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Mental Illness - A Novel Approach, 2001.
This paper presents an in-depth look at mental illness using two stories - "Sybil" and "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden", each details a different type of mental illness.
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 59.95
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This paper presents an in-depth look at mental illness using two stories - "Sybil" and "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden", each detail a different type of mental illness. The two types, MPD and schizophrenia are often confused with each other.
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"Mental illness has been with us since the beginning of time. There are many types of mental illness and they vary in severity and duration. Two of the most misunderstood and often misdiagnosed mental illnesses are Multiple Personality Disorder and Schizophrenia. These disorders are often confused with one another. If we examine the characteristics of each one we will see where their differences are and how they are treated. There are two movies that underscore the ramifications of the disorders and the treatment options of them both. Sybil and I Never Promised You a Rose Garden are both portrayals of mental illness in women and how that illness affected their lives and families. "
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Mental Illness, 2008.
Compares the view and prevalence of mental illness among modern and traditional societies.
2,085 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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This paper examines the view that traditional societies are less friendly to individuals with mental illness, which leads to the perception that there is less mental illness when, in truth, it is simply more well hidden. The paper then compares views of mental illness in modern socieites, and, in particular in Canada, to those of traditional socieities such as China, the Aboriginal socieites of Canada, and Middle Eastern societies and concludes that there is no single answer to how traditional cultures treat mental illness.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Mental Illness in Modern Societies
Mental Illness in Canada
Mental Illness in Traditional Societies
Mental Illness in Canada's Aboriginal Population
Conclusion
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"It is this kind of practice that differentiates the Chinese and the Canadian process of caring for the mentally ill and may lead to a difference in how they are perceived. However, the practice goes far beyond simple numbers on a percentage scale. Some traditional cultures rely first on their own traditional forms of mental healing, turning only to modern solutions when their preferred methods fail to work. In Morocco, for example, a Berber family might first consult a fquih, a traditional healer, before turning to the services of the Centre Psychiatrique Universitaire Ibn Rochd (CPU) to treat mental illness."
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Mental Illness, 2002.
An insight into the history, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness.
1,804 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper examines the history of mental illness from the earliest colonial times, when it was believed that mental illness was caused by the baby being born under a full moon or having slept in moonlight to the medical prognoses and classification of different disorders today. It discusses the attitudes and diagnoses of mental illness over the past couple of centuries and the development of treatment. It evaluates whether genetics or physical environmental damage are the sole cause of mental illness and how researchers now believe that nature and nurture work together and that causes of mental illness will never be boiled down to one gene or a set of genes.
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"The last decade of the 20th century brought an explosion of knowledge regarding the causes of mental illness. Improvements in ability to make images of the brain as well as genetic research coming out of the Human Genome Project are forcing mental health experts to take a fresh look at the causes of mental illness. This new information also has treatment implications. Where previously, all mental illness was viewed as faulty emotional and psychological development, evidence is now emerging that many forms of mental illness may have a strong genetic component. People with the genes for a mental illness might or might not develop it depending on what happened to them in their lives, so in this model, mental illness still is somewhat environmentally based, but the physical evidence for mental illness is mounting."
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Social Class and Mental Illness, 2008.
This paper argue that there are problems in connecting mental illness specifically with social class, ethnicity and gender.
1,250 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 42.95
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This paper explains that the association of mental illness with social class contains implications resulting in stigma for the patient, errors in psychiatry approaches, and misinformation about mental health policies. The author points out that the belief that mental illness was associated specifically with the lower social classes and certain ethnicities began in the 19th century; however, today, the conclusion is that mental illness is manifested across all social classes and ethnicities. The paper relates that the fundamental research problem remains that, whatever means are used to measure the association of mental illness with social class are still not standardized. The author states that another problem is that, when social class is linked to mental illness, the real meaning is easily distorted. The paper concludes that the more common mental disorders such as stress are not the result of social class but of social disadvantages.
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"In Song and Biegel's (1997), there is an assumption that the family caregiver of the mentally ill is also likely to have mental illness. The symptoms the caregiver experienced were caused by the care giving burden, the patient's behavior, and lack of social support. However, lower social class and race were presumed to be factors in the appearance of mental illness symptoms. The reason is that caregiver burden differs between the white middle class and lower classes which are not white. The link between care giving and developing symptoms is based in patient impairment and behavior which results in severe caregiver stress."
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Life Threatening Illness in an Acute Care Setting, 2002.
A discussion regarding the management of life-threatening illness and the role of the nursing profession.
2,250 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 89.95
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This paper discusses how dealing with a life-threatening illness is a complex and an emotional process, often considered the most challenging and stressful event in an individual's life. By understanding how other people cope with life-threatening illnesses may help patients and their families prepare for or cope with illness. This essay reviews the phases an individual progresses through when facing illness and will present an overview of an acute health care setting for the terminal phases of illness. A review of the literature about dying in an acute setting helps delineate the limits of such a setting. The paper further discusses the role of the nursing profession and provides recommendations to improve the delivery of health care in an acute setting. Lastly, the paper presents the author's personal reason for exploring the topic.
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Mental Illness, 2004.
An analysis of the limitations of treating mental illness like any other disease.
1,385 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper contends that mental illness can not be treated in the same way as any other disease because it manifests in a way entirely different from most other diseases. The paper explains that, for individuals suffering from a mental illness, there is no clear cut answer that will resolve them of their symptoms or the stigma associated with diagnosis of a mental illness. The paper examines how important it is for mental illness to be examined from many different perspectives, both medical and sociological.
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"Mental illness may be defined as many things, depending on who you talk to. One this is certain, there is not one coherent and clear cut definition of what exactly mental illness is or is not. Because of this it is important that health care practitioners and sociologists work together to treat mental illness not simply as any other disease, but a diseases that is unique unto itself. Being diagnosed with a mental illness caries with it a stigma; most people rank mental illness as among the top ranked illnesses associated with a degree of deviance. There is also a large body of evidence which suggests that groups are sensitive to being labeled as mentally ill because of the stigma associated with it, particularly in Western and urban societies."
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Health and Chronic Illness, 2007.
A discussion on the paradox that persons suffering from a chronic illness can be healthy in every other aspect of their lives.
1,593 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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The purpose of this paper is to introduce, discuss and analyze the topic of chronic illness and nursing. Specifically, it discusses the thought that an individual experiencing a chronic illness can be healthy. It defines health and chronic illness and explains how these definitions are consistent with the notion that an individual suffering from a chronic illness can also be healthy.
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"A chronic illness is an illness that lasts for a long time, or that last longer than acute illnesses, which are brief and do not linger. Chronic illnesses can be treated but usually not cured entirely. One author writes, "The term 'chronic illness' refers to those disease categories for which there is no known 'cure,' to conditions that are ineradicable and usually progressive" (Royer, 1998, p. 1). It is estimated that at least 50 percent of the population suffers from some kind of chronic illness at any given time (Royer, 1998, p. 4). In fact, many health care professionals believe chronic illnesses may be the biggest challenge in health care today (Vickers, 2001, p. 12). Healthy can be described as in good health - the patient does not suffer from any known diseases or illnesses, and they "feel" healthy and fit. "
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The Effects of Chronic Illness on a Family, 2008.
A case study presentation discussing the issues facing a family in which one member suffers from a chronic illness.
2,131 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 66.95
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This paper presents an interview and family assessment that was conducted with a family where one of the family members is suffering from a chronic illness, rheumatoid arthritis. The interview aimed to obtain and provide knowledge so that the patient and family could be empowered to make choices and to take control of their illness. The paper presents the interview and discusses how the perceptions and impact of the chronic illness affect the family as a whole. The paper provides the writer's commentary on the issues raised from the perspective of a nurse.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Interview with Mr. and Mrs. Anino
Analysis of Perceptions and Impact of Chronic Illness
Appendix
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"John and Maria used all the resources and supports they could. John helped when Maria was ill, and they received help and support from their relatives. Jacobi & van den Berg (2003) found that partners of patients with rheumatoid arthritis felt high self-esteem for care. A family will experience burdens because of a disrupted schedule and by a lack of family support. According to Bar-Tal (1994), social support can be a complex concept. Instead of assuming that social support can help to resolve uncertainty, the ability to deal with uncertainty may be caused by the perception that there is social support. Social support may help to resolve uncertainty but social support is more effective for families that can cope with uncertainty (Bar-Tal, 1994)."
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Mental Illness and Homelessness, 2004.
Examines the relationship between mental illness and homelessness.
4,050 words (approx. 16.2 pages), 26 sources, APA, $ 143.95
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This paper discusses the high incidence of mental illness among the homeless and takes a look at the possible connection between homelessness and mental illness. The paper discusses the adverse impact of homelessness on the treatment of mental illness and looks at whether homelessness causes psychiatric distress, or whether mentally ill people are homeless because of their psychiatric disorder.
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"For more than three decades researchers have sought to determine the nature of the relationship between mental illness and homelessness due to the pervasiveness of mental illness in this population. Most recent studies indicated that approximately one-quarter to one-third of the homeless population suffered from a serious mental illness."
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Mental Illness and Incarcerated Juveniles, 2005.
An investigation of how inadequate mental health resources have created a mental health crisis for incarcerated juveniles with mental illness.
20,801 words (approx. 83.2 pages), 121 sources, MLA, $ 249.95
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This study examines the impact of inadequate mental health resources and the subsequent mental health crises that have been created. The design of the study contains two types of questionnaires. The paper shows that results of the study support the hypothesis that inadequate resources have led to a mental health crisis among incarcerated juveniles with mental illness. These include lack of resources, misuse of resources, increasing needs for mental health, budget cuts, and alarming trends within the mental health system. Gaps in the mental health system were also noted by the participants in the questionnaires. In conclusion, the writer submits the results of this study as an offering to the developing collection of knowledge regarding the issue of inadequate resources as they relate to mentally ill juveniles in the criminal justice system.
Chapter One
Introduction / Importance of the Study
National Research Agenda
Rationale for the Study
Purpose of the Study
Overview of the Study
Hypothesis
Problem Statement
Scope of the Study
Definition of Terms
Review of Literature
Context
Introduction to Mental Illness
The Culture and Climate of Mental Illness
Chapter Two
The Economics Associated with Costs/Resources
The Role of the Mental Health System
The Role of the Criminal Justice System
Summary and Conclusions
Method
The Approach
Why a Questionnaire
Data Base of the Study
Data Gathering Method
Design of the Questionnaire
Pre-testing the Questionnaire
Implementation of the Study
Data Analysis
Validity and Uniqueness of the Data
Limitations to the Study
Summary of Chapter Three
Data Analysis
Overview
Pre-testing the Questionnaire
Implementation of the Study
Descriptive Statistics
Factor Analysis
Analysis of Written Comments
Limitations of the Data
Summary of Chapter Four
Summary and Recommendation
Introduction
Hypothesis
Implications of this Research to Health Care
View of Future Research
Conclusion
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"Most delinquency theories have been strongly influenced by their perceptions of adolescent's relationships with elements of their social environment (Schmalleger, 1995). More specifically, the interactions with family, peers and school are believed to be the most powerful influences on their conventional and delinquent behaviors (Schmalleger, 1995). Today, it is estimated that 24% of youth in the Colorado Division of Youth Corrections are diagnosed with a mental illness. (Jarrett, 2002) A sample of detained youth were studied in Colorado and 41% were found to have a clinically meaningful level of mental health problems. (Coen, 2002) However, there have been a number of these approaches offered over the years to help youthful offenders overcome the challenges and obstacles they face as part of becoming involved in the criminal justice system, with varying degrees of success. Nevertheless, despite the evidence that supports providing timely and effective mental health interventions during these formative periods of life, many states have been unable or unwilling to dedicate the resources required to ensure that all incarcerated juveniles are afforded the opportunity (Kozol, 1991)."
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Mental Illness in Today's Society, 2005.
This paper explores mental illness as a modern sociological concept.
2,930 words (approx. 11.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 86.95
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This paper examines how from a sociological perspective, the most realistic method of understanding the effects of mental illness is to explain it as a form of deviance, which from the standpoint of how it is created and perpetuated is more relevant than the medical reasons behind the causes. It relates that mental illness is a unique form of deviance in that it is a justification for other forms of deviant acts, such as crime, violence and even homosexuality, which are then justified as some form of mental illness as substantiated by the increased pleas of insanity in the courtrooms.
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"The behavior found in the mentally ill puts a strain on social relationships, which, in turn, leads to status changes. Overall, mental illness disrupts communication and this disruption can lead to mental illness. As we saw described by Lemert, paranoia is a result of stress in social reactions. Stress can cause a breakdown in normal communication, which will hurt social bonds. Many believe that stress may be a main cause of mental illness, among other diseases. One observation is that social roles in society have differing exposure to stress and thus have a different opportunity to be mentally ill."
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Mental Illness, 2004.
Discusses the question of mental illness and whether it really exists or not.
2,804 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 83.95
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This paper discusses the two opposite viewpoints with regard to the existence of mental illness and whether there is a unique model that can actually fully cover mental illness. The paper also talks about the concept of deviance, what the accepted norms are from which the deviation can be observed in the so-called mentally affected individuals, and who decides the norms of mental health and, hence, the deviation. The paper also argues that socio-psychological issues are involved in mental health practice, and a strictly medical approach cannot provide all the answers. Finally, the conclusion argues that it is vital to recognize the social, sociological, and psychological elements involved in mental illness.
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"However, the medical profession holds the opposite view and is satisfied that mental illness does exist and is usually divided into two major groups - the psychoses and the neuroses. (Roth and Kroll, 1986, p.27) Psychotic disorders, also knows as personality disorders include schizophrenia, manic-depressive disorder, psychotic (severe) depression, while neuroses comprise of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, dissociative (hysterical) and somatoform disorders and neurotic (mild) depression. The rapid advances in clinical treatment of many of these disorders have strengthened the case of the medical view of mental illness."
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Recovery from Mental Illness, 2004.
An examination of the psychology behind recovery from a mental illness.
945 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses how recovery is a unifying human experience that transcends both illness and disability and how, in regard to mental illness, recovery has not been addressed through research or discussion as extensively as recovery from physical illness or injury. It looks at how recovery involves much more than symptom alleviation and how it is a subjective, unique process of altering and adapting one's values, attitudes, goals, feelings, and roles in order to live a more satisfying, hopeful, and fulfilled life.
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"Deegan (1988) illustrates the parallels in recovery between mental and physical illness through the description of her personal experiences with schizophrenia and a man's experiences as a quadriplegic. Similar sequences of events were experienced by her and the man, as they both went through phases of denial, anguish, and in time, hope. The author emphasized the fact that recovery is not a sudden conversion experience, and that hope is a turning point at which the willingness to act must be initiated quickly. Little steps must be taken in order to ensure progress on the path to recovery."
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Mental Illness, 2002.
This paper discusses the use of medication to treat mental illness.
2,220 words (approx. 8.9 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 68.95
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This paper examines how professionals, such as nurses, treat mentally ill patients. The paper pays particular attention to the role that nurses play the proper treatment of patients and in the supervision of the administration of their medication. The writer discusses how non-compliance with medication can have an adverse affect, not only on the patient, but on the larger community as a whole. The paper details several possible means of dealing with problems with medication, including an improvement in the way that the medication is administered, monitoring the patients more closely, clearer explanation of the risks associated when the medication is not taken properly and the need for the patient and medical professional to be properly informed about all possible side-effects. The author does point out that, all of these suggestions may be well-intentioned, but when dealing with mental illness, extra diligence is often required, as these patients are often repeat patients due to the nature of their illness.
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"However, while certainly effective in abating TB, such forced treatment raises a number of important ethical questions. While it might seem to be an easy question - it might be argued, for example, that a person's physical health is always more important than ideals like civil rights, in fact such a proposition is hard to maintain in a free society like that of Australia - or indeed in many kinds of societies. If personal physical safety were always held to be more important than ideals, then there would be no soldiers, no firefighters, no public-health nurses and doctors. Clearly sometimes people consider ideals more important than health and safety."
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Mental Illness, 2005.
An analysis of the stigma of mental illness and steps to improve this problem.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, $ 71.95
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This paper starts with an incident/case involving the interaction of a nurse and individual with mental illness or an encounter with someone suspected of being mentally ill. The paper describes the development of this scenario. Finally, it provides a short explanation on an article by article basis of how the literature helped or changed the writers thinking about the stigma of mental illness.
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"According to the US Surgeon General (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as cited in Halter, 2002), stigma is "manifested by bias, distrust, stereotyping, fear, embarrassment, anger and/or avoidance of the stigmatized group." The stigma carried by mental health is two-fold: a significant stigma for the victim and for the mental health professional. Out of approximately 28% of the population having a mental illness, only 8% will actively seek treatment (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as cited in Halter, 2002) because of the associated stigma; many nurses do not admit they are psychiatric nurses for the same reason. This paper provides a brief case profile and questions formulated based on the case. A discussion on research related to the case and questions will is presented."
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