Megan's Case Study: Emerging Mental Illness

Action: MHP and MHS discuss Donovan’s behaviors in the home and community. MHP and MHS review monthly paperwork that is needs to be submitted. MHS and MHP complete a walk-through of Donovan’s bedroom and play room. MHP and MHP discuss upcoming medical appointments. MHP email Ms. Greene at the MUSC Foster Care Support Clinic to assist MHS with verifying upcoming medical appointments. MHP and MHS discuss MHS contact with Donovan’s DSS worker.

Megan is older than Shanae and is portrayed as disobedient and characterized as the throwaway. Unlike Shanae she does not have a support system, rather she is a ward of the state, from which she has ran away from ten times. Megan was incarcerated at Waxter for assaulting another foster child with a box cutter. Megan’s actions during her stay at Wexter seemed unpredictable, articulate, and greatly needy, making it seem that she was destined for failure. Though Waxter personnel really tried to help her, they never seemed to be able to keep up with her demanding personality. Upon further viewing, we begin to understand the reason for her misbehavior. Megan boils with bitterness, anger, and resentment because she felt as though her mother, Vernessa, had abandoned her.We learn that Vernessa is addicted heroin which has led her to prostitution. Ultimately we learn that Vernessa had spent many years incarcerated and comparatively less in Megan’s

Vicky Sims is a 32-year-old, Caucasian, female. Sims is recently divorced after 14 years of marriage, and she has a 10-year-old son with her ex-husband. Sims is currently unemployed and homeless. Sims is believed to be living on the street. Mark, her 10-year-old son has been living with Sims’ sister, Mia, for the last two years.

I have read an article called "Mental Illness: The New Cancer." this articles the writer told us three sad stories about how Mental Illness has killed people he loved.

The documentary proved to be highly emotional and difficult to watch yet, interesting in so many ways as the critical state of different mental illnesses was shown within the video highlighting Evan’s life from an early age and his overall condition which is profoundly witnessed within the contemporary society today as many individuals are in a distressed state or situations. The depictions of Evan’s signs and symptoms showed that he was suffering from different conditions and negative thoughts from the beginning. For instance, being very persistent and precise in the way he wanted things to be or how he believed that adults didn’t have anything to do with his life and his decisions. Also, his negative ideas and thoughts surrounded and focused

There is a direct relationship between treatment delivery and individual ethnic/racial group, gender, developmental life-stages, location, and socio-economic group. These variations although are natural aspects of our lives, can bear negative connotations when a mental health diagnosis is involved. Some cultures don’t recognize mental illnesses, which complicates the situation. In Joe’s case he is a white male, married and has a daughter. It’s expected that a white male living in New Jersey can be a responsible working man providing for his family. Furthermore, the fact that he is Caucasian stresses the idea that he lives a better life than other ethnic groups. He is considered privileged and that could be implicated by many that he should

Mental illness is an issue that impacts all prison systems throughout the United States. The wellbeing of inmates is a long debated issue. There is much improvement that can be done in the prison systems to help rehabilitate and treat inmates while they are incarcerated to better prepare them for a successful reintegration into society. An examination of the current rehabilitation and treatment programs for inmates diagnosed with psychological illness will assist in identifying failures in within the program. Proper implementation of these services can improve an inmate’s chance of successfully reintegrating into society after incarceration and ultimately lower the cost of running a government funded prison. This essay will cover the prominence of mental illness in prison, drug treatment programs that are used to address mental illness in the prison system, continue assistance or continuation of programs for released inmates, the opportunities that exist for rehabilitation, and a proposal for a rehabilitation program. The purpose of the research is aimed at improving the circumstances of the inmates to receive assistance while incarcerated that they may not receive while free.

What comes to mind when you think of mentally ill people? Is it depression? Or is it the asylums that “crazy people” are thrown into? What if I were to tell you that that's still a problem? Does having mental illness disclude people from the rest of humanity? Are their rights as Americans taken away from them because of their mental state? Every one in twenty five adults in America have lived with a mental disorder at one point, so why is their treatment not taken seriously?

Mental health professionals (e.g. general practitioners, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, nurses, psychotherapists, school guidance counsellors, etc.) are ideal supports for those struggling with their mental health. These professionals are trained to assess, treat, monitor, support, and connect individuals to appropriate mental health resources. Despite these qualifications, a wide range of studies suggest that youth aversion to seeking qualified help continues to be a barrier to care (Findlay & Sunderland, 2014; Henrik, Kjetil, & Arnstein, 2006; Reavley, Cvetkovski, Jorm, & Lubman, 2010; Rickwood et al., 2007).

Americans suffer from various types of mental illness and mental health problems, such as social anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, drug addiction, and personality disorders. Over a 12-month period, 27 percent of adults in the U.S. will experience some sort of mental health disorder, making the U.S. the country with the highest prevalence. Many Americans are going by their daily routines without being treated when suffering from a mental health illness. Homelessness people with untreated psychiatric illnesses comprise 250,000 people, of the total homeless population. The quality of life for these individuals is terrible. Many are victimized regularly and are looked down. Because of not being properly treated episodes of violence arises,

American culture pays particular attention to drug use. As seen on the news, offenders of major crimes suffer from some sort of mental illness; society believes that victims of mental illness are/need to be/should be on medication. The stigma is fueled when statistics are presented with the reduction in crime with medicated patients (Healy, 2014). Although being medicated is thought to pose less of a threat to society, studies have also shown that the rate of crime may increase with administered medication; such as the research shown on antidepressants (Villines, 2015).

“While there are many experts in the psychoanalysis of individuals, there seems to be little active authority or understanding in the matter of the persistent shared madness in everyday life. It's as if collective mental illness doesn't exist except in the vernacular and in contemporary folk myth, where it remains trapped and politically useless.” A quote from Michael Leunig.

Mental Illness affects all Canadians at some point in their life, whether directly or indirectly, through a family member, colleague or friend. It does not merely affect people of a certain age; it affects people of all ages. One in five Canadians experience mental illness (The Canadian Mental Health Association, n.d.). Anything can trigger mental illness, and it is important to remember that if a person is battling this disease, in it is not a sign of weakness. Unfortunately, there is a stigma and, as a result people are scared to admit that they have an illness. The principal disorders - depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia; in addition, the relationships between suicide and postpartum depression, eating disorders,

Manuel informs the CFT that Justin is currently housed at the YMCA youth shelter in Newark. Justin is in the YMCA youth shelter for 30 days. The CFT discuss the plans (i.e. housing, services and school) for Justin. Manual feels that due to Justin current psychological evaluation and his behavior in the youth shelter in Elizabeth. DCP&P is looking for CMO to place Justin into a residential treatment program. Jo Ponticello FACT Director of Operations explained to DCP&P the differences between treatment and placement. She explained to DCP&P that CMO provides treatment not placement to our youth. DCP&P feels that Justin needs to continue with therapeutic services to help him express his feelings about his parents relinquishing their rights in

The social problem I have chosen to write about is mental illness. This problem is important to talk about “because of the number of people it affects, the difficulty of defining and identifying mental disorders, and the ways in which mental illness is treated” (Kendall, 2013, p. 227). “About 57.7 million people, or one in four adults, in the United States suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder” (Kendall, 2013, p. 229). “Many of these illnesses begin in childhood or adolescence, with the most common problems being anxiety disorder, mood disorders, impulse-control disorders, and substance abuse disorders” (Kendall, 2013, p. 229). I chose this topic because I wanted to learn more about how mental illness is a social problem and I have been interested in learning more about mental illnesses and how to help people with mental disorders.