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Pediatric Episodic Illness & the Family, 2001.
An in-depth look at a family with a child experiencing Episodic Illness.
3,200 words (approx. 12.8 pages), 6 sources, $ 92.95
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This paper outlines a family's experience with pediatric episodic illness. It includes objective and subjective impressions on hospitalization, context of the situation as well as transition back to their home after the acute hospitalization of their children.
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"Episodic illness is also known as acute illness. Du Gas defines acute illness as " pertaining to a condition with a sudden, severe onset and a relatively short course ". Episodic illnesses with the younger pediatric population tend to evoke more concern with parents and health care professionals because of their still developing immune systems and susceptibility to complications. The family used for this assignment is considered to be nuclear, and is made up of Mr. and Mrs. "L", and their daughter "M". "M" is a two-year-old who was admitted to Mount Saint Joseph's Children's ward with an upper respiratory infection. Mr. and Mrs. "L" are in their generative or child rearing stage, and according to Erikson's developmental theory, "M" is in her autonomy vs. shame and doubt stage (Wong, D., 1999). Throughout her hospital stay, "M" was playful, happy and very cooperative. She has an astonishing vocabulary for her age, and is capable of doing much for herself. This may be due in part to her authoritative parents. According to Donna Wong, authoritative parents "combine practices from both of the foregoing extremes (passive and authoritarian). They direct their children's behavior and attitudes by emphasizing the reason for rules and negatively reinforcing deviations." (p.95)."
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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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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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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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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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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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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 Neuman Systems and Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, 2004.
This paper discusses the application of the Neuman Systems Model, which is based on the community care concept and permits the integration of unlicensed trained practitioners to the practice of pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP).
2,950 words (approx. 11.8 pages), 25 sources, APA, $ 87.95
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This paper explains that the major concern of nursing is keeping the client system stable throughout constant life changes with accuracy, both in assessing the effects of environmental stressors and in assisting client adjustments required for optimal level wellness through primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies as intervention. The paper points out that, because the model is built on general systems theory with the flexibility that allows identification of the client as an individual, family, group, or community, it is equally appropriate for an interdisciplinary team in a public health department with the client as community, an acute care psychiatric hospital with client as an individual, or an adolescent drug rehabilitation center with client as family. The paper relates that the practice of nursing is limited to the health care provision or the location of the patient; however, if the best health care is desired, it is imperative for nursing to extend beyond its conventional boundaries.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Benefit
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)
Situation in Clinical Practice
Conclusion
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"Coupled by the importance of performing at one?s best in order to achieve high quality pediatric health service, the Neuman systems model can deal with a patient?s need for immediate help. This is because of the fact that the model allows nurses to reach their patients when they are most needed. An example of this is in the case where young patients suffer from respiratory diseases, such as Asthma. In order to deal with their patients also need to be foresighted, and according to the model this is what they will be able to do. It must be asserted that this kind of intuition is a must when dealing with young patients, as they may not feel comfortable or not be able to communicate their feelings well enough."
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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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Death In Pediatric Health Care Units, 2002.
Examines family and health care staff stress.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 44 sources, $ 119.95
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Examines family and health care staff stress. Emotional and psychological impact. Children's understanding of death and their special set of needs. Other environments for dying children than hospitals (professional home care, pediatric hospice). Psychosocial effects on families and on medical professionals. Issue of burnout in oncology staff. Need for end-of-life education.
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"This research examines family and health-care-staff stress in the context of death in health-care pediatric units. The plan of the research will be to provide an overview of the subject and then to present a review of relevant literature, with a view toward identifying major and subsidiary issue fronts relative to this topic.
That a child should predecease his parents is the most wretched of cosmic ironies. The subject has informed a body of popular literature, of which John Gunther's Death Be Not Proud, written in 1949 and taking its title from a sonnet by John Donne, is exemplary:
The impending death of one's child raises many questions on one's mind and heart and soul. It raises all the infinite questions, each answer ending in another question. What is..."
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Pediatric Nurses, 2006.
A review of the role of a pediatric nurse and the advancement opportunities available.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 6 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper gives an overview of the pediatric nurse specialist. It briefly presents the pediatric nursing specialty as a unique field that takes into consideration in the care of these patients their development. It also gives a brief overview of the history of the development of pediatrics and the different political and socioeconomic factors that played a role in its development. It then outlines the different advancement opportunities available for a pediatric nurse.
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"The present profession of nursing has come a long way from the profession of nursing more than a century ago. As the health care professions advanced over the years as a result of clinical research and technological leaps, so did the demand for more specialized care in order to keep up with the increasing standard of care. One of the reasons for this departure from the "general" nurse paradigm was the mounting evidence that pediatric patients are not "mini adults." Pediatric patients had unique characteristics, most prominently the fact that unlike adults, children are in a constant state of development and change. This continual development encompasses not only the physical dimension of these patients, but also the mental and socioeconomic dimensions as well. "
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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, 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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