Psychiatric Disorders In Urban Communities

In Streetwise, Elijah Anderson (1990) discusses the social forces at work in an urban area he calls the Village-Northton. His is a sociological field study of the daily interactions between the residents of an area encompassing two communities--in his words, "one black and low income to very poor (with an extremely high infant mortality rate), [and] the other racially mixed but becoming increasingly middle to upper income and white" (Anderson, 1990, p. ix). In keeping with valid sociological fieldwork, Anderson (1990) immersed himself in the community from the summer of 1975 through the summer of 1989.

People that live in socially deprived areas are more likely to have mental illness, poverty, poor education and low socioeconomic status. This is mainly because of the conditions they have been brought up in and live in; if they lived in better conditions then they probably wouldn’t have health problems like this.

In my experience, small towns often lack the mental health competencies and capabilities necessary to meet the challenges that face their citizens both individually and collectively. Having volunteered more than 300 hours in small communities, numerous shortfalls and gaps as it related to treatment and psychoeducation were discovered. As a result of these findings, I would like to devote time and research to such areas in order to establish and implement community based programs that will allow for mentally healthy

Youth who are placed in large metropolitan areas are significantly less likely to be in the moderate (26% less likely) or high (24% less likely) service groups compared to youth in smaller metropolitan areas. In contrast to large metropolitan areas, those in large fringe areas are not significantly different from the smaller metropolitan

On the other hand the number, the number of patients with psychiatric disorders is lower for rural veterans then urban, but the rural veterans diagnosed with psychiatric illnesses are sicker than urban veterans (ORH) This is most likely because rural veterans are more unlikely to seek treatment due to pride, this will cause them to be sicker when diagnosed then those who were diagnosed early.

Similar to healthcare in Appalachia, mental healthcare is greatly lacking in the region. Much of Appalachia is characterized by isolated areas that have shortages of mental health providers (Correll, Cantrell, & Dalton, 2011). Literature suggests that rural residents have higher rates of mental health concerns than their urban counterparts (Smalley, Yancey, Warren, Naufel, Ryan, & Pugh, 2010). Individuals often do not seek treatment, and often have difficulty gaining access care (Smalley, Yancey, Warren, Naufel, Ryan, & Pugh, 2010). Rural communities are also more likely to experience living conditions and engage in behaviors that increase risk for mental health issues. These risk factors are then augmented by harmful cultural behaviors such

Madeleine L'Engle a French author uses a creative mixture of science and fairy tale magic for building the story line in her book A Wrinkle in Time. From beginning to end Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin go through adventure after adventure bursting with animated fairy-tale characteristics. This book has a model preteen coming-of-age theme. The three are intertwined naturally, and work well within the science-fiction twist of this very unbelievable fantasy tale.

The following is a direct drive-by observation of Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Below areas of the community were observed to identify public health concerns among the community. Travels along the town’s main areas were used to establish concerns and brief visits to shelters and the Pottstown local police department as well. Short observations were performed on foot to create a better look at environmental factors. It was recognized that one of the largest public health concerns for the area was mental illness. Therefore, research was performed to gather clinical and statistical evidence regarding population, economic status and other concerns mentioned in below the document. It can be concluded that the Pottstown area is lacking adequate mental

Some aspects of social location are culture, social class, job and income, education, gender, race-ethnicity, and age (Henslin, 2015). I am a twenty-two year old mother to a 3-year-old girl. I’ve lived in Kansas City my entire life, and so far can still say the same for my daughter. I was born the middle child, to a middle class, white family. After a short break in education after high school, I am now working on my college education, while still working to provide for my daughter.

“Depression is a disease that controls an individual’s outlook on life and their ability to deal with circumstances.” Depression is characterized with low self-esteem as well as “a loss of interest in activities… [which] has an incapacitating [effect] on the individual’s ability to relate to others.” Depression can cause homelessness or vice versa. “One of the strongest sources of depression among the homeless community [is] their feelings of isolation and loneliness. Feelings of isolation and separation from others” can lead to “rooflessness, such as parental neglect.” (Philipps, 2012)

Research Essay on the Scientific & Technical Innovation of Inventions from the 19th Century: The Impact of the Invention of the Telephone in Society Mr. Allan Algar Grade 8-1 Science Subin Moon Oct 19th, 2014 The telephone is a device designed for both communication and reception of human voice at the same time (Borth, 1). The telephone was an invention that had a huge impact on society by allowing people to contact another individual in a distant place in a short amount of time.

In this assignment I aim to discuss the sociological and psychological theories applicable to mental health practice. The sociological theories I will discuss are poverty and social stratification and the psychological theories will be attachment and social learning. I will base this on the John case study and will also look at the social, cultural, environmental and psychological factors that may have had an impact on his behaviour. I will then look at a range of social structures in society and talk about the importance of social science approaches relevant to the case study.

Economic instability, apart from causing stress about finances in general, creates a negative influence in the immigrant's life because of the lost of social interaction that is associated with the workspace, leaving the immigrant feeling alone and depressed (Kennedy 446). Economic hardships are also related to mental health because of it's connection to unattainability of mental health support. A study conducted by affiliates of Geneva University Hospitals Department of Mental Health and Psychiatry found that psychiatrists they observed believed immigrants who did not receive the mental health they needed also lacked the secure housing conditions and employment (bartlomei 3). If the issue of providing mental health support were addressed, consequently the issues of economic misfortunes would be analyzed as well, and to some degree, lessened. Therefore, immigrants should be provided mental health support they need so as to address the underlying issues related with low accessibility, such as income instability. In the same way mental health and accessibility is correlated to economic insecurity of immigrant families, mental illness is also correlated directly to the economy of the host nation. Mental illness is a prominent factor in immigrant dropouts lives, in fact a study conducted by Cathrine Hjorth, Line Bilgrav, Louise

Of course, every learner at every level of ability has innate limitations. The problem with invoking those limitations as an explanation for failure is the fact that many people do so prematurely.

These absences of stressors can have a great effect on the overall quality of life and as one researcher notes, " People who are living in rural and low density populated areas are less likely to have mental health problems than those living in urban areas and may also less likely to be exposed to depression cases or mental illness once they have recovered from these in more densely populated areas (Combs, 2006).