One of those is a hospice (a health care philosophy and practice that attends to the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of the dying), which focuses on "alleviating the physical pain of terminal illness" (Williams 17). ... The health community is "gradually adopting standards that recognize a right to pain management." ... Palliative care is a term used to describe the use of pain control. The World Health Organization defines palliative care as: "the active, total care of patients whose disease is not responsive to curative treatments. ... The goal of palliative care is to achieve...

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This has allowed patients to abandon their usual hesitancy to confess their experiences, concerns, behaviors, ailments, thoughts and fantasies to their health care practitioner. ... HIPAA's Confidentiality 5 provisions amend Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) as well as the Internal Revenue Code and the Public Health Service Act and place requirements on employer-sponsored group health plans, insurance companies, and health maintenance organizations (HMOs). HIPAA includes changes that (1) limit exclusions for preexisting conditions; (2)...

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-ex health care proxy- L-"In modern society [ ] cultural change exercises an influence upon the way of looking at suffering and death; moreover medicine has increased its capacity to sure and to prolong life in particular circumstances, which sometimes give rise to moral problems." 3) Since her religious views are so strong, and Mal has no interest concerning the church, he chooses his close friend, Fenno, to be his health care proxy-since he knows that Fenno will not judge him based off the sins that his family might impose on him as far as thinking of his well-being. ... Health care Pr...

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Contributing factors include: family problems, throwaways, homeless families, residential instability, foster care and other residential programs, institutional contact, and socioeconomic pressures. ... A homeless youth can be defined as on "who is in the need of services and is without a place of shelter where supervision and care are unavailable" (Caton p. 21-22). These definitions imply that a runaway child has somewhere to go where he or she would be cared for, and that a homeless child does not have this luxury. ... Studies report that many respondents have extensive histories of conta...

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As an observer of the mental health dilemma, I have reached the difficult conclusion that the freedom of those who choose not to take medications to control their symptoms of mental illness should be restricted. The community has a right, in fact, a responsibility, to care for those who cannot care for themselves. ... Meanwhile, the fall of state-run mental hospitals in the 1970's and 1980's, as the treatment for the mentally ill was de-institutionalized, left families with the primary burden of caring for the mentally ill. ... It is because of cases like these that the issue shoul...

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Your family doctor is the person you may see for the most of your health problems. But for some health conditions, it's often helpful to have a specialist involved in treatment. The following is a list of mental health providers that are trained to treat depression: • Psychiatrist - a medical doctor who has completed specialty training after getting a medical degree. Psychiatrist are the most medically trained providers of mental health care. ... Ste. 300 Arlington, VA 22201-3042 Web Sites: National Depressive and Manic Depressive Web Site http://www.ndmda.org World ...

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It has not been until the last few years that health professionals and the public have begun to learn and appreciate the fact that depression is not a normal process of aging. ... Prevention of elderly suicide includes developing social security programs, reducing the number of elderly people living in poverty, producing flexible retirement plans and better health care. ... Also, frequent monitoring of their physical health to detect illness is important (Leo, 2001). ... Many believe that it is an unpreventable health problem (Devons, 1996). Other possible prevention techniques include ens...

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It requires that two doctors agree that the patient has less than six-months to live, has voluntarily chosen to die, and is able to make health-care decisions." ... Someone must care for these people daily. ... Not only is it difficult to watch a family member die, but it is expensive to care for someone, only to prolong the inevitable, death. ...

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Neither client nor mother has a record of mental health treatment or treatment for substance abuse. Mental Health History The client experienced sexual abuse from her biological father and physical abuse from one of her mother's boyfriends. ... Her psychotropic medications are prescribed by her primary care physician in consultation with a child psychiatrist to avoid drug interaction with the narcotic pain relievers she takes for her migraines. ... This client may also benefit from the Youth ACT Team which is a team of professionals which has mental health professional, Licensed Nurse,...

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Killing is never caring; it is flight from caring, it is the abandonment of caring. Ultimately it is human rejection of God's command to us to care for each other, a rejection born of hopeless mistrust in the caring of God. ... An often pondered question about euthanasia is whether or not the patient is of sound mental health. ...

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The health care professional, teachers and parents alike "label" the adolescents, stating that it is just a stage that each child goes through, or that it's the "age." ... In 1996, The Center for Mental Health Services found that as many as one in every 33 children may have depression and approximately one in eight adolescents may be depressed ("Children and Mental Health"). ...

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Teenage depression is a common mental health condition, similar to adult depression, and should be taken seriously. ... This will cause other health problems such as bulimia nervosa and binge-eating. ... They simply just do not care (Teen Depression Statistics - Teen Depression). ... At least 90 percent of those with depression have some other mental health issues. ... However this can cause more health issues. ...

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One study showed that more often then not, patients died in pain with their desires concerning treatment neglected, after spending 10 or more days in the intensive care unit. ... Millions of people are without health care coverage and could never control their pain to a tolerable level by proper management. ...

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Crito explained that they would think poorly of him and consider him only to care about money and not about friendship. ... Socrates also argues that he would not want to live his life knowing that he had committed a crime because it would decrease his quality of health. He stated that living life is only worth it if you"re living at a certain high health standard, and if you aren't at a high enough point then you might as well not live. Also Socrates believed that the most integral part of life was not physical, but in contrast the most important part of health was the psyche. ...

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Should active assisted suicide be permitted for people who are terminally ill and conscious? This issue has been raised at the courts many times now and yet the disabled still must suffer while when our pets are terminally ill they are put down to end the suffering. For those who are terminally ill ...

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Many families of the terminally ill have exhausted all of their funds caring for a dying patient and would prefer the option of assisted suicide to bankruptcy. ... Often, the terminally ill patients lack access to hospice care and adequate treatment of pain and depression. ... Attention to the patient and their families psychological and spiritual needs would help to increase the quality of good end of life care. ... Ethical Issues in Terminal Health Care http://www.cpinternet.com/~ennyman/ethics.html (16 Nov. 2000) ...

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(Stone 1991) According to the United States National Data that was released in September 1991, about 1 million teens attempt suicide each year, of which as estimated 276, 000 sustained injuries enough to require medical care. ... (Borowsky 2001) Additionally, for girls, somatic symptoms, having a friend attempt or complete suicide, other illicit drug use, and a history of mental health treatment predicted attempting suicide for black, Hispanic, and white youth. . ... (CDC, 1999) Because mood disorders such as depression substantially increase the risk of suicide, suicidal behavior is a matter...

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The majority of their work consists of taking care of others where they are trained and hard-pressed to take on the minute they walk out of the academy. ... (Henry, 2004) The police environment also faces difficulties obtaining the proper treatment and care necessary in such a demanding career. ...

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Some can not afford pain killing medication because of poverty or lack of health-care coverage. ... Although many physicians oppose assisted suicide, arguing that patients should seek proper medical care, most terminally ill people die in excessive pain due to inadequate care. ... They no longer wish to live because they will eventually lose their independence and must be cared for like a child. ...

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When asked about the right to die, college student Tiwyna Reed said that, "It's up to the person who goes though a lot of pain and depends on health situation." ... The right to die is an important thing in end-of-life care. ...

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Imagine this, your in a hospital hooked up to numerous amounts of machines. You are constantly in pain, fatigue, and also you are suffering from the side effects of drugs. The doctors and nurses check on you throughout the day to see if you have died yet. They tell you that you have a zero chance of...

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Most scientists have referred to depression as "the common cold of the mental health problems" (http://www.depression-information.net/depression-tests.htm). ... Department of Health and Human Services, 7). ... According to the National Institute of Mental Health, people with untreated manic-depressive illness will increase their chance of committing suicide (Elanor, 30). ...

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They may contemplate and even attempt suicide as a way of either drawing attention to themselves or to just end their lives because no cares about them anyway. ... With the help of parents, teachers, mental health professionals and other caring adults, the severity of a teen's depression can not only be accurately evaluated, but plans made to improve his or her well-being and ability to fully live life....

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Most of these clients forget about self-care and their appearance can be a signal of negative Schizophrenia. ... Two thirds of the patients diagnosed with the illness will never fully recover, so long term care is inevitable. ... Essentials of mental health nursing (4th ed., pp. 281-309). ...

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Today we live in America which is known as the land of opportunity. This is the reason why millions of people seek refuge here in the United States. Each person and each family, in this great nation, has the same opportunity to succeed. Material wealth seems to be the one driving force behind the...

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