It happens at the drop of a hat with no provocation, and as Hagop Akiskal, MD, psychiatry professor and director of the International Mood Center at San Diego Veterans Administration Medical Center, also a specialist on bipolar disorder in children, says, the rage, "is sudden and explosive.... Ronald Brown, who is a professor of pediatrics at the Medical University of South Carolina, says, "While we don't know exactly why the incidence of psychopathology is increasing in children, it probably has to do with better diagnosis and detection," (Kluger 8). ... Depression is a w...

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Though with the proper treatment and mental health services, two lives may have been saved, the police officer shot and Clark's. It cases like these that bring about the issues in the treatment of mental illness. The treatment of mental health in the United States is an issue with many facets. ... Her recollection of tortured patients, abandonment, and cruel and unsual treatment and punishment in the Kings Park Mental Institution shows the disparities in the treatment and amount of mentally ill people compared to the amount of resources they have. ... Johnson analyzes political issues i...

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The average model weighs twenty-three percent less than the average women; the medical standard for anorexia is fifteen percent underweight (Thompson). ... Statistic Only 10% of people with eating disorders receive treatment and only 3%% of those get it at a specialized facility. ...

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I want to address the role that trauma plays, whether or not there is effective treatment for refugees who suffer from mental disorders and substance abuse, and if early treatment of PTSD (and other disorders) will lead to less substance abuse in refugee populations later in life. ... 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. ... Newly arrived populations carry with them residual fears of the power of governmental institutions and a persistent myth...

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Throughout this paper information will be given about the infamous field of forensic psychology. First, it will explain what forensic psychology is and how it came about. Also, the paper will explain the current status of it, including for what forensic psychology is used and how it can help in a cr...

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