Posts Tagged ‘mental disorders’
LaKisha Bridgewater – Psychiatric Social Worker (PSW) Counselor
LaKisha Bridgewater – Psychiatric Social Worker (PSW) Counselor —
New fast-track programme will train top graduates to work as mental health …
Demand for adult social workers is high: a third of all families includes someone who is mentally ill, while one in four people will experience a mental health problem during their lifetime. In 2010, more than 1.25 million people used specialist NHS …
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Lawmakers budget 0000 for youth mental health services in Hamptons
Fine contacted elected officials, who put together a task force of school officials and health care professionals. They wrote a draft plan for improving services on the South Fork, which calls for the hiring of a child psychiatrist and two social …
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Selfie Craze? Doctors Link Smartphone Snaps With Mental Illness
Selfie craze? Doctors link smartphone snaps with mental illness
Experts have linked taking selfies with mental illness, claiming that some people who obsessively take pictures of themselves may have a form of Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD). Those with BDD typically have a preoccupation with one or more perceived …
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How TV is changing perceptions of mental disorders
While portrayals of mental illness in the media have become more accurate in recent years with shows like "Homeland" and "Elementary," some films and TV shows continue to form and spread damaging views of mental disorders and treatment methods.
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Violence Is Not a Product of Mental Illness. Violence Is a Product of Anger.
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, the reference book used by mental health professionals to assign diagnoses of mental illness, does very little to address anger. The one relevant diagnosis is intermittent …
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Abortion Foe Forced Kalispell Clinic Out of Building
Abortion foe forced Kalispell clinic out of building
KALISPELL – For NARAL Pro-Choice Montana, a group that advocates for abortion rights, the connections between what has happened this year to the Kalispell family medical clinic that provided the only abortion services in the Flathead Valley, and the …
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Violence and Serious Mental Disorders: Do Something, Don't Just Wait for a …
What too often is not well-understood — nor done — are the critical, if general interventions that can reduce the likelihood of violence an ill person can direct at him/herself or to others. We can think of helping people at risk for violence in both …
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What Do They Do in Adolescent Rehabs?
Question by Devan: what do they do in adolescent rehabs?
i’m 15 and have been drinking pretty regularly. i’m straightening my life out and being sent to a rehab facility for teens. what do they do there? do i have to have a room mate? do they draw blood? (i’m terrified of needles)
Best answer:
Answer by Karen
I just got back from a rehabilitation, for mental disorders. It got my life somewhat back in control, not fully but I’m getting there. When you go there you will have therapy sessions and talk to other people that are going through the same problem as you. Stop drinking while you are young. It’s a bad thing to try and stop later in life. You may have a room mate or you may have a room by yourself, it’s just based on the way the center is set up. They probably will take blood, so that you will be medically cleared. They had to draw blood from me several times but at different places, to get medically cleared and then just to check if anything was wrong with me. I don’t like them either, but just take deep breaths and relax, also don’t look at it when they are taking it. Stay strong and stay sober.
Mental Health Assessment With a Psychologist?
Question by Just Jenna: mental health assessment with a psychologist?
My doctor has referred me to a psychologist for a mental health assessment and I’m just wondering what to expect at this appointment? I have had symptoms of depression for quite some time and have a hard time trusting and communicating with loved ones. What exactly does a psychologist do?
Best answer:
Answer by Macrocompassion
The work of psychology is in questioning and guiding you about what you should do. This expert does not prescribe medicine, which you might need later, but first your health apparently needs to be evaluated.
Answer by mustlovedogs
They will just ask you all kinds of questions about your depression and also your life in general. When did your symptoms start, how bad, what have you tried, what are you doing in school, what’s your family like, etc. No worries. It is a lot of questions, but if you answer as honestly as you can, they should make it easy for you.
What Is a Psychiatric Clinic?
Question by Kelsey: what is a psychiatric clinic?
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Answer by Yorkie
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients. Others may specialise in the temporary or permanent care of residents who, as a result of a psychological disorder, require routine assistance, treatment, or a specialised and controlled environment. Patients are often admitted on a voluntary basis, but involuntary commitment is practiced when an individual may pose a significant danger to themselves or others.
Answer by Phil
Often times Psychiatric Clinics are established for short-stay, medication adjustments, and just basic support for such things as temporary crisis situations.