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Mental Health: Simone Case Scenario Dual diagnosis, co morbidity and co-occurring disorders are terms often used interchangeably to describe mental ill health and substance abuse (drugs and/or alcohol) in various combinations. These disorders may occur at the same time or one may follow the other. Even though the diseases of mental illness and drug abuse…

Introduction Substance abuse is a mental illness that refers to the unsafe or misuse use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs (World Health Organization [WHO], 2018). Psychoactive substance use can lead to dependence syndrome. Dependence syndrome includes behavioural, cognitive, and physiological sensations that develop following frequent use. Such syndromes include the urge to…

There are many substance abuse and mental health organizations throughout the country but minimal effort has been expended in targeting Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention programs toward people with mental illness and chemical dependency. The severely mentally disabled population are at a higher risk for HIV infection than the general population (Perehenets, Mamary,& Rose, 2006)….

Company Background Heinrich Nestle and his family members started off producing carbonated water. They later on also combined cow’s milk with wheat flour and sugar to produce a substitute of mother’s milk for those children who couldn’t accept breast feeding. In 1866 a milk food formula was developed for infants who were unable to tolerate…

The Wind in the Trees In the late 1950s, Peter Nowell and David Hungerford, two pathologists from Philadelphia had found an unusual chromosomal pattern in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) cells. In CML cells, Novell found that one copy of chromosome 22 had its head lopped off. Novell called this abnormality the Philadelphia chromosome after the…

Patients on ventilator support are very prone to respiratory infections. These patients have no means or control over what enters their lungs or what does not. One prevalent infectious process that can occur in these patients is ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP), and affects many patients every year who require ventilator support. Ventilator associated pneumonia is…

Tuberculosis is an airborne infectious disease that is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis . According to the World Health Organization, this disease affects more than 10.4 million individuals worldwide and is one of humankind’s deadliest disease. While most patients can be cured by existing antibiotics, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) – caused by strains of M. tuberculosis that…

Emotional support of persons with diabetic retinopathy specifically tailored to point-of-care providers treating patients with diabetes Introduction Emotional support can be defined as the expression of empathy and understanding towards an individual living with a problem. In the case of a person living with diabetes, emotional support may allow him or her to communicate fears…

Health psychology is a topical development in the integration of biomedical and social sciences in health care. It addresses the role of psychological factors in the cause, progression, and outcome of health and illness (Ogden, 2007). Psychological theories can guide health education and promotion, and offer the health care practitioner a structured approach to understanding…

Childhood Obesity Overweight Introduction Childhood obesity in the United States is proving to be a topic of major concern. Throughout the past decades, this issue has been overlooked and simply unattended to. Other health issues such as second-hand smoke and cancer have indeed been the more popular topics addressed. However, people are starting to notice…