer and arguably the greatest singer of her generation -- Edith Piaf. (Fildier and Primack, 1981), the slices that the playwright provides, more than adequately trace Continue Reading...
Gender-Based ViolenceIntroductionThere are a variety of factors that can contribute to why some belligerents in armed conflict are more likely to commit gender-based violence than others. One key factor is the level of social and political power held Continue Reading...
In addition, the National Guard provides this function at both the counterdrug level and the drug demand level. The drug problem is based in part on the easy supply of illegal drugs and in part on the high demand for illegal drugs. In order to trul Continue Reading...
There's an attitude that if you're doing something you usually do with women, then you are not gay" (Rhoads, 1999, p. 136). This notion of homosexuality among Puerto Rican community is reflective of the perception elsewhere in Latin America. For ins Continue Reading...
" In fact that showdown with labor "produced a cultural shift, a new sense of what can be appropriate in business management." The entire Reagan era, according to Will, a well-known conservative commentator - who wrote this piece at the time of Reaga Continue Reading...
Criminal Justice Program Evaluation: Oklahoma County Veterans Treatment CourtA growing body of scholarship confirms that many military veterans, especially combat veterans, experience difficulties in transitioning to civilian life. Although the vast Continue Reading...
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A. History of drugs, cross-cultural perspective
1. Opium wars (ACLU, 2020)
2. Since Nixon, the modern “war on drugs” (Pearl, 2018)
3. History of drug use in different societies (ACLU, 2020)
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War on Drugs Futile Failing and Nefariously Linked to the War on Terror
Effectiveness of the War on Drugs
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I. Introduction
A. History of drugs, cross-cultural perspective
1. Opium wars
2. Since Nixon, the modern “war on drugs”
3. H Continue Reading...
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Another collaborator with SFPC is the Switchboard of Miami Mission. Switchboard helps connect families and people in need with existing community resources; Switchboard also offers services where there were none in existence. For exampl Continue Reading...
100). Much of the focus of personnel selection using psychological testing was on new troops enlisting in the military during two world wars and the explosive growth of the private sector thereafter (Scroggins et al., 2008). Psychological testing fo Continue Reading...
There may be issues dealt with while on deployment that need to be worked through that may not be appropriate in a family setting -- at least at first. The main goals for this family are to open the lines of communication. Communication needs to be Continue Reading...
This leaves many veterans prone to the condition known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This may be characterized as "an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred Continue Reading...
History Of Addiction
Addiction is an age old phenomena which has existed and has been persistent over the centuries, only difference has been it being acknowledged. People have been and will always be physically dependent on a number of external sti Continue Reading...
Homelessness Among the Veteran Community: America's Forgotten Heroes
Each year, thousands of citizens wind up homeless and living on the streets in America, as well as all over the world. The issue of homelessness in the U.S. has become widespread e Continue Reading...
Post-arrest, the promising programs included: drug courts, drug treatment in jails, intensive supervision and aftercare of juvenile offenders, and the use of fines and other penalties in lieu of incarceration for technical violations. (Sherman, 1998 Continue Reading...
Homeless Mental Health
Mental health is an issue that is deemed to be very under-treated and very under-diagnosed within the United States. Beyond that, there are populations that are much more at risk than others. A good example would be the prison Continue Reading...
New findings show that the spouses of veterans also experience mental health disorders, and the prevalence increases with the length of deployment (Mansfield, Kaufman, Marshall, Gaynes, Morrissey & Engel, 2010). When spouses are considered to be Continue Reading...
Jesus' Teachings, Prayer, & Christian Life
"He (Jesus) Took the Bread. Giving Thanks Broke it. And gave it to his Disciples, saying, 'This is my Body, which is given to you.'" At Elevation time, during Catholic Mass, the pr Continue Reading...
The specific way that individual behavior interacts with the group engenders mutually supportive behaviors. For example, one of the central theoretical theses comes from the early 1950s and is called the Social Learning Theory. This has a number of Continue Reading...
One important aspect was that research findings suggested that PTSD was more common than was thought to be the case when the DSM-III diagnostic criteria were formulated. (Friedman, 2007, para.3) the DSM-IV diagnosis of PTSD further extends the forma Continue Reading...
First Student Placement Experience Expectations
Overall, I am anticipating an extremely positive experience although I am also sure that it will be punctuated with certain doubts, failures, and disappointments. In those instances, I will try to re Continue Reading...
Veteran Health and Psychology: Annotated BibliographyMcNamara, K. A., Lucas, C. L., Goldbach, J. T., Kintzle, S., & Castro, C. A. (2019). Mental health of the bisexual veteran.Military Psychology,31(2), 91-99.The authors of this paper assert that the Continue Reading...
PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
PTSD (Post-traumatic stress disorder) refers to a mental health condition that is set off by a horrifying event; through either witnessing or encountering it. Some of the symptoms are nightmares, flashbacks and Continue Reading...
Once again, research reveals a healthcare setting where professionals are supposed to be trained to help those with mental deficiencies. But something is wrong here. This is not comparable with Cuckoo's Nest, but it reflects bad management, which le Continue Reading...
The War on Terror has led to an extended war in the Middle East that started with a U.S. intervention in Afghanistan, spread to Iraq, and has steadily engulfed other states as well. Returning veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq have suffered from post Continue Reading...
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The subject is now part of a national political task force, with the goal of eliminating the problem within one generation (Ferran, 2010).
Formally, teen pregnancy is based on a woman who will not reach her 20th birthday by the expected birth of he Continue Reading...
Veterans
The need for more robust mental health care is acute worldwide. One specific client population that is currently underserved is that of American veterans of foreign wars. In the state of Hawaii alone, there are seven active military install Continue Reading...
Suicide Risk Management at Veterans Affairs
Suicide Risk Management Issue U.S. Department Veterans Affairs Hospital
Suicide prevention is a major national management issue in Veterans Affairs centers with a system wide suicide prevention program in Continue Reading...