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are considered "axis 2" disorders by the DSM IV-TR, suggesting their involvement in serving as a foundation for higher-level axis ...

2012). Relapses and repeat hospitalizations are common with people who have chronic mental illness. It is important for schizophr...

there is too much medicating of children and that the scientific evidence for its use is not at all convincing. Researchers have s...

have also engaged in outpatient mental health care services. Ms. Tyler held a job on an assembly line for a short period of time...

and friends. Doctor Kohn calls it the most debilitating form of mental illness. The may because it can come on suddenly and becaus...

niece Marcee, a sweet little girl he absolutely adores (Howard, 2001). But none of these people is real; they are the creations of...

clinicians rely on the DSM to diagnose their patients. It is credible insofar as it is published by the American Psychiatric Assoc...

This research paper presents a plan for a proposed project that will utilize a sample group of 30 homeless male participants who ...

The paper is a literature review on the topic of schizophrenia and the impact and influence that the condition has on patients and...

This essay discusses two adults, one diagnosed with anorexia, low self-esteem, and interpersonal relationship problems, the other ...

has been demonstrated to increase as the patients own baseline in terms of their general irritability and hostility increases, and...

There have been a number of psychotherapeutic approaches used to treat schizophrenia and other serious mental disorders. The one d...

This paper points out the importance of using evidence-based practices with people who have schizophrenia. The paper includes sect...

have on patient outcomes. It was found patients from the Mexican American families, where there was a lower level of EE were also ...

The paper outlines this psychosis and the associated symptoms. The potential use of cognitive behavioural therapy to aid with the ...

The title identifies the three disorders that are discussed in this paper. This report presents journal entries from a nurse psych...

Clinical facts are contrasted to the film depiction of mental illness. There are four sources in this five page paper....

not the case that there is a greater likelihood of both twins being afflicted with schizophrenia; often, one twin has it but the o...

exposes patients to new health risks by increasing their tendency to gain weight. Interventions that address the potential for wei...

In six pages this paper examines the counseling and therapeutic challenges of dual diagnosis particularly as it relates to mental ...

With millions of Americans in all age groups suffering from clinical depression (Alexopoulos), it can no longer be looked upon as ...

comprehensive than with conventional methods, inasmuch as it addresses myriad components of physical and psychological wellbeing t...

This also is a literature review, one that focuses on an evidence-based approach to determining the value of prescribing psychoact...

psychotherapy declined. Psychotherapy is often an expensive and prolonged process, which is why Olfson, et al, posit that increase...

feelings of relative well-being" ("Causes of Mood Disorders" 1). While the causes of depression are still not known with certainty...

low energy; 7. feelings of worthlessness; 8. poor concentration, and 9. recurrent suicidal ideation or suicide attempt (Lapid and ...

dosage will make them increase this aphrodisiac sensation will only experience acute nausea, seizures and eventual unconsciousness...

of chemicals in the brain that result or enhance depressive conditions. For some patients this treatment is not always effective, ...

finally, the first phase of the think-no-think task. Only those scoring at least 50 percent on this final test were included. Mat...

the degree to which homosexuality may be a medical condition. The medical profession has since moved on from this approach and the...