Running Head: Critique 1 Lin’s Article Critique Part 1 Eve Birdine-Epps Liberty University Running Head: Critique 2 Summary of Article Anger and related emotions have been identified among substance abuse users. In addition, anger and related emotions determine urges and relapse. Many treatment programs have some components geared to aid with substance abuse recovery. Different therapies offer a variety of approaches recommended in successful steps to managing emotions and becoming more aware of triggers that lead to relapse. “In fact, Reilly and Shopshire (2000, pg.
3.6 Report information about episodes of substance use to an appropiate person and record it in the required format: If substance abuse is going on it needs to be documented, dates, times and when it occur and reported to management . 4 Support individuals in reducing substance use: 4.1 Assist individuals who have made a commitment to reduce substance use to review their reasons for doing so: Get the medical proffession envolved as the could help out with the side effects of the with drawel symptoms, put them in touch with groups who are recovering for substance abuse they will understand why they got into the use of substances. 4.2 Offer support to individuals which respects their individual rights, and is appropriate to their needs: Support is the first step to help individuals , and we must respect their rights of choice, substance use group will be able to help. 4.3 Assist individuals to review their progress in reducing substance use: You encourage individuals who have made a commitment to reduce substance use, explore the effects of the individual’s choice on their daily life and support them
* Depressants slow down the central nervous system and can reduce anxiety or emotional distress., examples include cannabis and barbiturates. * Opiates provide pain relief, induce euphoria, sedation and can lead to coma, examples include heroin, opium, methadone and morphine. * Hallucinogens induce an altered state of consciousness and effect perception of reality, examples include LSD and mushrooms. Prescription drugs containing opoids, benzodiazipines (which are depressants of the central nervous system) or stimulants can be misused when taken for reasons other than those they were prescribed for. Prescription drugs can cause sedation, altered state of consciousness, depressed respiration and changes in blood pressure.
It is also invaluable in providing an idea of whether or not the youth has a comorbidity. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, comorbidity is defined as, “When two disorders or illnesses occur in the same person, simultaneously or sequentially, they are described as comorbid. Comorbidity also implies interactions between the illnesses that affect the course and prognosis of both (NIDA, Comorbidity, 2010).” Their article goes on to characterize three different scenarios as to why drug use disorders occur with mental health disorders. They propose that it can be because the drugs themselves cause the person to experience more profound symptoms of their mental illness, that the mental illness itself led to the drug abuse, or because overlapping factors (brain deficits, genetic vulnerabilities, or early exposure to stress and trauma) cause both drug use and mental health
The ‘world’ of mental health briefly consists of people, services, policy, and legislation. For the individual involved in the ‘world’ of mental health their experiences of mental distress may vary in relation to the services they are part of, and what role they have within those services. The course model places the individual at the centre, with social, environmental, economic, and political influences surrounding them, and the wider factors of ethics and values surrounding these. These elements can influence each other, and all provide a framework to explore the meaning of mental distress for the individual. There have been many attempts at defining mental health or illness, each using different terminology depending on the perspectives.
Benzodiazepines are believed to mediated by their agonistic action on GABAA receptors. Side effects associated with benzodiazepines consist of sedation, tremors, nausea, withdrawals that creates rebound anxiety, and are highly addictive. Serotonin agonist has selective agonists against the serotonin receptor 5-HT1A and produces anxiolytic effects without the side effects of benzodiazepines. However, there are other side effects like dizziness, headaches, and insomnia (Pinel,
Why do physicians prescribe certain medications to people that they know are going to cause problems of addiction and that have some horrible side effects? Some medications that are prescribed are used for pain, help with withdrawal symptoms, help an addict come off of another type of drug, or some are prescribed for anti-rejection medications. What might happen if one is to just quit the medication cold turkey without a physicians supervision? There are many different drugs that physicians prescribe for many different reason. One drug that is prescribed quite often for pain and for withdrawal symptoms is methadone.
I would check and see what drugs are typically described to a child. Major sections could be drugs and their side effects. How is a child diagnosed? Some questions to be answered would be how mental health disorders are diagnosed? What are the types of psychotropic drugs and available treatments for minors?
The patient will receive support to request assistance to help cope with their problem. Therapy should be customized to the patients needs (Treatments for PTSD). All victims deal with their trauma in a different way than others. Some treatments can be effective on some patients but useless in others. There are a few psychotherapies to PTSD such as cognitive, exposure, and eye movement desensitization reprocess.
Throughout my paper I will go into detail about each harmful drug and the effect on the human body. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive illegal and on the rise drug in today’s society. Methamphetamine has many different street names some of them include meth, crank, crystal meth, and ice. Methamphetamine can be used in many different ways, such as injected, snorted, and smoked. Methamphetamine affects the brain, central nervous system, and the mouth.