Kirby and Marlowe suggest that CBT has shown substantial gain in the field of substance abuse, due to its person centeredness and brief treatments. (Kirby and Marlowe, 1997, 422). Due to its effectiveness, adaptability, and success in various areas of mental health problems, (CBT) has become amazingly popular. The brevity of the therapy is also appealing and
It is treated in a number of different ways; two of the most popular stimulant drugs are Ritalin. And Concerta, it is a prescription product approved for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as part of a total treatment program that may include counseling or other therapies. Conclusion: ADHD seem to be hitting today’s youth at an exponential rate. If there are possible doubts about having ADHD there are many routes to take. First I would suggest speaking with authorities at the school: teachers, principal, assistant principal, counselors, or even the school psychologist.
Our Role, as Health Care Providers, in the Ever Increasing Drug Addiction Problem Donna Riddle Excelsior College Abstract Prescription drug abuse has become a problem of epic proportions in the United States and around the world. The largest types of drugs involved are opioid pain medications and narcotics. Prescription drug abuse rates nearly equal to abuse of illegal drugs. One of the major contributing factors for this is the easier availability in getting prescription drugs. It has become common practice to dispense prescription narcotics to treat reports of pain.
Abuse of prescription drugs in the United States in the past decade is at an alarming all time high. Prescription drug abuse is defines as any intentional ues of a medication with intoxicating properties outside of the physician’s prescription for a medical condition. There is an increase of nonmedical prescription medication abuse among young adults. A Major problem is the negative effect on the quality of medical care offered to the addicted and non-addicted. Care for the addicted patients is inappropriate in primary healthcare.
Perspectives of ADHD: Causes and Effects Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was once referred to as “mental restlessness” by Sir Alexander Crichton in 1798 (Wikipedia, 2012). ADHD is one of the most common psychiatric disorders diagnosed in children today. It affects almost five percent of children across the world (Foley, 2011). ADHD is defined as a “persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that is more frequent and severe than is typically observed in individuals at a comparable level of development” (Foley, 2011). The diagnosis is made based on behaviors and not seen as a neurological disease.
Sometimes the light and smells could have an effect on this disorder but the reasons why are still not known. This has started a series of chemical changes that irritate the pain sensing nerves around the head and causing the blood vessels to expand and leak chemicals which further irritate the nerves (1996-2012). It is stated that migraine runs throughout the families due to their genes. The number one trigger is hormonal changes. Two-thirds of women sufferers only get their headaches around the time of their period.
One issue that kids all over the country, and in this town have is attention deficit disorder, or in other terms ADD/ADHD. Relative to other disorders, ADD is pretty benign; all it means is the patient has trouble concentrating and paying attention. Some of the symptoms include: easily being distracted, difficulty listening, having trouble organizing and completing tasks and activities, avoidance of activities that require a lot of effort, and tendency to forget things needed in daily activities. ADD is usually diagnosed at a young age, but there are cases of diagnosis in teenage years and even later. Contrary to popular belief, ADD is actually a medical, and not behavioral disorder.
Eustress in Life Not all stress is bad, in fact some of it is good, in comes eustress. Eustress is a term that is described to motivate people to continue moving forward and enjoy the actions and events that require some effort. In the end though, it provides a great deal of satisfaction. The term was first introduced by the endocrinologist Hans Selye, who wrote about the impact of stress on the mind and body. There are many stressful situations that can lead to anxiety, apathy, and depression.
However, the problem can be remedied through a very simple method: trying to forget the things that make you sad and replace it with things that make you feel really, really good. It’s really simple like that, but is it effective enough to cure the depression? “Depression, also known as major depression, clinical depression or major depressive disorder is a medical illness that causes a constant feeling of sadness and lack of interest. Depression affects how the person feels, behaves and thinks.” (Nordqvist). People who is depressed seem to be always feeling down in every situation.
(2012) Preventions of drug abuse are always mentioned, however the nature of it, and where the mind of if we were born to do so or if the surroundings are the ones who allow us to resort to drug abuse. We can narrow down possibilities of why there is such a high occurrence of drug abuse in children by doing this research. When people hear the phrase “drug abuse,” most people think of adults. However, recently, more and more children have been linked to drug abuse. Why do children use drugs?