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Substance Abuse and Adolescents

entire population of youth between the ages of 12 and 17 used illicit drugs in 2004 (SAMHSA, 2005). This represents a slight decre...

A Plan to Rehabilitate the Congo

a better standard of living than does Congo, and that with the cooperation of developed nations, it may very well be that Congo be...

Article Critique/Dating Study

previously tested instrument, indicates that issues of validity and reliability were also adequately addressed. The results are ...

Behavioral Treatment Methods in Self Injurious Behavior In the Autistic and Mentally Retarded - Treatment Effectiveness and Implications for Further Research

target a specific behavior rather than self-injury as a whole (Edelson, 2006). Each self-injurous behavior is likely to have spec...

"Children Placed At Risk For Learning And Behavioral Difficulties" - Brief Analysis

be learned about keeping children with the potential of being categorized as at risk out of the statistical pool by prescreening a...

American Imperialism

strategic outposts for expanding trade with Latin America and Asia, particularly China" (History of the United States, 1865-1918, ...

Childhood Obesity

2005, p.165). In obese children, the number of fat cells present in the body can be as much as three times higher than in normal w...

British Columbia and the Problems of Substance Abuse Among Canadian Youth

take to the streets rather than cope with abuse, violence or parental drug addiction. Also, as indicated above in regards to alcoh...

Oncology and Coping with an Annotated Bibliography

parents of children with cancer regarding the needs of siblings and on the support that was offered by hospital staff. The results...

Overview of Dyslexia

the last 30 years (Singleton, 2000). Essentially, making positive diagnosis of dyslexia involves establishing that: 1. The childs ...

Vancouver, British Columbia and Homelessness

which means that the homeless population in Vancouver encompasses roughly 1800 people (The Americas, 2004). They are virtually all...

Smokers and Health Promotion

to smoking for medical care for one year, 1993, was in excess of $50 billion and estimated lost productivity due to smoking-relate...

Discusison of Dementia

p. 1). Multi-infarct dementia (MID) is caused by a series of strokes, which are frequently small (MID, n.d.). Patients with MID ...

Overview of Genogram and Ecogram

problem was the causative factor in his declining health and increasing depression. In Pauls case, behavioral elements were d...

Mexican Revolution and the Impact of Intervention by the United States

the Mexican Revolution The Mexican Revolution was a time of tremendous social upheaval. During this decade-long turmoil roughly ...

Sppech Pathology and ADHD

Center for Health Statistics, approximately 6.7% of children aged 5 to 17 were reported to have ADHD in 1997-2000" (Attention Defi...

Barrett's Definitions of Mutual Patterning and Power

Health patterning is a Rogerian nursing practice (Barrett, 2000). Barrett (2000) devised "the term Health Patterning to describe a...

Case Study on Crisis Counseling

while the unexpected loss of your long-term job has created a presence of fear and intimidation as you consider having to reintrod...

Etiology and Pathophysiology of Lung Cancer

cancer being observed (Wynder, Goodman and Hoffman, 1985). They also suggest that schools should place "major emphasis" on program...

Bone Cancer Case Study and Nursing Interventions

nurses as they engage in diagnostic, prescriptive, and regulatory operations of nursing" (Horan, Doran and Timmins, 2004, p. 30). ...

Virgil's 'Aeneid,' Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Divine Intervention

of his father Ulysses" (Homer I). From this excerpt it is quite obvious that divine intervention is a powerful part of the stor...

Users of Drugs and Alcohol and Quitting Smoking

et al, 2005). However, smokers are not limited in their addition, those who are addicted to other substances, such as alcohol. For...

Nursing Diagnosis and Body Image Disturbance Case Study

has focused on two corollary components: 1. the accuracy of body size estimations and 2. the attitudes and feelings individuals ...

Nursing Intervention and Munchausen by Proxy

the condition. More frequently it is the healthcare system which is both exposed to the condition and thus responsible for detect...

Alzheimer's Disease and the Role of a Psychologist

and eventually all cognitive function for the person inflicted with the disease (Lemonick and Park-Mankato, 2001). While the spec...

Description and Diagnostics of Diabetes Mellitus

"a heterogeneous disorder characterized by 2 pathogenic defects, impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance. The resultant ...

The Clash of Parents and Medical Professionals in 'Baby Owens'

ultrasound or even an abdominal x-ray (National Institute of Health, 2004). Such was the case with Baby Owens. After the ...

Striking Steel by Jack Metzgar

Americans. For instance, the New Deal created a number of programs aimed at reducing unemployment, such as the Farm Secur...

Multicultural Issues and Child Abuse Intervention

trying to interact in a world which differs culturally from the one with which they are accustomed. Even when that child is place...

Family Counseling, Role Playing, and Mindfulness Training

alleviation of boredom is positive. Mindfulness or meditation is a positive intervention and one that is utilized in family counse...