Suspended between a horrifying past and an uncertain future, victims of political violence have very little control over their destiny (Hussain & Bhushan, 2009). ... The presence of a mental illness can pose a risk for problematic drug use. ... Barriers to Treatment The stigma surrounding the use of drugs within many refugee communities deters members of those communities from accessing drug services and mental health treatment. Problematic drug users in refugee communities may wish to remain concealed. ... Shame and stigma lead drug users to remain silent about the issues they face, rather th...

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Obsessive compulsive disorder is marked by uncontrollable intrusions of unwanted thoughts and urges to engage in senseless rituals (often feel they have lost control of their mind) * There is a genetic predisposition to anxiety disorders * Somatoform Disorders are physical ailments that cannot be fully explained by organic conditions and are largely due to psychological factors. ...

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it is estimated 11 percent of children are taking antidepressants; from 1988-2008 the use of antidepressants in children has skyrocket 400 percent. Prescriptions for psychiatric drugs in children and adolescents have skyrocketed in the past 20 years. ... "Twenty years ago, our society began regularly prescribing psychiatric drugs to children and adolescents, and now 1 out of every 15 Americans enters adult-hood with a 'serious mental illness,'" (Whitaker 246). ... Food and Drug Administration has not approved specifi...

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(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. . ... (Pediatrics 2000) Has difficulty in controlling temper. ... In 1996, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) listed suicide as the ninth leading cause of death in the US, taking the lives of 30,862 people. ...

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This role requires the use of reason and other intellectual resources in dealing with the external world, as well as the exercise of control over id demands. ... As the superego develops, it becomes an additional inner control system that copes with the uninhibited desires of the id. ... Some of these defects are inherited and some due to drugs or disease. ... Prenatal condition that can lead to premature birth and to low birth weight include nutritional deficiency, disease, exposure to radiation, drugs, emotional stress, and mother's excessive use of alcohol or tobacco. ... Depress...

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This is when the person eats unusually large amounts of food and feels a lack of control over their episodes. ... The person loses control over eating, and does nothing to try and offset the calorie consumption ("E.D Symptoms"). ... If the person is depressed and they want to control the pain, they may starve themselves. ... They may have a difficulty focusing or controlling their mood, so they may always be angry. ... Men are more likely to use steroids or other dangerous drugs to increase muscle mass. ...

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Media reporting and, naturally, alcohol and drug abuse are also important facilitators of suicide among young people. ... This leads to family breakups, disrupted siblings and friends of the teenager and because of all the damage, those affected will need various counseling methods, they may start to abuse drugs and alcohol and they might develop their own mental health issues which starts this vicious cycle all over again. ... These negative environments cause the teenagers to behave in a negative way, which means they do not have self-confidence and self-control. ...

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Multiple personality disorder (MPD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by having at least one "alter" personality, which controls behavior. ... At least two of these identities or personality states recurrently take control of the person's behavior. ... People with DID (MPD) may experience any of the following: depression, mood swings, suicidal tendencies, sleep disorders (insomnia, night terrors, and sleep walking), panic attacks and phobias (flashbacks, reactions to stimuli or "triggers"), alcohol and drug abuse, compulsions and rituals, psychotic-like symptoms (including auditory ...

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They do not learn from experience, lack a sense of responsibility, are unable to form meaningful relationships, lack control over impulses, lack moral sense, are chronically or recurrently antisocial (punishment does not alter behavior) are emotionally immature, are unable to experience guilt, and are self centered. ... One was the use of drugs to increase the psychopath's basal reactivity or decrease their rapidity of adaptation to stimuli. ... Underlying the scale there is an assumption that the less socialized individual is "less adept at sensing and interpreting the nuances and subt...

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The major purpose of this paper is to present the Emotional Disturbance or What is the Emotional disturbance means as the learning problem to child. Which parents and teachers can do something about emotional disturbance and behaviour difficulties. Also to know what is the causes and effects of em...

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In the film she revisits the hospital where she lived for six months and brings light to the "dark corners of US psychiatric care" (Maxen 174) Maxen states that even though the antipsychotic drugs given to mental patients today are not as dangerous as they were in the 60s, access to treatments is still rare for most people who need them. ... The debate over gun control and the use of the insanity plea in a court of law reveals the issues of mental health in the U.S., therefore making progress to breaking through the stigma. Johnson analyzes political issues in the funding and treatme...

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Harris was again temporarily hospitalized and released shortly after without any ongoing treatment, but was prescribed Haldol, a drug used to treat schizophrenia, which she eventually stopped taking unless forced to by her family members (Blanco). ...

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