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    Identifiable Sick Role

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    Many people report pain in the body that cannot be diagnosed by medical doctors. These reports of ‘unknown illness’ questions credibility of doctors and ultimately if the patient is legitimately sick. These illnesses are called termed M-medically U-unexplained S-symptoms. The following study which was done in Denmark gives a view about modern-day sociological

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    Dissociative Disorder

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    defining somatic symptom disorder, malingering, factitious disorder, and dissociative disorders according to the DSM–5. A somatic symptom disorder is a disorder in which persons become excessively distressed, concerned, and anxious, about bodily symptoms they are experiencing. Malingering is intentionally faking to achieve some external gains, such as financial compensation or military deferment. Factitious disorder is a disorder in which an individual feigns or induces physical symptoms, typically for

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    Ptsd

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    One symptom that they have in common is musculoskeletal conditions. Another symptom that they have in common is GI problems. Some of the treatments for both disorders that are the same are cognition therapy and the use of antidepressant medications. I will now look at how each of these is different and also will look at some of the different treatments for each. Somatization disorder is defined as a psychiatric condition marked by multiple, medically unexplained physical or somatic symptoms. In

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    all-encompassing care to my patients. Understanding how to handle patients who experience unexplainable physical symptoms, knowing what hinders communication, and using proper body language are all things that need to be evaluated when working in the healthcare field. How do healthcare professionals treat patients who experience symptoms of an illness with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS)? Weiland, Blankenstein, Van Saase, Van der Molen, Jacobs, Abels, Van Dulmen, Vernhout, and Arends

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    Drug Rehab

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    Drug Rehab Orangetown An addiction is a physical or mental dependence on a substance, action, behavior, or emotional responses thereof. Addictions, as far as those seen in drug rehab facilities, is most often substance related. Drug rehab centers focus on addiction that is forged through consistent and increasing use and abuse of drugs and, or alcohol. Drug rehab, is a structured program of physical, mental, behavioral and emotional applications that incorporate counseling and cognitive-behavioral

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    According to Mayo Clinic, “Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest.” This mental health disorder affects the way you feel, think, and act. It can also lead the person to many emotional and physical problems. The person may have trouble doing normal daily activities and have a feeling that life is meaningless. Surprisingly and sadly, according to WHO.int Depression Fact Sheet, “Depression is a common mental disorder. Globally, more than 300 million

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    Munchausen syndrome, also referred to as factitious disorder, is a mental condition in which sufferers cause or pretend to have physical or psychological symptoms that are not actually occurring. Munchausen syndrome is considered to be a mental illness because it is associated with severe emotional difficulties that are present with the illness. Due to the fact that there are no reliable statistics regarding the number of people in the United States who suffer from Munchausen syndrome, it is considered

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    which causes and affect how one feel, think, and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working. The symptoms are required existing for at least two weeks in order to be diagnosed. Adolescent depression is also known as teenage depression. Teenage depression is a mental and emotional disorder with no different medically from adult depression. Nevertheless, depressive symptoms in teens may be noticeable in a teenager in different ways than in adults due to the different social and age-related

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    Oa Recovery

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    The one symptom they share is RA, yet even this impairment differs between them; in severity, temporal gradient, recovery, types of memory and in general intelligence (Reed & Squire, 1998; Serra et al., 2007). Going beyond this, the PA and OA patients have different

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    The Mayo Clinic

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    1. As per the Mayo Clinic the symptoms that the patient encountered is related to a pituitary adenoma, due to the tumor pressure (www.mayoclinic.org). The visual disturbances and headaches indicate an increase growth, which causes pressure to the surrounding area. The weight gain and increase in shoe size is caused by an increase production in growth hormone. Excess production in growth hormone can cause enlarged hands and feet. 2. “The pituitary adenoma itself may put pressure on the remaining

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