Mental Health Care Case Summary

Mr. Scott is a 34 year old male who presented to the ED via LEO. Mr. Scott reported to nursing staff he has not been taking medication for schizophrenia for the past 8 days because he believes the medication has not helping him with his hallucinations. Mr. Scott reports cocaine use yesterday to nurse staff. At the time of the assessment Mr. Scott is found pacing the floor of his room, However he is calm and cooperative. Mr. Scott reports he was released from a mental health facility in Chatham county. Mr. Scott mention previous hospitalization at Coastal Plains and Holly Hill. He reports a history of Bipolar, PTSD, and manic depression. Mr. Scott reports currently having suicidal thoughts of overdosing on unknown medication he has at his place of residence. Mr. Scott appears guarded and very anxious when talking to this clinician. He reports poor sleep (2-3 hours daily), experiencing flash backs of past traumas from growing up in his previous community, and visual hallucinations. Mr. Scott reports recently he would see dead bodies in the room and doors opening when he knows they are closed. Mr. Scott reports a history of suicidal ideation and attempts, the last being a month ago

Identification of mental health services that could be utilized as part of Jared’s treatment plan.

The film The Prince of Egypt tells the tale of Moses. This essay will focus on how the movie handled the issue of race. In terms of the essay, race can be defined as, the conflict between the Egyptians and Hebrews. In particular this essay will focus on the depiction of slavery, Moses killing an Egyptian, and the relationship between Moses and Ramses. The conflict between the Egyptians and Hebrews was well demonstrated throughout the movie. Although comparing it to Exodus, the conflict was portrayed less brutal. The animosity between the Hebrews and Egyptians is played down. The relationship between Ramses and Moses shows compassion towards Egyptians and Hebrews. The issue of race is evident in the prince of Egypt but is played down. This can be seen through less brutality inflicted on the slaves, when Moses kills an Egyptian, and the relationship between Ramses and Moses.

The claimant denied previous hospitalizations for psychiatric reasons. Her mother reported that claimant has received outpatient mental health treatments in Armenia. Claimant’s mother denied receiving current mental health services and denies past and current suicidal or homicidal ideation, attempt and plan.

Topic: Racial differences in Attitudes toward Professional Mental Health Care and in the use of Service

Next, Cunningham was diagnosed with "paranoid schizophrenia," "antisocial personality disorder", and "borderline intellectual function". Second, Shaifer "long ago diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Third, Pinson with a history of "epilepsy, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia". Fourth, Narducci Jr who was diagnosed with a "mood disorder" and a "mixed personality disorder.

In the instance of a serious mental health case it is the role of the counsellor to provide complementary support alongside medical professionals providing medical consultation and treatment, with agreement from the medical professional. It is the role of the counsellor to support the client in developing methods to better manage their conditions and so improve their quality of life. It is also the role of the counsellor to maintain a knowledge of serious mental health conditions to enable effective referral upon identification of associated

Every country has their own culture and it is expressed through their own traditional factors such as language and education. When a culture attempts to dominate a different culture, individuals of minor culture could easily be isolated. In Brian Friel’s Translation, he shows a several issues that could be simultaneously occurred by colonialism.

As of now, there is no general consensus that would require states to cover mental health (Cauchi, Landess, & Thangasamy 2011). Out of the 49 states that do cover mental illness, there are three main categories that vary considerably; mental health “parity” or equal coverage laws, minimum mandated mental health benefit laws, and mental health “mandated offering laws.” Mental illness is as serious a condition as any other health condition. It should be covered as such. Mental health parity has come a long way over the years. With health care reform underway, this issue is bound to come up. Hopefully the reform can enact a program that will lead to more mental health parity.

Daniel Dewitt, a former high school football star, was preparing for college and his life ahead of him when he started to see and hear strange things. His parents, being it their natural reaction, brought him to a hospital to be checked on. He was then diagnosed with schizophrenia and hasn’t been the same since. Schizophrenia is a one of many serious mental illnesses that many people suffer from. My paper is all about real accounts of people from mental hospitals, the problems with the mental health system, and how it’s changed over the years. You’ll read more about Daniel Dewitt and his challenges, about a school for children with schizophrenia, the conditions it which one has to be in to enter a mental

This particular trial focused on the challenge of helping individual that have mental illness problems. Because court staff doesn't really have the education to dialogues individuals, the court can only use previous records to determine what is best for the individual. This trial was difficult because the individual was a young boy, who parents tried ever treatment program for their son. In this case, the young boy felt that he didn’t need any help and the medical he was taking was working, dispute his arrest record showing several breaks in entering and weapon charges. The challenge was that the young boy never stayed in a program no longer than 2 weeks because he voluntarily entered. The parent felt the need for the court to mandate their son in order to get properly diagnosed.

I personally interviewed one of our clinical managers at the mental health clinic I work for. The reason I chose her is because out of all the clinical managers and TCM (target case managers) she is the youngest and I wanted to get an insight of her experience so far. She is very dedicated and very helpful and the one thing I love about her the most is that she is always available; her office door is always open for everyone. She currently manages 15 therapists and provides support to more than 100 clients. Overall, she is amazing not only as a person but also as a co-worker and manager. In the interview I was able to get into more details about her experience working in the crisis center at hospitals; she said it was extremely difficult but very rewarding to provide crisis counseling to families in need. She also stated on multiple occasions that she loved working with children preferably 10 and younger and that it could be challenging at times to give therapy to young kids but that via games and different strategies she’s

Fuselier has argued that the mentally ill group comprised at least 50% of all hostage takers. These persons represented four traditional diagnostic groups: (1) schizophrenia; (2) depression; (3) antisocial personality disorder; and, (4) inadequate personality disorder (Feldmann, 2001). Rather than focus on the psychological dysfunction or psychiatric diagnosis of a hostage taker, negotiators focus on the contextually relevant information specific to the incident that is taking place. Charlés also mentions a strategy used to make sense of the behavior in context. The negotiators are curious about what events precipitated the incident, so as to determine the factors that might contribute to its safe resolution (Charlés, 2007). A successful resolution

In all the offices I had sat in, this was the most uninspiring one I had ever experienced. There was no character that suggested that this was a place where great things might happen given the right sequence of events. This was a place that was designed to remove hope and any uniqueness that the occupant may have, the harsh strip lighting gave the austere walls an oppressive quality. This is the office of a mental health worker that I am supposed to seek help from. In the middle of this office is a small circular table, we sit at either side facing each other. My case worker is named Louise and my first impression is that this girl wouldn’t stand a chance in the real world. We sit in silence for a couple of minutes while she reads over the referral letter that my GP sent, this is a standard letter that briefly outlines my condition to allow Louise to treat me

The definition of risk management which is given by the NCPI is the expectancy, identification, and assessment of a possible risk where a process is started to help take away any possible risks that can be associated with something or to help lower the amount of risk in which could be used to bring it down to a place which is deemed to be at more of a tolerable level. What this is doing is showing us that as we place certain control over risks any type of risk that is similar to these are then associated with each other. These risks are more easily controlled due to having them all in more of an organized fashion leading to our efforts to combat these risks to become more effective. This then helps these risks from becoming increased or even having other risks as a result. The whole notion of risk management is by acting on these risks before they become more serious we can prevent these actions from happening ultimately widening our control over them.