It includes many diseases including coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease, stroke, heart attacks, arthrosclerosis, arteriosclerosis, angina pectoris and heart failure (Ruskin, 2009). These diseases are a major cause of death, have a huge impact on society, have many long term effects and the incidence is set to increase due to the aging population and increased rate of obesity within Australia. These factors support the argument that CVD is the major issue facing this society today. CVD is the leading causes of death in Australia. It accounted for around 36% of all deaths in 2004 [ (Statistics, 2006) ].
It will be the sickest people who pay the most, no matter what you do on a user-pays basis. However, Federal Health Minister Peter Dutton continues to reaffirm that as our population ages and Australians need to pay for new technologies and new life-saving drugs, which Australia has a system that will continue to grow and strengthen into the future. There are overall effects, both positive and negative, of the $7 co-payment on the Australian economy and society. Such negative effects on the economy include the fall in share prices for healthcare companies. In the first week since budget night, Primary Health Care share prices fell 6%.
In other words, there is a human being behind the addiction, one who entered this world just like everyone else, but for some reason, or many reasons, got caught up and trapped in the world of addiction along the way. In this essay, I will visit the general area of drugs and alcohol addiction, including its definition, characteristics and its effects on the addicted persons, their families and many more besides. Also, I will address the specific topic of alcoholism and relate this to my personal experience. So what is this disease that often causes people to be labelled in such a way and frequently results in these human beings being stigmatised and sometimes, even ostracised by society? The Oxford dictionary explains addiction as “the fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance or activity” and it defines an addict as” a person who is addicted to a particular substance, typically an illegal drug:” These words only go a little way in describing an illness that affects multitudes of people, directly, and multitudes more indirectly.
In view of facts that it causes health problems, costs the government millions and is also harmful for the environment. Firstly, smoking has been shown dangerous to health. Tobacco is the cause of millions of deaths and illnesses. It has been known as one of the causes for heart diseases. “Atherosclerosis (buildup of fatty substances in the arteries) is a chief contributor to the high number of deaths from smoking” (Smoking & Cardiovascular Disease).
They have been able to incorporate with other treatment methods to be able to help alcoholics stay sober. A meta-analysis combines other research to assess a health care intervention. Another research project compares group therapy lasting two weeks to three sessions of individual counseling. There is a study that incorporates in home detoxification with the brief intervention. One study takes patients from the psychiatric unit and performs the intervention on the unit.
Typically, medical social workers work within a hospital or hospice setting or in a skilled nursing facility. Medical social workers work with patients who may be in need of psychosocial help as well as their families. The aim of medical social work is to asses the psychosocial functioning of patients and their families and to intervene as appropriate. Medical social workers assist patients and their families by connecting them to supports on resources within their communities, by providing grief counselling and by helping a patient to expand and strengthen their network of social supports. Medical social workers commonly work in interdisciplinary teams with other professionals such as doctors, nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists etc.
This assessment requires me to conduct a practice counselling session to demonstrate the application of counselling skills, and review and evaluate the session by writing a reflective essay. I demonstrate counselling micro skills in the session and also apply knowledge I have learnt in this unit, namely relaxation and breathing techniques to combat anxiety. I chose anxiety as the presenting issue due to its prevalence in Australian society. Statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) (2007) reveal that out of 3.2 million people experiencing a mental disorder in Australia in the 12 months prior to the survey, a staggering 14.4% (or 2.3 million) had an anxiety disorder. My client in this session, Sarah, is an anxiety sufferer and has sought treatment for it in the past.
Running head: What are the Facts about Neglect and Abuse in Nursing Homes? What are the Facts about Neglect and Abuse in Nursing Homes? Older Americans that live both in the community and within long term care institutions (nursing homes) are at risk for abuse and neglect. According to some studies; between 3 and 5 percent of elders are abused or neglected. This affects approximately 5 million Americans.
Youth homelessness The problem of homelessness is a serious issue in Australia. The Australian Human Rights Commission (2006) says that “homelessness is defined under Australian federal law as ‘inadequate access to safe and secure housing’.” According to the ABS (2011), the number of homeless people was 89,728 and 105,237 in 2006 and 2011 respectively. As can be seen from the statistics, the number of homeless people rose by approximately 17% during those five years. The homeless were classified into several main groups, youth, women and people with mental illness. Youth homelessness is a focus group, and they should get more attention.
Elevated liver enzymes indicating liver damage have been found in some adolescents who drink alcohol. Young drinkers who also shown elevated liver enzymes are subjected to be overweight or obese do to modern levels of drinking. Alcohol is a central nervous system depressant, drinking too much, slows bodily functions such as heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing to a dangerous level, causing the drinker to lose consciousness, which can result in alcohol poisoning. Alcohol has harmful effects on developing brain cells and bodies. Heavy drinking during adolescence years, when the brain is still developing causes lasting impairment functions such as memory, coordination, and motor skills.