Pcp Mental Health

The prevalence of mental health disorders in the Unites States is growing exponentially. According to the Center for Disease Control (2015), one out of five adolescents are diagnosed with a mental health disorder and 15 million children are estimated with a mental health diagnosis. Having resources available to this population from the advanced schools of psychology is vital to maintaining healthy interventions for our future children and adolescents. Furthermore, it’s imperative to review not only the diagnosis of the children experiencing mental health systems, but to also review systemically the entire health spectrum of the child’s wellness and deficiencies. According the American Psychological Association (2017), these levels can

PCP is a hallucinogenic drug with anesthetic properties. PCP is known as a dissociative anesthetic because users seem to be disconnected. It distorts both sight and sound and also creates or provides a feeling of detachment. Rather than visual hallucinations, PCP cause a distortion of reality. First synthesized in 1926, PCP was developed by Parke, Davis and Company under the trade name Sernyl for use as a general anesthetic for humans in the 1950's, and subsequently was used in veterinary medicine as a tranquilizer. By 1965, use with humans was discontinued as clinical studies revealed that patients experienced delusions, severe anxiety and agitation when emerging from the drug's effects. In the United States an illicit trade of PCP sprang

Inpatient adolescents were recruited from a psychiatric hospital located in the suburban region of a large metropolitan area. Respondents ranged in age from 13 to 18 years (Danielson, 2003). Of the 98 adolescents, 53 were girls and 85 were white. Most patients were of middle class socioeconomic status and possessed insurance that covered inpatient psychiatric treatment. Sixty-seven of the youths were hospitalized for attempting suicide. The remaining 31

A major concern for children who are being treated with medications are that they are either being overprescribed or under prescribed (Rey & Sawyer, 2003). When prescribers have not had sufficient training in use of these medications, especially practicing on youth that are in underserved areas where access to prescribers with expertise in treating youth with psychopharmacology is extremely limited, they are at risk for being under or over prescribed. Medication may be overprescribed when there is insufficient attention paid to other supports and services that may benefit the youth, as well (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry’s Committee on Community-Based Systems of Care [AACAP], 2012). Another major concern for those who

The topic of this study is to determine if evidence based guidelines for youth with depression or mental health concerns needs to be implemented or changed. This study is important because it can show where the health care providers need to improve and where the guidelines are outdated and need to be changed. The hypothesis being tested is that the guidelines are outdated and need to be replaced, and the guidelines need to be implemented and enforced.

The retrospective review conducted by Sun, Abraham, Slack, and Skrepnek (2014) was intended to calculate the national estimates of depression-related emergency department (ED) visits among adolescents that were 17 years or younger in the United States. Depression in adolescents are commonly either not diagnosed, under diagnosed, or unscreened during regular health care office checkups, therefore the ED ends up being their primary care resource in times of need. If depression is left untreated, it may damage the development of a young person’s emotional, cognitive, and social skills placing them at a higher risk for committing self-harm and even suicide (Sun et al., 2014). For the research design, the authors utilized a “retrospective cross-sectional

These health-screening tests are a short 10-minute test that can detect if a student is at risk, and if so the test can refer them to acquire additional help. In the Wisconsin school district from 2005-2009, 2,500 students have gone through the screening system. Of those 2,500 students, 500 of them identifying as at risk for depression. Out of the 500 students that had been identified as at risk for depression or other mental illness, about 370 students had not been receiving any type of treatment prior to the test. Within 90 days after testing, three-quarters of the students that had not been receiving treatments visited a mental health facility at least once (Landro,

In order to identify potential barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders, Primary Care providers -Pediatricians and Family practice providers completed a survey that characterized their experiences with screening, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness.PCPs were administered investigator-designed online survey. The survey was hosted by the secure web application REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture). Participation was anonymous and voluntary. Of the Total N = 83 providers sent a survey, n = 28 (33%) responded. 39 % provider’s responded they

making by improving PCPs’ ability to follow treatment guidelines to achieve more desirable treatment responses (“treat to target” for patient preference) by adjusting/switching medications and treatment with psychosocial treatments while empowering patients with better options to avoid the exacerbation of medical conditions (Goodrich, Kilbourne, Nord, & Bauer, 2013)”. While checking weight, pulse, and blood pressure, a person’s mental health can get a standard check-up as well. With simple testing and common uncomplicated conditions over time, it can be cost-effective and in the future help with the management of other physical health conditions. A recent review of cost-utility studies of depression management determined that “costs per quality-adjusted-life-year for screening, pharmacologic treatment, nonpharmacologic treatment (e.g., psychotherapy), and care management for depression are well within the acceptable range for screening or care for other medical conditions, such as coronary artery disease, hypertension, diabetes, and colon cancer.” (Chapman, Perry, & Strine, 2005) There has been research observing the involvement of depressive disorders on chronic disease and it indicates that “timely diagnosis and treatment of psychiatric disorders could greatly affect the impact of chronic disease. The presence of mental

LP is a female patient in her early 40’s who presented to the ED with a complaint of shortness of breath. The patient stated that she recently returned from an 11-hour international flight during which she experienced throbbing pain in her right calf accompanied by swelling and discoloration. She initially came in a few months ago to her primary care provider (PCP) for an uncontrollable itch which she suspected was an allergy. The PCP sent her to get a complete blood count (CBC) in the lab. Results came back which showed a 50% hematocrit level and 18g/dl hemoglobin. LP was referred to a hematologist for further testing which included a genetic component for the JAK2 gene mutation that came back positive from the blood sample, meeting the diagnostic

As a result of preventing and decreasing these risky and unhealthy behaviors, in 1993, the American Medical Association (AMA) produced the Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services (GAPS). GAPS is a set of recommendations that provides a framework for the organization and content of preventive services for adolescents (Arson, Clark, Colborn, Perez, Engelke, & Hill, 2011). The GAPS recommendations are proposed to help primary-care physicians and other healthcare providers to assess and address adolescent high risk behaviors (Arson et al., 2011). The GAPS is unique because the recommendations underscore health guidance, prevention of behavioral and emotional disorders in addition to traditional biomedical conditions (Arson et al., 2011). The GAPS questionnaires consists of 62 questions related medical, specific health issues, social, developmental history, and self-assessment. The GAPS model allows the clinician to work with both the parent and the adolescent to target the risk behaviors that are most relevant to the

For over a decade, parents seeking help for their children have turned to programs collectively knows as the “troubled-teen industry.” The troubled-teen industry arose in various forms, inserting its self into an environment in which mental health service for children and their families were not available or inadequate. In response to questionable advertising

In the USA, demand for primary care physician (PCP) services is increasing with expected shortage of 12,500 PCPs by 2025. People across the nation will be experiencing difficulty receiving medical care in a timely manner due to limited PCP availability. Currently, average waiting time for a PCP appointment is 19 days which will increase gradually. In addition, there is an increasing eligible patient pool due to Affordable Care Act resulting in 50-60 million office visits for low-acuity medical conditions. Other pain points for physicians include complex electronic health records, significant paperwork, overhead costs and decreasing reimbursements. Patients' pain points include longer wait times, significant costs associated office/ER visits,

In the United States health system, there is a lack of professional specialization in adolescent health. We have adult and pediatric doctors, but there are few that are trained specifically for the growing needs of the adolescents. In the places that address adolescence heath, emphasis is mostly on curative medicine. It is necessary to modify the structure and design of primary care so that adolescent’s health service and place greater emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention, and youth development. Adolescence is a key period for the adoption of behaviors necessary to shape one’s future health status, clinicians has a vital role in the early detection

Pre-adolescence is a crucial stage in a child’s life because it is during this stage that kids can learn the coping mechanism that can prevent complications later on in life (Britton et al., 2014). Some children and adolescents may not have the opportunity to seek proper mental health care during their childhood. This may be due to parents overworking or simply not being able to afford quality mental health care services (Bucci et al., 2016). However, schools can serve children and adolescents as a