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People with severe mental illness, group of individuals with complex needs and a varied range of problems are usually the concern for ‘dual diagnosis' and co-morbidity related to substance misuse or abuse.... Reaction to drug or substance misuse vary leading to ideologically driven approaches in medicalization, treatment, decriminalisation, and even use of the criminal justice for quasi treatment.... Other propositions such as harm minimisation and harm reduction were also considered with the understanding that use of substance is inevitable (Bevan, 2009)....
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Essay
For example: In the early 19th Century a woman who was a mother and a prostitute was considered an abnormality or deviancy but the author says that early diagnosis of personality disorders were unfounded because these people also possessed attributes such as ‘kindness, generosity and honesty'.... These range from skipping school without an excuse, to use of weapons, and using force to encourage stealing.... The effects of a familial history of ASPD on children can be drawn from the article‘Family Functioning and Peer Affiliation in Children of Fathers With Antisocial Personality Disorder and substance Dependence: Associations With Problem Behaviors' (Howard B....
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Research Paper
He was ordered to be admitted to a hospital because of his bizarre behaviour and was given this diagnosis.
... t the age of fourteen, he began to use amphetamines and ecstasy.... He has professed the belief that the stopping the use of cannabis was all of the change in his lifestyle that he could handle.... He believes this is caused by the medications that have been prescribed for him; however, this symptom can be caused by thiamine deficiency which is one of the possible side effects of abuse of alcohol because of dependency on this substance....
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This paper tells about a 9-year-old girl Emily who was referred to child psychologist by social services for psychological assessment and management following consistent periods of school truancy.... psychological assessment and management following consistent periods of school truancy.... ... ... ...
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Substance abuse treatment and medical professionals call this condition co-occurring disorder or having dual diagnosis.... One of the major challenges that clinicians face for treatment of dual disorders are those clients who engage in treatment but do not acknowledge substance abuse as a problem.... In most cases, patients who have dual disorders are treated for substance abuse alone while the mental disorder is overlooked.... Clinical practitioners have reported that “the principles of motivational interviewing have broad applicability for addressing problematic behaviors (including substance abuse and non-adherence to treatment recommendations) that interfere with clients with dual disorders in achieving their personal goals” (Mueser, Noordsy & Drake, 2003, p....
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Neonatal nursing practice is involved in its diagnosis and treatment.... This study asserts that sufficient knowledge, proper diagnosis, the right approach to treatment, good screening protocols, and attitudes of healthcare practitioners are key factors in responding to the effects of NAS.... diagnosis of NAS is also complicated, as its symptoms can be indicative of other disorders.... It affects newborns who were subjected to fetal exposure to drugs by drug use of their mothers during pregnancy....
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Assignment
For the purposes of this document the dual diagnosis population is defined by the following description: ... Depending on the type and severity of the mental disorder this is an important diagnosis in regards to the future self-treatment of the patient.... Individuals with dual problems deserve high quality, patient-focused and integrated care.... The paper "Dually Diagnosed Mentally Ill and substance Misuse Population" describes that the mental health professional that is not properly prepared for this my find himself or herself in a quandary as to how to proceed or how to adapt to such a complex situation....
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Coursework
Basing drug abuse patterns among the older people on the factual statements by National Survey on Drug use and Health (NSDUH), an estimated 4.... % of adults aged 50 and above have been linked to chain-smoking and the use of illicit drugs in the past years (Dowling & Condon, 2008).... The coursework "substance Abuse and the Older Adult Population" describes drug and substance abuse have been associated with the younger populace over the past years....
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Coursework