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clinicians rely on the DSM to diagnose their patients. It is credible insofar as it is published by the American Psychiatric Assoc...
is used to categorize symptoms and disorders to aid in a standardized diagnosis between professionals. This has led to an industry...
ones life (Mulhauser, 2011). The first reaction, that is, normal grief, leads to sadness, which is a perfectly healthy, normal par...
processes, and appropriate diagnosing, as well as proposing specific interventions that can be used and preventative strategies fo...
with 0 meaning definitely not and 100 meaning definitely. A definite score indicating mental illness caused the person to commit t...
then developing a quantitative instrument for assessing risk behaviors related to the onset of substance abuse behaviors among the...
principles: 1) express empathy; 2) develop discrepancy; 3) avoid argumentation; 4) deal with, or "roll with" resistance and 5) sup...
This 3 page paper provides an overview of how Evidence-based practice is used to treat substance abuse disorders. This paper inclu...
This essay pertains to "Drunk History," a TV show in which participants describe instances from history while inebriated. The writ...
Confidentiality and privacy are demanded for medical and mental health professionals. Psychologists and therapists live by the Eth...
This paper is an evaluation of Restoration House's New Hope for Families program, which is a community-based residential treatmen...
trader exchanged his cargo of Africans for food in 1619. The Africans became indentured servants, similar in legal position to man...
Railroad Station (Soul of America, 2002). The Abyssinian Baptist Church was founded in 1808 as a result of segregation in a white...
This paper examines the differences in how the concept of masculinity is viewed among African-American and African men. This elev...
In ten pages this paper examines the conflict between African cultural traditions and the contemporary African American middle cla...
reminiscent of African culture as a whole is to miss the point of the masks intent. There are a variety of masks and they are mean...
individuals were members of St. Georges Methodist Episcopal Church but, because of the fact they were African American, found them...
This paper examines this work, also referred to as Drum Street, by Oscar Brown Jr. There are no other sources listed....
In this paper consisting of six pages the 'Africanness' thread that continues to link contemporary African Americans to their past...
In twelve pages this paper examines teenage deviant behavior in a consideration of various social factors and how they can escalat...
This paper of three pages examines the negative traits associated with addiction and addresses issues related to family functionin...
In ten pages this paper examines these issues from a social work perspective. Four sources are cited in the bibliography....
B. Abuse of illicit drugs increasing among seniors. C. Prescription drugs. 1. Seniors take many more drugs than younger adults. 2....
examination" (Anonymous, 2003). Marchman empowers other entities beyond parents and guardians with the ability to involuntarily a...
had fewer suicidal thoughts than those who used drugs and engaged in sex (2004). Those who used marijuana, and perhaps other illeg...
(Bromwell, n.d.). This approach would also try to have the patient develop different patterns of thinking (Bromwell, n.d.). For ex...
inability to regulate decision-making behavior at such times is critical if relapses are to be avoided (Matto, 2007). In addition,...
as many addicts often die early. But there are cases when substances are not abused early in life, but get picked up when the indi...
long ago Dr. Phil railed against a teenager for smoking pot every day. There are mixed messages on television about drugs. While t...
context of the problem of addressing dual-diagnosed populations. The Dual Diagnosis The term dual diagnosis is a relative...