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Case Study of Diagnoses by DSM IV TR and Patient Assessment

time, after which he began drinking again. After this, the patient demonstrated a desire to poison himself, and this resulted in ...

Autism's Realities

that show that: "... more than a million people in the U.S. suffer from one of the autistic disorders (also known as pervasive dev...

Tardiness of Shaheen's

and Jones 130). Shaheens actual performance may not be as poor as the manager and Shaheens coworkers believe it to be. Par...

Adolescent Type I Diabetes Care Plan

much sugar remains in the blood and too little energy is transferred to other cells. The diabetic needs to take externally adminis...

Causes, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Asthma

infants younger than one year (Bozzette, 1996). The virus is extremely potent and has the potential to be deadly (Bozzette, 1996)...

The Field of Nursing and Issues of Aggregate Introduction and Diagnoses in Health Promotion

already has been diagnosed as having some form of heart disease. In that sense, primary prevention is not possible. The goals of...

The Elderly and Anemia

elderly, the most common of which include chronic disease, inflammation and blood loss (Williamson et al, nd). Smith reports there...

An Overview of Schizophrenia

personality and impaired functioning of regular kinds of activities and tasks. Psychosis refers to distorted reality or a lack of ...

Differential Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and the Misuse of Mood Stabilizers

of Bipolar II are more likely to develop the disorder, and this hereditary component has become the center of genomic research int...

A Psychology Case Study

Disorder 300.3 Axis II: Schizoid Personality Disorder 301.20 Axis III: Abuse of caffeine. Axis IV: Stressors related to compl...

The Multiaxial Diagnosis of Mental Illness

disorders (Axis I), as well as the presence of pervasive or personality conditions (Axis II). The third axis allows for the ident...

DSM-IV-TR Axis I and II Disorders

when one considers the premise that depression has been associated with reproductive factors, including a womans menstrual cycle ...

Tools for Examining an Organization

a high level of congruence, with many of the same process, but aimed at different products, which are within the same markets, and...

Assessing Abnormal Behavior

even schizophrenia. While Hippocrates approached the issue with a scientific bent, seeking to use medicinal practices to relieve a...

Nursing Care for Elderly Patient

By addressing this need, which includes rehabilitation designed to aid her mobility, nursing intervention can also have a positive...

Stroke Victim/Assessment and Nursing Diagnoses

This research paper discusses the assessment and determination of four nursing diagnoses that pertain to a 68-year-old stroke vict...

Nursing Interventions for a Stroke Case Study

This research paper offers four nursing diagnoses and their relevant goals and interventions, which are applicable to a case study...

Case Studies: Mental Illness and Treatments

are dysfunctional if their recall leads to distressing and/or dysfunctional responses (Paunovic, 2010). There are two major comp...

Making a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia: The Legal Implications

have also engaged in outpatient mental health care services. Ms. Tyler held a job on an assembly line for a short period of time...

Psychometric Case Studies

Mass weekly. He stated that he thinks he was and is a good parent. He has a BA in engineering and was employed as an aerospace wo...

Research on Autism and A Proposal for an Autistic Disorder Workshop

up in practice, and learning about new modalities and new research from experts in the field, conference attendees will leave with...

Borderline Personality Disorder, An Overview

Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) defines borderline personality disorder (BPD) by listing nine diagnostic criteria, which...

Issues Concerning Childhood Depression

the childs life. Children are not simply adults in miniature, as their bodies and organ function are in a continual state of deve...

Influences on Patient Healthcare Service Provider Communication

information being given to the patient by the doctor. Anecdotal evidence from those who were patients at the time remember importa...

ANALYSIS FROM A POPULATION AND EPIDEMIOLOGIC STANDPOINT OF TYPE II DIABETES

of sugar build up in the blood, creating hyperglycemia and high levels of blood glucose. Complications from this disease range fro...

Myocardial Infarction, A Case Study

This research paper offers a case study of J.H., a 38-year-old father of 3, who has suffered a myocardial infarction. The case stu...

Example Case, Application of Critical Thinking, EBP

This research paper offers an overview of a case study described by Lunney (2010). The analysis provided by Lunney demonstrates th...

Generalized Anxiety Disorder Overview

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at generalized anxiety disorder. Factors associated with diagnosis are examined in some...

Diagnostic Process for DSM IV TR

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at the process of diagnosing psychological disorders. The five axis diagnosis process i...

Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

In a paper of ten pages, the writer looks at pathophysiology. This practice is used as the basis for a case study diagnosis. Paper...