DEMENTIA AND THE ROLE OF THE PHYSICIAN
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This 4 page paper gives an overview to the problems with dementia and the role of the physician. Impacts which occur socially, economically and psychologically are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Demographic Data For Mental Health Continuing Day Treatment Facilities Throughout The U.S.
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4 pages in length. Continuing Day Treatment Programs (CDT) are a critical component to treating those with a variety of mental illnesses. Found all across the country, CDTs vary in their respective abilities to diagnose and treat a wide range of problems based upon financial and staffing circumstances. For the most part, however, CDTs are fully equipped to address more common diagnoses as depression, as well as more complex conditions as the seriously mentally disturbed and dually diagnosed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Demons and Mental Illness
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A 5 page paper which discusses the Biblical perspective on demons and mental illness. Other issues regarding counseling and aspects of mental illness are discussed. No sources cited.
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Depression - General Overview
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This 3 page paper begins by reporting the incidence of depression and comments on how physicians often miss this condition. The DSM-IV criteria for diagnosis are reported. The essay then discusses typical treatment for the condition. Bibliography lists 5 sources. PGder08.rtf
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Depression In Adolescent Girls
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A 4 page paper. For clarity, this essay begins with the diagnostic criteria for depression as published in the DSM-IV. Research consistently finds that the incidence of depression is higher among adolescent girls than among adolescent boys. This paper reports data regarding the proportion of girls and boys who experience clinical depression, including the fact that prior to puberty, boys are more depressed. The writer also reports some of the theories offered to explain the gender difference. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Depression in Children and Adolescents
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This 10 page paper provides recent research in depression in children and adolescents. Depression is discussed specifically for this age category. This is a paper that comes with PowerPoint slides. Speaker notes are included at no additional charge. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Depression in Elderly
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A 5 page research paper that addresses a specific case scenario, one that features a 64-year-old woman who is probably suffering from depression. The writer discusses literature on this topic and possibilities for her counseling plan. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Depression: A Deeper Understanding
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12 pages in length. The recent passage of a law to mandate better mental health insurance coverage and treatment begins a new journey in the decades-long struggle to provide appropriate care for those who are ashamed by the stigma of mental diseases like depression. The new law is unprecedented in its power to destigmatize society's impression of mental illness and finally treat it as any other type of physical disease. Clearly, depression is a major issue in today's population with millions of people suffering from its effects. Knowing firsthand how difficult and devastating depression can be, it is important for its causes, symptoms and types be understood by society as a whole. Bibliography lists 17 sources.
Filename: TLCdepress.rtf

Depression: case study
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A case study which involves setting out a care plan for a bereaved woman suffering from depression, including delineating the kind of nursing interventions which might be appropriate, their outcomes, and the etiologies of the depression. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
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Depression: Theories And Treatment
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This 6 page paper discusses theories about depression and resultant treatment interventions. Depression is the second leading cause of disability in the United States affecting as many as 19 million adults each year. Although the exact cause of depression is still a mystery, recent advanced research has demonstrated that disruption in the functioning of the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex. This paper discusses recent theories regarding depression and the treatments that have emerged. Data regarding the incidence of depression are also included. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Depression; A State of Being or a State of Doing?
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This 4 page paper discuss the extent to which depression is a state of doing rather than a state of being; is it something we are or something we do? The paper looks at how this may be discussed by looking at literature and studies which indicate different sources of depression. The bibliography cites 4n sources.
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Developmental Assistance in the Form of Laa-Laa the Teletubby
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A 4 page paper discussing the value of the cognitive training that a small, soft toy provides for infants. Parents always can carry to extreme the number of toys they furnish their children. Many believe that very young infants need no toys, but that position denies the ability of the infant to distinguish between items and to learn about them. The purpose here is to assess a stuffed toy’s applicability to the developmental psychology of the infant. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Deviant Behavior: Child Molestation:
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This 4 page paper examines the societal problem of child molestation, specifically focusing on the ways in which this deviance affects society in general. This paper explores the ways in which this behavior can be reduced and whether or not this behavior should be eliminated entirely. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Diagnosed Disorder: OCD
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11 pages in length. Being compelled by the urge to display abnormal behavior is frustrating and embarrassing reality for people who suffer with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The perceived weakness to overcome the persistent desire to repeat behaviors one knows do not need repeating inevitably breaks down one's self-esteem and compromises the overall mental health status. Checking the light switch is turned off even though the light bulb is not illuminated, locking/unlocking doors several times, washing hands dozens of times a day or making sure the coffee pot is unplugged even though one remembers unplugging it are just some of the behaviors people with OCD feel compelled to do despite their logical thought processes telling them otherwise. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Diagnosing & Classifying Schizophrenia
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A 5 page research paper on schizophrenia in which the writer discusses diagnostic criteria using the DSM scale, the problem of varying symptoms, classifications & stages of schizophrenia, etc; Discussion of current research and trends is included as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Schizo.wps

Diagnosing and Labeling the Mentally Ill / 18th & 19th Century Views
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An in-depth 12 page research paper on how poorly the mentally-ill were treated during the 18th and w19th centuries when terms such as "loony" and "insane" were common. Some of the ridiculous ideas from those years pertaining to how mental illness was caused are explored as well (i.e., partying, masturbation, criminal activity, etc;). Key historic figures involved in mental health labeling are identified and the writer presents some of the more common atrocities known to be found in the asylums of yesteryear. Excellent analysis is provided. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
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This 5 page paper focuses attention on describing and providing criteria for the disorder form the DSM-IV. Treatment options are included. Prevalence of the disease is discussed as well as a tendency for certain populations to be more prone to manic-depression. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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