Responding to Legal Issues in Mental Health Essay

like to bring attention to mental health issues, specifically the stigmas attached to mental illness and help bring understanding on a misunderstood subject. Mental health problems represent an increasing part of the worldwide disease burden (Reijneveld, 2005). There is a stigma attached to children, race/culture, as well as gender differences. It is important that we as the public become properly informed on the effects that these stigmas can have on the mental health of these populations. A study…

Introduction The aim of this literature review is to examine stigma as an influential factor on help seeking behaviours for young adults with mental health issues. The terms stigma has been present and utilised first by the Greeks, who used the term to describe a marking which signified something unusual or corrupt about a person’s moral status (Goffman 1968, Davis 2006). It has been further modernised in Erving Goffman’s (1963) ‘’Stigma, Notes of the management of spoiled identity’’ but has largely…

Part A: Legislation Summary and Status H.R. 628: Mental Health in Schools Act of 2013 was introduced on February 13, 2013 by Grace Napoliano Grace Napolitano, D-CA32. H.R. 628 is expected to dispense national capital of nearly $200,000,000 each year form 2013-2017. The way that this policy is designed, only three federal individuals are responsible to give out grants to help communities and schools with mental health in the school system. The three individuals are: the secretary, secretary of education…

of mental health that should be considered when working in the field of social work. One major aspect of mental illness the personal definition of mental illness, because it impacts any biases that may be held. Personal biases shape reactions and may impact the success of treatment if a client falls within the biases. There is also the impact of how society views mental illness also can stop those who have mental illness from receiving the support they need. When thinking about mental health what…

Offenders with Mental Health Issues Adolescence is a critical time of development. During this period there are significant changes in brain development, emotions, cognition, behavior, and personal relationships. It is during this time that most major mental health disorders appear, many of which carry over into adulthood. Behavior patterns such as substance abuse also often develop during this time and may continue throughout adulthood. Many adolescents struggling with mental health issues begin to…

Legal Issues in Health Care This article is about the problems hospitals are facing due to antitrust law issued by the government and how it affects the hospital setting in providing healthcare service. It talks about the major laws that have problems in connection to the three different relations that exist in any hospital - Hospital Relations, Hospital-Physician Relations and Hospital-Payer Relations. This has both good and bad effects and depends on what…

Mental Health Issues and the Psychodynamic Approach The psychodynamic approach highlights the importance of the unconscious mind and early childhood experiences, therefore practitioners of this approach will attempt to deal with the mental health issues of their patients by incorporating these ideas and creating ‘therapies’ using these bases. The basic concept behind psychoanalysis is that a patient that suffers from mental health problems such as depression can address…

The Work Dilemma for Mental Health Users On 2011 February 16, the Welfare Reform Bill was introduced to Parliament. The purpose of this bill was to increase benefits and tax credits to make the system fairer and less complex for users (DWP 2012). In 2008/2009, the recession created increased demand for mental health services, with those with moderate problems being the hardest hit (Dunning 2011). This was the driving force behind initiatives to allow those who have a mental illness but who could…

Introduction Health care is a basic human right, and from an ethical standpoint the system in the United States is the most unjust and unequal in the Western world and paradoxically the most expensive as well. In contract, the conservative ideology of ethical egoism simply hold that all individuals have no moral duty except to act in their own self-interest, and therefore health care is a personal responsibility rather than that of the larger society. This is the type of mentality that denies…

U09a1 Responding to Ethical and Legal Issues Erica Bryant Owens Capella University Case Scenario: An 18 year old female named Simone is a new mother who does not know who the father of her child is. She is a high school dropout and receives government assistance. She has received a grant by her social worker to attend counseling for awhile. She has no family to depend on due to her parents being alcoholics and suffering from mental illness. Simone was labeled in school as having learning disabilities…