Depression
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This 4 page paper examines depression. A general overview is provided and includes a description of depression as well as many types. The paper also includes possible causes and treatment options. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: SA519dep.rtf

Depression And Diabetes: Dietary Choices Of The Elderly And Young Adults
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9 pages in length. Patient self-care and appropriate life choices are critical components not only in the quest to lessen the impact of diabetes but also in preventing the prevalence of depression comorbidity. Each author is instrumental in illustrating the inextricable connection between these two diseases based upon a number of variables, not the least of which being functionality, ethnicity, living locales, which disease manifests the other, as well as misdiagnosis and treatment; however, the one aspect conspicuously absent is the role dietary choices play in regulating glucose and staving off depression. This study will seek to portray between proper dietary choices help to control the irregular factors of diabetes that can upend an individual's delicate physical and emotional balance and ultimately encourage depression comorbidity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCDepDiabEld.rtf

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.
Filename: PGgrldp.rtf

Depression In Women
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24 pages in length. The extent to which depression in women has myriad causes and theories speaks to the vastness of such a debilitating mental disease. Chemical imbalance, eating disorders, stress, emotional trauma and a whole host of other potential causes -- some genetic, others environmental and still others gender-related -- have made women "twice as likely as men to develop depression" (Anonymous, 2003, p. 7). Bibliography lists 31 sources.
Filename: TLCDepWmn.rtf

Depression Treatment: Annotated Bibliography
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A 5 page annotated bibliography of articles addressing the use of drugs to treat pediatric depression. Some articles are older than 2004, but most were published after announcement of warnings of using newer antidepressant drugs in children. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
Filename: KSpsycDepAnBib.rtf

Depression: The Validity of Information on the World Wide Web
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A 5 page review of two web sites which present information on depression. The author emphasizes there is indeed vast volumes of valuable information on the World Wide Web but cautions that you must be careful of your source. Even web sites sponsored by advisory boards of true experts in a particular subject can provide biased information. A Review of DrKoop.com and Zoloft.com is provided to demonstrate those points. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPdprsnW.rtf

Depression: Analyzed From A Micro, Molecular And Macro Level
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6 pages in length. From environmental to social and cultural to chemical, divergent factors categorize depression as having separate indicators and consequences. The writer discusses how chemical imbalance, compulsive behavior and perpetual poverty might influence depression. Bibliography lists 9 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.
Filename: PGdpr7.rtf

Depression: Treatment
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3 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses the pharmacology of depression, including the three classifications of antidepressants: tricyclic, SSRI and MAOI. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: TLCDepTreat.rtf

Disassociative Identity Disorder
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This 11 page paper explores disassociative identity disorder from a dual prospective of cognitive and behavioral aspects. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: KTidndis.wps

Dissociative Identity Disorder
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This 25 page paper provides a descriptive analysis of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), also called multiple personality disorder. This paper outlines the DSM-IV description and diagnosis, the etiology, as well as procedures and clinical cases that correspond with this disorder. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: MHDissid.wps

Dissociative Identity Disorder: Behavior Analyst Explanation
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5 pages in length. The most commonly recognized effect of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is the intermittent presence of alternating personalities that coexist within a single person. The personality fragmentation is characterized as being identifiable through distinctive traits – memories, social relationships and behavior patterns that pertain to each individual identity. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TLC_DID.rtf

Do A Client Map: Ann
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This 3 page paper provides an overview of the process called DO A CLIENT MAP. This uses the hypotethetical example of "Ann." Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: MHAnxMoCS.rtf

Does Psychotherapy Work?
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A 5 page paper which examines whether or not psychotherapy works. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Donald Kiesler and Outcome Studies in Psychotherapy
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This 5 page report discusses the work of Donald Kiesler in psychotherapy research. Kiesler points out that work in personality theory that is derived from the variety of interpersonal circles inventories is supportive of many of the personality theories that drive integrative models of psychotherapy. He also referred to research that does not recognize the importance of such numerous factors as the “myth of uniformity.” Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: BWkieslr.wps

Drug Use and Treatment of Hispanic Immigrants
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A 19 page paper discussing the influence of culture on addiction treatment. Much of the research into drug use among Hispanics of the past has identified Hispanics only by cultural identification, without giving a clear picture of those cultural matters that can influence whether a Mexican American chooses to seek help in breaking an addiction. There are several aspects of the Mexican American culture that prevent Mexican Americans from moving along the same path of addiction resolution that individuals of other ethnic groups navigate in similar journeys. This paper discusses some of these points, including acculturization and the tradition of relying on family groups in times of crisis. Counselors need to realize that Hispanics who enter treatment likely already have used these social structures without success. Includes an abstract and an outline. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
Filename: KSpsychImmi.rtf

Drug Use and Treatment of Hispanic Immigrants
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A 24 page paper discussing the influence of culture on addiction treatment. This paper includes a 5-page section on clinical implications not contained in the shorter paper of the same name. Much of the research into drug use among Hispanics of the past has identified Hispanics only by cultural identification, without giving a clear picture of those cultural matters that can influence whether a Mexican American chooses to seek help in breaking an addiction. There are several aspects of the Mexican American culture that prevent Mexican Americans from moving along the same path of addiction resolution that individuals of other ethnic groups navigate in similar journeys. This paper discusses some of these points, including acculturization and the tradition of relying on family groups in times of crisis. Counselors need to realize that Hispanics who enter treatment likely already have used these social structures without success. Includes an abstract and an outline. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
Filename: KSpsychImmi2.rtf