Essays

Mental health care has become a larger part of the health care system in America as psychiatric care has moved from the institutional, inpatient model to the outpatient, community care model in the last fifty years. Managed care, coming from …

Due to budget pressures at the local and state levels, gaps in services are growing larger as more Americans are obliged to seek treatment at community care centers, often after waiting for a length of time to be seen. Shortages …

There are over one hundred and fifty mental health courts in the United States at this time. This is a huge increase in the past nine years as in 2000 there were only between twenty five and thirty five mental …

This is a mental disease of the youth, usually begins in adolescents and is characterized by pervasive moods instability, self image, interpersonal relationships and even behavior. The instability, more often than not, does disrupt the work and family life, the …

In certain geographically isolated or ethnic populations, particular mutations are found with increased frequency relative to other populations. A common explanation for this is that the population is descended from a relatively small group of individuals, at least one of …

There are many forms of disability and many ways that people react to them. Robin Williams for one makes jokes and pokes fun at those of the mental retardation status. Some people say that Robin Williams is sick and prejudiced, …

Menopause is a period within which a woman loses her menstrual periods, which is established when a woman goes through 12 months without having menses. A variety of signs are experienced in menopause due to hormonal variations in the body. …

Meningitis is the swelling of the thin tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord, called meninges. Anybody is at risk of getting meningitis, but usually common with people whose immune systems have difficulties in fighting infections. Meningitis is contagious and …

The symptoms of meningitis develop over some time and depend on the age of the person and the cause responsible for the infection. Some symptoms such as common flu are similar for both bacterial and viral meningitis earlier in their …

Although little can be done to prevent meningitis, its symptoms should be recognized and immediate medical attention sought to assist in reducing its devastating health hazards. The following measures however, can be employed to control the spread of the illness. …