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(2010) observing that 80% of residents of such facilities with mental illness fail to be attended to by psychiatrists, psychologists or even licensed social workers due to their shortage and that over two thirds of those suffering from significant depression end up not receiving treatment.... Citing the findings of a research study by the Tennessee psychological Association, the journalist noted that non-emergency cases would have patients wait for between 54 and 90 days before seeing a psychiatrist....
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Research Paper
discusses theories which stigmatize such patients as anti-social or deviant and their families as dysfunctional.... Hysteria, for example, is a psychological disorder that manifests itself as a physical illness.... Hysteria, for example, is a psychological disorder that manifests itself as a physical illness.... Separation of psychiatry and the state: If we accept that 'mental illness' is a euphemism for behaviors that are disapproved of, then the state has no right to force psychiatric 'treatment' on these individuals....
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The concept of 'quality of life' covers a number of different aspects such as food preferences, level of physical activity, psychological issues and social status, etc.... Secondly, such understanding is likely to contribute greatly to the efficiency of non-clinical (social) support of the diabetic patients and decrease the occurrence of complications, such as, for example, hypoglycemic episodes.... Absolute majority of these illnesses and health problems are associated with specific life experiences, psychological issues and mental health problems, which should be taken into consideration during treatment (Frazer, Leicht, & Baker, 1996)....
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Research Paper
Similarly, while taking care of patients with psychological disorders, the nursing process offers distinctive challenges.... They assess, diagnose, and deal with the treatment of psychological disorders, physical-psychological conditions, and substance abuse disorders (Education-portal.... ursing the elderly psychiatric patients present the greatest challenge as such patients have physical illnesses along with psychological disorders (Antigoni & Theofanidis 2009)....
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Case Study
(2010) observing that 80% of residents of such facilities with mental illness fail to be attended to by psychiatrists, psychologists or even licensed social workers due to their shortage and that over two-thirds of those suffering from significant depression end up not receiving treatment.... Citing the findings of a research study by the Tennessee psychological Association, the journalist noted that non-emergency cases would have patients wait for between 54 and 90 days before seeing a psychiatrist....
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Essay
Mojtabai & Olfson compares the features of several groups of patients those that receive antidepressants without a psychiatric diagnosis.... In addition to that, Mojtabai & Olfson investigates patients from the same practices that do not receive antidepressant medication or psychiatric diagnosis.... Next, the authors determine whether antidepressant prescribed for patients without psychiatric disorder relates to the wide distribution of physicians....
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Coursework
ursing diagnosis is a statement of a patient problem, which has arisen out of unmet needs, whether these are physical, psychological, social (bio-psychosocial problems), economic and spiritual (Hunt et al 1986).... The paper "Therapeutic Approach In Nursing, CBT and Nursing" highlights that all the patients will participate in the CBT sessions, which will consist of three to six individual sessions of 30 minutes each, to increase the patient's motivation, by using principles of motivational interviewing....
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This essay "Psychology of Medicine and Surgery" discusses diabetes as a chronic disease that results when the body is not producing enough insulin or is not able to use the insulin properly resulting to too much sugar in the blood.... There are two types of diabetes, type 1 and type 2 diabetes.... Type 1 diabetes is insulin-dependent and occurs when the pancreases can no longer produce the insulin required.... It represents 10-15% of all cases of diabetes and is more common among children in developed countries....
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