When a person with a mental health disorder communicates, it may be frustrating for the individual to express his or her thoughts in an appropriate manner. However, by learning a few simple techniques, a person with a psychological problem can converse with another person with fewer problems and more confidence. ...read more
Mental health care referral can be a scary process for many people. Going to a doctor or medical setting to get assessed for mental health services may be more scary than the mental illness. Although a doctor or qualified mental health provider will still have to approve the services, it is quite easy to evaluate needs from one's home. ...read more
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder occurs in people who have suffered a significant trauma such as a victim of a violent crime, or a soldier who has been deployed to a combat zone. Often times, suffers of PTSD find themselves reliving the trauma which makes it difficult and stressful for them to move past it. ...read more
A behavioral health therapist, often interchanged with a mental health therapist, has many career options. The future behavioral health therapist must be willing to complete the needed educational and training requirements to be successful in the field. Certification programs generally last a few weeks to a few months while graduate degree programs can take several years to complete. ...read more
Mental health issues face a wide variety of the population in general. Many people do not have health insurance to cover mental health care. There are programs and mental health care practitioners that will help people find low cost mental health care. Some mental health agencies, organizations and crisis workers will also help to network care. Some private groups will also have programs available. Many health care practitioners will work on a sliding scale fee. ...read more
It is estimated that approximately 19 million adults have major depression in the United States. That number does not necessarily represent the people who have sought treatment, either. Look for the following symptoms and consult a professional mental health care provider and physician if you recognize them in yourself or someone else. ...read more
Disorders of the brain that disrupt a person’s normal thought process, the ability to socially relate, a diminished capacity for coping and affects moods are referred to as mental illnesses. The attorney of a defendant may choose a defense based on results from a competency study. If the prosecution and defense agree that a defendant is mentally incompetent, a jury trial may be waived or a plea agreement offered. ...read more
Clinical depression affects more than just the person diagnosed. The sadness and general malaise can affect family, friends and coworkers. Many people overlook this aspect. Treatment is important to help the person, as well as those around them, get back to a normal life and routine. ...read more
"Going to counseling" often has a negative image for some people. However, overall mental health has become recognized as increasingly important by doctors, social workers and employers. The stigma in obtaining needed health services is starting to fade. The more people know, the more likely they are to seek help. ...read more
Everyone gets the blues or feels down sometime, but these feelings normally pass. However, if these feelings linger for no apparent reason, you may be depressed. Depression is a clinical medical disorder and can become a major hindrance on one’s life if it is not addressed and treated properly. By knowing the signs and symptoms, you will be able to recognize if you or a loved one is depressed. ...read more
Major depression is a debilitating disorder that affects both mind and body. While professional treatments such as counseling and medication are normally the prescribed methods of battling major depression, there are many ways to treat the disorder at home which can be just as effective in combatting this disease. ...read more
Nursing in psychiatric or mental health facilities requires a special certification. These patients have much different needs than other patients. Most facilities will require specialized training, and specific certifications will be required depending on the type of facility and the state you are in. ...read more
Many people suffer from depression from time to time; however, clinical depression is a depression that lasts for a longer period of time. It will generally last most of the time, with changes in eating and sleeping habits, along with feeling bad about oneself. There are some steps that can taken to help prevent clinical depression. ...read more
There are several grants put together by charities, private parties and non profit organizations that cover those doing something for themselves who have bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or schizophreniform. They must be diagnosed and under the care of their pyschiatrist while already going to college. These grants give them the chance to give to feel good about themselves. ...read more
Clinical depression is a serious mental illness that once diagnosed can often be treated successfully with a combination of talk therapy and medication. It is difficult to notice change in behavior, so it can be hard to self-diagnose clinical depression. If friends and family are pointing out changes in your personality and habits that indicate depression, it is important to see a doctor for diagnosis and treatment. ...read more
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November 16, 2018by SupportedPatient™ – Traumas tied to higher risks of anxiety, poor societal functioning later in life. Trauma experienced in childhood may be psychologically carried through adulthood, a new study suggested. Among a cohort of over 1,400 individuals, those who experienced trauma in childhood had a higher odds of having a psychiatric disorder in adulthood (adjusted OR 1.3, 95% CI 1.0-1.5, P<0.05), reported William Copeland, PhD, of the University of Vermont in Burlington, and colleagues in JAMA Network Open. This association was mainly driven by a significantly higher odds of developing an anxiety disorder in adulthood (aOR 1.3, 95% CI 1.0-1.7, P<0.05), whereas links between childhood trauma and other psychiatric disorders, including depression and substance abuse disorders, were not significantly heightened in a model adjusted for sex, race, other psychiatric disorders, and adversities. Childhood trauma was also tied to poorer functioning in adulthood, including worse health, exhibiting risky or criminal behavior, poorer financial and education functioning, and poorer social functioning. Importantly, the researchers found that children who had three or more traumatic events had the highest chances of developing an adulthood psychiatric problem, as well as poor overall functioning in society, even if they also experienced psychiatric problems in childhood. “Few childhood experiences – even things that we typically think of as important at the time – have lasting effects in adulthood,” Copeland explained to MedPage Today. “We know that many children exposed to trauma struggle, but by the time they reach adulthood more than a decade will have passed. It is surprising then to see that the effects on adult health and functional outcomes are both strong and pervasive, affecting financial, health, and social functioning.” However, he added, it wasn’t a surprise to see how these effects were the strongest for children who endured multiple traumatic events. “Repeated exposure to trauma may limit the effectiveness of common strategies — including social support and mental health services — that children and their families use to cope with trauma.” Experiences of trauma in childhood also psychologically manifested early in youth, as well, the study showed. Childhood trauma was closely related to a heightened odds of psychiatric problems in childhood, marked by an increased chance for anxiety disorders, depression, oppositional defiant disorder, conduct problems, and substance abuse in childhood. These kids who experienced at least one exposure to trauma in their childhood also had higher chances of adversity, including family instability and dysfunction, bullying, and a lower socioeconomic status. This prospective analysis included children primarily from rural areas of North Carolina who were interviewed between ages nine and 16 with the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Assessment. Among this group, 31% reported exposure to one traumatic event, while 23% experienced two events, and 15% experienced three or more traumas in childhood. The most common traumas reported were witnessing a traumatic event, experiencing life-threatening unintentional injuries, and learning of a trauma or extreme stressor occurring to a loved one. These children were then followed up at ages 19, 21, 25, and 30 using the Young Adult Psychiatric Assessment. In an accompanying commentary, Marc Gelkopf, PhD, of the University of Haifa in Israel, underscored the societal implications of these findings, writing: “Considering the fact that those who have been exposed to trauma have a higher chance of repeated trauma exposure and potential perpetration, disenfranchised neighborhoods may include a higher than average concentration of potential perpetrators and fewer resources to treat those who have been exposed to trauma.” He added that trauma “never occurs within a vacuum” and instead, the problem should be recognized — and thus addressed — as a health policy issue, rather than an individual issue. Important to Assess a Patient’s Trauma History But as for what can be done right now, Copeland said that it is always important for psychiatrists and other providers to first assess a patient’s trauma history. “This can be done with short checklists or questionnaires that take less than 10 minutes to administer,” he said. “This information, combined with common assessments of behavioral and emotional functioning, will give the clinician a sense of the child’s history, what help they and their families have sought, and how effective that help has been. Importantly, it can help to identify those children with multiple trauma experiences, who are at highest risk for later challenges.” In addition, Copeland said, if a provider is caring for a child who has had multiple traumas, the patient should be referred to a mental health specialist — preferably one with expertise in dealing with trauma. “This research suggests that it is also important to ask how the child is functioning in other important life areas that may be affected by trauma, such as academics and social functioning, he said. “If the patient is already an adult and has experienced multiple traumas, then a referral to a mental health provider can help provide a broader assessment of how those early experience have affected current functioning and whether additional services related to employment or social functioning are warranted.” The most important limitation to the study, the researchers said, is that the population assessed was not representative of the U.S. as rural and American Indian children were over-represented. ...read more
By SupportedPatient™ December 03, 2018
November 26, 2018by SupportedPatient™ A study that tracked the weight and survival of more than 6,000 Americans for 24 years reinforces the notion that piling on excess pounds can lead to an earlier grave. Being statistically obese, but not simply overweight, was tied to a 27 percent increase in the odds of dying within the study period, according to a research team from Boston University. People in the “obese” category had a body mass index (BMI) between 30 and 34, with 30 being the statistical threshold for obesity. For example, a 5-foot 4-inch person weighing 175 pounds has a BMI of 30. The risk of dying young was also higher for “very” obese people — those with a BMI of 35 to 39. People in this weight category had nearly double the odds of dying during the 24-year study period compared to people with a normal weight, said biostatistician Ching-Ti Liu and colleagues. The study was unique, Liu’s team believes, because it wasn’t based on a person’s BMI at one point in the life span, but instead tracked people’s “weight history” over time. That should “improve the accuracy of BMI data and thus lead to better estimates of the association between obesity and mortality,” the study authors reported. The approach did turn up one finding that may be heartening to people fighting the “battle of the bulge”: Being overweight, but not past the BMI 30 threshold for obesity, did not seem to affect life span. The study found that overweight people could expect roughly the same survival odds as those in the normal-weight category. “There was no difference in mortality risk for those who remained overweight and those who remained normal weight,” noted Mark Pereira, an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota. That could be because healthy lifestyle changes can stave off disease, even in overweight people, he suggested in a commentary accompanying the new study. Prior studies “have clearly shown that decreases in disease incidence are possible through improved diet and physical activity among overweight and obese individuals, whether weight loss is achieved or not,” he added. The Boston University study relied on detailed information collected every few years on the weight of nearly 6,200 adult participants in the ongoing Framingham Heart Study, with records stretching back over 24 years. Overall, more than half (56 percent) of the study group had died by the end of 2014. Being obese or very obese seemed to have a significant impact on whether death arrived relatively early, Liu’s team found. Because smoking could confound the results, his team also ran the numbers for only those 3,075 participants who had never smoked. The trends appeared to be even stronger in the absence of smoking, the findings showed. In this group, being obese was tied to 31 percent higher odds of death during the study period, while being very obese bumped up the risk to nearly 2.4 times that of normal-weight never-smokers. Surprisingly, in the “never-smokers” group, being overweight (but not obese) did seem to have an effect in lowering life span, relative to normal-weight people. Overall, all of these effects seemed more profound in men than in women, the researchers said. There was one more intriguing finding: The impact obesity has on survival seems to have eased over the past few decades. According to the Liu’s team, that may be due to better “risk factor control” — healthy lifestyle changes — or improvements in drug therapy (statins, for example), surgeries such as angioplasties or bypass, and hospital care. All of those advances may be keeping obese Americans alive longer than in decades past, the researchers said. Still, Pereira wrote, “the bottom line from these analyses was that the lowest mortality risk was observed among individuals who remained in the normal weight or overweight categories over time,” and never became obese. Doing so may be becoming tougher, he added, since “to be overweight or mildly obese today, relative to four or more decades ago, appears to be the new normal.” That doesn’t mean obese Americans are helpless to improve their health, however. According to Pereira, the study supports “lifestyle and environment changes to prevent chronic diseases and mortality among overweight and obese individuals.” The study was published online Nov. 16 in JAMA Network Open. ...read more
By SupportedPatient™ December 03, 2018
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