Category: Illness

This document presents the results of John Does mental illness assessment histories. The interview was conducted to collect information about the clients mental health condition. It contained open ended questions about John Does mental history. The first part of this document highlights the assessment histories that will be performed while the second part comprises a…

Mental health problems and their relation to prisoners and incarceration slowly became more evident in the last two decades. In an article on incarceration being ineffective in prisoners cases that involve mental health problems, Wagner (2000) emphasized how prisons cost more to build for the government and are less effective than mental health treatments. The…

Table of Contents Introduction Impact of the Three Communicable Illnesses on My Community Identifying the Illnesses Conclusion References Introduction In the past few decades, nations all over the world have strived to eradicate preventable illnesses to achieve a healthy population. The Healthy People 2020 is one of the forces that drive countries to embrace the…

Table of Contents Biomedicine Biomedical Model Health and Illness behavior Importance of illness narrative Mrs. Summers Narration Demographic Information and diagnosis The Life Course theory Conclusion List of References Narratives are personal accounts about the experiences of illness and health told inform of stories to other people. Narratives play an important role in health care…

Usher syndrome belongs to the number of hereditary diseases that occur extremely rarely. Its negative impact on the human body cannot be overstated as there are a lot of cases when this diagnosis is associated with various mental diseases such as schizophrenia in people of different age (Domanico, Fragiotta, Trabucco, Nebbioso, & Vingolo, 2012, p.1).…

Table of Contents Abstract Social Problem Addressing the Social Problem Living with Mental Illness Interventions and Policies Policy Suggestion References Abstract Severe mental illness is a topic which both historically and in modern day has been viewed by the public with great discomfort. Individuals affected by such mental health issues are left misunderstood, stigmatized, and…

Table of Contents Research Problem Literature Review Objectivity, Ethics, and Sampling Research Methodology Research Schedule References Research Problem Uninsured patients with bipolar disorder and other mental illnesses have limited access to healthcare services because diagnosis, treatment, and management of the disorder are very expensive. Bipolar disorder is a lifetime disorder that requires early diagnosis and…

American criminal justice system is a controversial subject, and many of its aspects are issues of current interest. The United States has as much as 200,000 women incarcerated  the greatest number among the worlds countries  and the female prison population is steadily rising (Sawyer, 2015). Many of the female inmates have mental health…

The claim that multiple chronic conditions (MCC) cannot be addressed in current disease activities means that the current health system is not built to cater to such conditions. According to Wallace et al. (2012), the contemporary health system was built around an episode-of-care model since the days of family doctors making house calls for the…

The topic of pharmacogenomics and chronic illnesses was selected for the following discussion. The problem of pharmacogenomics use for the treatment of mental illness is relevant because one in four people suffer from this type of medical condition (Wax, 2012). The article by White et al. (2018) investigates the impact of pharmacogenomics on patient outcomes…