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Capital Punishment and Mental Illness, 2002.
Examines issues of culpabilty and institutionalization surrounding the death penalty meted out to the mentally retarded and the mentally ill.
4,900 words (approx. 19.6 pages), 6 sources, AU$ 257.95
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This paper shall examine and qualify the issues surrounding the imposition of the death penalty onto the mentally retarded and the mentally ill. Within this paper, the phrase mentally ill shall be applied to those who are of normal intelligence yet who suffer from mannerisms or behaviors that alter their perceptions. The phrase mentally retarded shall be applied to individuals who suffer from conditions that result in lower intelligence and comprehension levels. This issue is loaded in terms of issues surrounding the morality of the situation: The fundamental question at stake within this particular issue is whether or not the mentally ill and the mentally retarded can be punished in the same manner as those who commit the same crimes and are considered to be of normal mental stability and functionality.
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Mental Illness and Incarcerated Juveniles, 2005.
An investigation of how inadequate mental health resources have created a mental health crisis for incarcerated juveniles with mental illness.
20,801 words (approx. 83.2 pages), 121 sources, MLA, AU$ 360.95
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This study examines the impact of inadequate mental health resources and the subsequent mental health crises that have been created. The design of the study contains two types of questionnaires. The paper shows that results of the study support the hypothesis that inadequate resources have led to a mental health crisis among incarcerated juveniles with mental illness. These include lack of resources, misuse of resources, increasing needs for mental health, budget cuts, and alarming trends within the mental health system. Gaps in the mental health system were also noted by the participants in the questionnaires. In conclusion, the writer submits the results of this study as an offering to the developing collection of knowledge regarding the issue of inadequate resources as they relate to mentally ill juveniles in the criminal justice system.
Chapter One
Introduction / Importance of the Study
National Research Agenda
Rationale for the Study
Purpose of the Study
Overview of the Study
Hypothesis
Problem Statement
Scope of the Study
Definition of Terms
Review of Literature
Context
Introduction to Mental Illness
The Culture and Climate of Mental Illness
Chapter Two
The Economics Associated with Costs/Resources
The Role of the Mental Health System
The Role of the Criminal Justice System
Summary and Conclusions
Method
The Approach
Why a Questionnaire
Data Base of the Study
Data Gathering Method
Design of the Questionnaire
Pre-testing the Questionnaire
Implementation of the Study
Data Analysis
Validity and Uniqueness of the Data
Limitations to the Study
Summary of Chapter Three
Data Analysis
Overview
Pre-testing the Questionnaire
Implementation of the Study
Descriptive Statistics
Factor Analysis
Analysis of Written Comments
Limitations of the Data
Summary of Chapter Four
Summary and Recommendation
Introduction
Hypothesis
Implications of this Research to Health Care
View of Future Research
Conclusion
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"Most delinquency theories have been strongly influenced by their perceptions of adolescent's relationships with elements of their social environment (Schmalleger, 1995). More specifically, the interactions with family, peers and school are believed to be the most powerful influences on their conventional and delinquent behaviors (Schmalleger, 1995). Today, it is estimated that 24% of youth in the Colorado Division of Youth Corrections are diagnosed with a mental illness. (Jarrett, 2002) A sample of detained youth were studied in Colorado and 41% were found to have a clinically meaningful level of mental health problems. (Coen, 2002) However, there have been a number of these approaches offered over the years to help youthful offenders overcome the challenges and obstacles they face as part of becoming involved in the criminal justice system, with varying degrees of success. Nevertheless, despite the evidence that supports providing timely and effective mental health interventions during these formative periods of life, many states have been unable or unwilling to dedicate the resources required to ensure that all incarcerated juveniles are afforded the opportunity (Kozol, 1991)."
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Incarcerated Juveniles with Mental Illness, 2005.
An investigation of how inadequate mental health resources have created a mental health crisis for incarcerated juveniles with mental illness.
29,634 words (approx. 118.5 pages), 91 sources, APA, AU$ 360.95
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This study examines the impact of inadequate mental health resources and the subsequent mental health crises that have been created. The study evaluates the financial support, funding and services for the mentally ill juvenile offender and identifies issues related to inadequate mental health resources in the literature review. The study also evaluates level resources and service delivery at two different mental health centers and a juvenile facility and examines data obtained from other sources. The results of the study are intended to help institutions develop future action plans to address the issues of inadequate resources and levels of service needs.
Introduction /Importance of the Study
National Research Agenda
Rationale for the Study
Purpose of the Study
Overview of the Study
Hypothesis
Problem Statement
Scope of the Study
Definition of Terms
Review of Literature
Context
Introduction to Mental Illness
The Culture and Climate of Mental Illness
The Economics Associated with Costs/Resources
The Role of the Mental Health System
The Role of the Criminal Justice System
Method
Data Analysis
Summary Discussion and Recommendations
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"Inadequate mental health resources are an often-cited factor for the mental health crisis, especially the incarceration of juveniles with mental illness. There have been a number of these approaches offered over the years to help youthful offenders overcome the challenges and obstacles they face as part of becoming involved in the criminal justice system, with varying degrees of success. This study examines the impact of inadequate mental health resources and the subsequent mental health crises that have been created. Costs are rising at an alarming rate and there are more illnesses than resources available to meet the needs of the mentally ill juvenile in the criminal justice system. Lacking in resources, the mental health system has not kept pace with the diverse needs of the community or the prison system. Consequently, the justice system inappropriately places juveniles in the criminal justice system, instead of the mental health system."
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Mental Illness - A Novel Approach, 2001.
This paper presents an in-depth look at mental illness using two stories - "Sybil" and "I Never Promised You A Rose Garden", each details a different type of mental illness.
1,850 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 86.95
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This paper presents an in-depth look at mental illness using two stories - "Sybil" and ?I Never Promised You A Rose Garden?, each detail a different type of mental illness. The two types, MPD and schizophrenia are often confused with each other.
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"Mental illness has been with us since the beginning of time. There are many types of mental illness and they vary in severity and duration. Two of the most misunderstood and often misdiagnosed mental illnesses are Multiple Personality Disorder and Schizophrenia. These disorders are often confused with one another. If we examine the characteristics of each one we will see where their differences are and how they are treated. There are two movies that underscore the ramifications of the disorders and the treatment options of them both. Sybil and I Never Promised You a Rose Garden are both portrayals of mental illness in women and how that illness affected their lives and families. "
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Current Issues in Mental Health, 2005.
An examination of mental health issues from a social and cultural perspective.
3,861 words (approx. 15.4 pages), 21 sources, APA, AU$ 152.95
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This paper examines the biological vs. social and cultural perspectives of mental health, clearly emphasizing the social and cultural approach more so than the biological one, since current trends indicate that this is a key issue in the field of mental health today. The paper investigates mental illness primarily from the standpoint that mental illness may result from social and cultural factors more so than biological ones. However the paper also carefully provides a solid foundation for promoting both views and treatment approaches to mental illness in the attempt to better understand mental illness and its impact on society in general.
Current Issues in Mental Health: Examining Mental Illness From a Cultural
and Social Perspective
Introduction
Mental Illness as Biology?
Mental Illness from a Cultural Perspective
The Mind as Machine
The Use of Psychiatric Medications to Treat Illness
Duality of Disease
The Stigma of Mental Illness
Conclusions/Analysis
References
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"Wakefiled (1994) poses the question of whether or not the concept of a mental disorder might be culturally relative (Kirk & Einbinder, pp.11-17). He suggests that mental disorders may result more from cultural and social influences and factors than biological ones. His theory is based on the notion that people respond differently to different things based in part on their upbringing, surroundings and social environment. People also have the inherent capability of being conditioned to respond in a certain manner to certain things. What might be considered normal for one person in one culture may be considered aberrant behavior in another."
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Mental Retardation, 2006.
A look at the social obstacles mentally retarded people face because of lack of resources and a general lack of knowledge about mental retardation.
2,684 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 116.95
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This paper describes the many social problems that mentally retarded people must deal on a daily basis, including a general lack of knowledge about mental retardation, a lack of community services for the mentally retarded, the tendency to over medicate mentally retarded persons and a lack of alternative educational programs. The paper also describes characteristics typical of the mentally retarded as well as measures that could be taken that would help mentally retarded persons to lead independent lives and achieve normalization.
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"It is reported that 3 to 4 per 1,000 people are mentally retarded (Ellis, 1986). It is not always easy to recognize a mentally retarded person by a customary glance. Two main ways to determine mental retardation are: (1) certain physical characteristics and/or (2) when an infant/child fails to make normal developmental progress (mental or physical) (Ellis, 1986). One major problem regarding mental retardation is knowledge of the accurate definition and limitations of the disability (Bray, 1990). In the past, society and several professions have not given mentally retarded persons the necessary resources. An accurate knowledge base of the disability is necessary before proper resources can be created (AAMR, 1992). Contrary to popular belief, mental retardation is not something a person has, is not a medical disorder not a mental disorder, but rather a developmental disability (AAMR, 1992). The level of functioning requires information regarding the person capabilities (intelligence, adaptive skills), and environments (home, work, school, community) (AMMR, 1992)."
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United Kingdom Mental Health Law, 2004.
This extensive research paper analyzes U.K. case law regarding mental health to develop a set of recommendations to be used as a guideline for creating an improved legal system for mental health.
24,780 words (approx. 99.1 pages), 39 sources, APA, AU$ 360.95
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This paper outlines the history of mental health law in the U.K., identifying a number of key principles of health care economics and ethics, with a focus on the particular incentives and trade-offs that are raised by these principles at three levels of the mental health system: government and society; purchasers and providers; and users and caretakers. The author points out that self-determination theory (SDT) is based on the belief that innate psychological needs for competence, autonomy, and relatedness are important bases for human motivation. The paper suggests that there is a need to move towards a more open, accountable, and evidence-based mental health care system, which would be fully supported by U.K. law.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Statement of the Problem
Literature Review
History of UK Case Law
Draft Mental Incapacity Bill
The Fundamental Principle Behind Medical Law in the UK
Capacity Law
Problems in Mental Health Systems in the UK
A Right to Health Care: The Libertarian Objection
Whom to Sacrifice
The Struggle Between Ethics and Economics in Mental Health Care
Four Principles of Health Care Economics
Four Principles of Health Care Ethics
Tensions in Health Care Decision-Making
Government and Society
Purchasers and Providers
Economic Incentives
Ethical Trade-offs
Users and Caretakers
Linking the Past to the Present
Purpose of the Study
Research Questions and Hypothesis
Methodology
Results
Discussion, Recommendations and Conclusion
Explicitness
Evaluation
Accountability
Recommendations
Bibliography
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"In a perfectly competitive market, the supply and demand for a particular good achieves equilibrium, and no more and no less of the good is produced or consumed than is necessary. In reality, markets are not perfectly competitive, resulting in failures due to unfair competition, uncertainty and externality effects. The market for mental healthcare is no exception. These failures are so common that some form of government intervention is necessary. The extent of government involvement is influenced by both economic and political considerations and by the existing model of social choice. In the United Kingdom, a careful balance of both individualistic (autonomy and consumer sovereignty) and collective (justice and welfare maximization) principles must be considered."
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Mental Health Care, 2006.
This paper discusses the global mental health care industry, especially care by primary physicians and other caregivers.
3,240 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 12 sources, APA, AU$ 135.95
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This paper explains that mental illness, which also includes autism, Alzheimer's disease, addiction, mental retardation and epilepsy, affects people of all nations of all social, economic and cultural backgrounds; however, the poor suffer most from a lack of the most basic resources for effective treatment. The author points out that, even though available treatment methods for mental illness differ among regions and socio-economic classes, most patients are prescribed psychotropic drugs, such as antidepressants. The paper states that, in the U.S., managed care systems usually do not cover mental disease and insurance companies look to mental health benefits as the first place to cut in an attempt to reduce rising costs.
Table of Contents:
Mental Health and Primary Care
Status of the Primary Mental Health Care Industry
Incidence
Current Approaches
Recognition and Current Response
Policy Initiatives
The New GMS Contract
General Practitioners and Practitioners with Special Interest
Primary Care Graduate Mental Health Workers
Shared Care between GP Practices and Community Health Teams
Obstacles and Issues
Little Attention Paid to Improving Primary Mental Health Care
Fragmented Linkages of Substance Abuse Treatment with Community-Based Services
Obstacles to Accessing Primary Mental Health Care
Social Disparities
Developments
Effects of Cutting Back on Health Coverage
Legislation
Community-based Primary Care Satellite Clinics
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"Mandating mental health benefits has already been an ongoing policy process, as in fact, more than as many states have enacted legislation and the mandates have become more typically comprehensive than previous ones. However, state legislation has not proved to be adequate substitutes of a federal legislation. State legislation did not appear to have reached enough persons to create a significant difference at the population level. Many consumers in the parity states were not aware of their improved coverage or that parity legislation may have accelerated the development of managed care in the mental health care arena, which separates nominal benefits from actual benefits."
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Mental Illness, 2008.
Compares the view and prevalence of mental illness among modern and traditional societies.
2,085 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 94.95
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This paper examines the view that traditional societies are less friendly to individuals with mental illness, which leads to the perception that there is less mental illness when, in truth, it is simply more well hidden. The paper then compares views of mental illness in modern socieites, and, in particular in Canada, to those of traditional socieities such as China, the Aboriginal socieites of Canada, and Middle Eastern societies and concludes that there is no single answer to how traditional cultures treat mental illness.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Mental Illness in Modern Societies
Mental Illness in Canada
Mental Illness in Traditional Societies
Mental Illness in Canada's Aboriginal Population
Conclusion
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"It is this kind of practice that differentiates the Chinese and the Canadian process of caring for the mentally ill and may lead to a difference in how they are perceived. However, the practice goes far beyond simple numbers on a percentage scale. Some traditional cultures rely first on their own traditional forms of mental healing, turning only to modern solutions when their preferred methods fail to work. In Morocco, for example, a Berber family might first consult a fquih, a traditional healer, before turning to the services of the Centre Psychiatrique Universitaire Ibn Rochd (CPU) to treat mental illness."
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Mental Health Issues, 2002.
This is a research paper outlining the current issues in mental health, like the stigma that those afflicted will face. The paper looks at who was more likely to stigmatize based on age, sex and experience with mental health.
2,116 words (approx. 8.5 pages), 2 sources, APA, AU$ 96.95
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This study examines who is more likely to stigmatize the mentally ill according to their experiences. Specifically, the study examines the level of knowledge each participant has about mental health issues and their viewpoints on the mentally ill, and whether it is related to gender.
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"Stigma, has "traditionally been defined as a sign or mark that designates the bearer defective, and therefore as meriting less valued treatment than normal people" (Heatherton 2000:88). This view of an individual is apparent in all societies. The actual experience of stigma is common. Virtually everyone has experienced some form of stigmatization. Whether it is our personality, our dress, or our economic status. However it has been the mentally ill and former mentally ill individuals who "have traditionally been degraded and rejected; they have experienced prejudice similar to that experienced by racial and ethnic minorities" (Heatherton 2000:103). It is a fault in society to assume that everyone stigmatizes in the same way. It is the way we socialize our children that anyone different is less of a person. The mass media constantly characterizes the mentally ill as "sick", "dangerous", "worthless", "unpredictable" (Heatherton 2000:103). Literature found on mental illness usually states that stigma for the mentally ill is common to all society, but a closer look shows that it fails to differentiate between its origins. Specifically that everyone looks at the mentally ill the same way: that they are negative and violent."
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Mental Care Centers, 2002.
Examines the negative effects of mental care centers on the mentally ill.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 51.95
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This paper will discuss the affects of mental health centers on mental health patients. By observing some of the practices of mental health centers, we can see how they create a certain environment in which the patient must be treated.
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Capital Punishment for the Mentally Retarded, 2002.
A study of the death penalty for mentally retarded criminals.
890 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 45.95
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This paper argues the numerous reasons why the death penalty for the mentally retarded is inappropriate. It demonstrates that mental retardation prevents the disabled from logically assessing the pros and cons of their actions. The paper illustrates that international human rights groups urge nations not to impose death penalty on people with any form of mental disorder, which includes mental retardation and the mentally ill.
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"The Supreme Court of the United States, in a landmark ruling on June 20, 2002, prohibited the executions of the mentally retarded declaring it as violation of the eighth amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. The Court decision came in the Atkins vs. Virginia case and in the opinion of many not a day too soon. While the taking of a life by anyone including the state is a debatable issue, subjecting the mentally retarded to the maximum punishment was an aberration in a civil society that has been set right by the decision."
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Social Class and Mental Illness, 2008.
This paper argue that there are problems in connecting mental illness specifically with social class, ethnicity and gender.
1,250 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 5 sources, APA, AU$ 61.95
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This paper explains that the association of mental illness with social class contains implications resulting in stigma for the patient, errors in psychiatry approaches, and misinformation about mental health policies. The author points out that the belief that mental illness was associated specifically with the lower social classes and certain ethnicities began in the 19th century; however, today, the conclusion is that mental illness is manifested across all social classes and ethnicities. The paper relates that the fundamental research problem remains that, whatever means are used to measure the association of mental illness with social class are still not standardized. The author states that another problem is that, when social class is linked to mental illness, the real meaning is easily distorted. The paper concludes that the more common mental disorders such as stress are not the result of social class but of social disadvantages.
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"In Song and Biegel's (1997), there is an assumption that the family caregiver of the mentally ill is also likely to have mental illness. The symptoms the caregiver experienced were caused by the care giving burden, the patient's behavior, and lack of social support. However, lower social class and race were presumed to be factors in the appearance of mental illness symptoms. The reason is that caregiver burden differs between the white middle class and lower classes which are not white. The link between care giving and developing symptoms is based in patient impairment and behavior which results in severe caregiver stress."
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Mental Illness, 2004.
Discusses the question of mental illness and whether it really exists or not.
2,804 words (approx. 11.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 120.95
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This paper discusses the two opposite viewpoints with regard to the existence of mental illness and whether there is a unique model that can actually fully cover mental illness. The paper also talks about the concept of deviance, what the accepted norms are from which the deviation can be observed in the so-called mentally affected individuals, and who decides the norms of mental health and, hence, the deviation. The paper also argues that socio-psychological issues are involved in mental health practice, and a strictly medical approach cannot provide all the answers. Finally, the conclusion argues that it is vital to recognize the social, sociological, and psychological elements involved in mental illness.
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"However, the medical profession holds the opposite view and is satisfied that mental illness does exist and is usually divided into two major groups ? the psychoses and the neuroses. (Roth and Kroll, 1986, p.27) Psychotic disorders, also knows as personality disorders include schizophrenia, manic-depressive disorder, psychotic (severe) depression, while neuroses comprise of anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder, dissociative (hysterical) and somatoform disorders and neurotic (mild) depression. The rapid advances in clinical treatment of many of these disorders have strengthened the case of the medical view of mental illness."
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Mental Illness and Responsibility, 2004.
A debate on why people with chronic mental illnesses should be the responsibility of their families, not the state or federal government.
1,636 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 77.95
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This paper puts forward both sides of the argument that mentally ill patients should be cared for by family and friends and not be a burden to the government. For the pro argument, it examines how assuming the state should assume the cost of caring for people with mental illness is to deny the importance of family and community in caring for people with any disease. It also looks at how state and federal governments are already burdened with exorbitant outlays for medical care and social services. For the con argument, it examines how there are still misconceptions of the severity of mental illness and how diseases like schizophrenia and depression have biological origins and are treatable with medications. It argues that no one should be denied treatment for a mental disease any more than a person should be denied treatment after a car accident and how the health care situation in America is deplorable; one of the areas needing improvement is mental illness.
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"The only role the government has a right to playing in the lives of people suffering from mental illnesses is in ensuring that no one suffers from discrimination in the workplace. Because workplace discrimination is a major issue facing all Americans, this would be a positive development, one that would preserve the rights of all persons with disabilities. People who suffer from chronic mental illness should be treated with equal respect and afforded equal opportunities. The families who care for these individuals should ensure that their insurance plan covers the necessary expenses associated with the disease. In extreme cases, the person or family members may be eligible for some assistance, but only when to do otherwise would compromise humanitarian needs."
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Mental Health in Developing Countries, 2008.
A look at the role of education toward the development of understanding the mental health needs of Nigerian citizens.
1,941 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 11 sources, APA, AU$ 88.95
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This paper discusses how mental health problems are not the sole purview of developed nations, of course, nor are they any different in terms of causation or their general responsiveness to modern therapeutic techniques. In some cases, though, longstanding perceptions the efficacy of traditional healing methods and the actual causes of mental illness may adversely affect the ability of such modern healthcare services to effect substantive improvements in the mentally ill. To help understand what factors are involved in delivering effective mental health services to the citizens of developing nations in general and Nigeria in particular, this paper provides a review of the peer-reviewed and scholarly literature to this end, followed by a summary of the research and important findings in the conclusion.
Outline
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview.
Rationale of the Study.
Methodology
Mental Illness in Nigeria and Other Developing Countries
Conclusion
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"From the perspective of a majority of modern Nigerians, mental illness continues to be primarily equated with severe psychoses; these popular concepts of mental health problems are founded in large part on the idea that mental illness is the result of supernatural forces, notions that are firmly established even among educated Nigerians (Kemp, 1993). In recent years, though, there are indications that this is changing to some extent, though, with the primary forces of change being increased education concerning mental illness and exposure to modern medical practices (Ilechukwu, 1988). One of the most important medical events in the history of mental health care in Nigeria was the establishment of Aro Psychiatric Hospital (Nervous Diseases Hospital) in Abeokuta in 1952; this facility was established during a period in Nigeria's history when electroshock therapy was regarded as the most efficacious modern therapeutic treatment modality available (Kemp). "
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