Public related concern: Hillcroft Nursing Home Three carers were found guilty of abusing elderly residents because they were bored and wanted some entertainment. These carers mocked, bullied and assaulted the residents. One carer stamped on the foot of a resident whilst mocking others by throwing bean bags at them and touching them. Another carer tipped a resident out of a wheelchair and finally another was caught in bed next to an extremely distressed resident. Just these few lines are enough to make a genuine carer sick to the stomach.
Serious Failings In Care- Daniel Pelka Trial The Daniel Pelka trial highlighted the horrific abuse that the 4 year old boy suffered at the hands of his Mother and her abusive partner. However it also displayed a clear lack of attentiveness and communication between the people who could of taken responsibility for the childs wellbeing. Daniel Pelka was found dead in 2012, and the circumstances surrounding his death were horrendous by nature. The cause of death was found to be primarily starvation, although the child displayed clear signs of long term abuse, and was described by medical professionals as 'resembling a concentration camp victim', due to the severity of his abuse and weighing over a stone below the average expected weight of a child his age. His Mother, Magdalena Luczak and her partner, Mariusz Krezolek were subsequently tried and convicted of a series of abuse charges, which included imprisoning the boy for several years and force feeding him salt.
The children of Munchausen’s mothers are frequently hospitalized for complaints of a group of symptoms that do not fit any known disease or disorder. As a result of the mother’s reporting of symptoms, these children often end up suffering through unnecessary diagnostic test and procedures, and are sometimes even victims of unwarranted surgeries (U.S. National Library of Medicine, et al. 2011). While there may be strong suspicions of the exaggeration of nonexistent symptoms, the medical team is still obligated to believe the child is ill, especially if the child is too young to speak for himself. Since doctors are compelled to take a parent’s complaints seriously, and since doctors are both expected and required to find the underlying cause of symptoms whenever possible, Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy often becomes an ethical dilemma of whether to treat the child, or disregard the symptoms and report the suspected abuse.
However, “Marilyn herself said “these events made me feel like a “mistake” easily abandoned” (Leaming, 2009, p. 7). These events definitely contributed to Marilyn’s emotional development and were the root cause of her abandonment issues. Her abandonment issues were likely the cause of her many divorces as she sought out acceptance and emotional attachment. With a very unstable childhood Marilyn probably had little to no moral guidance and a very unstable support system. “In addition, she was sexually abused; it is believed that she was abused by a few different men.
When Jem became very angry at Mrs. Dubose, their old and mean neighbor, he chopped down her shrubs in front of her house in a fanatical rage. When the consequences of his act came he was forced by his father to read to Mrs. Dubose for a month and during these reading sessions Mrs. Dubose seemed to break out into a shaking fit causing the children to be scared and confused. Son, didn’t you know what her fits were? ... “Mrs. Dubose was a morphine addict.” said Atticus. “She took pain-killers for years.
Other variables are single or no parent home, truancy, low or no parental supervision and gang membership. The juvenile crime rates from what I have researched seem to involve treatment of a child in the home. As for me my juvenile problems stemmed from a step-father who was abusive, verbally mentally and physically. My mother did drugs to forget the abuse that my step-father did to her. Because of me witnessing my step-father abuse my mother I felt like it was normal.
(22) II. 62- 120 Medea’s Anger Nurse and Tutor is quiet worried about the actions that Medea would do to have revenge toward Jason because “[Nurse] knows this anger of hers will not end, not before she turns it loose on someone” (118-119). Thus, the betrayal of Jason has caused the Nurse to tremendously feel pities for Medea after she “[saw Medea’s] look at [Jason] with savage eyes” (116). III. 121-313 Burden of a Failed Marriage The mental pain of Medea has caused her to have
They struggle to make social connections and often cannot keep the ones they do make. For the seriously mentally ill, real freedom is hard to find. While many believe the policy of deinstitutionalization was a good thing, for the seriously mentally ill patient who needs constant care and daily therapy, the loss of that resource is tragic. A better understanding of how to divert mentally ill people who commit crimes away from prison is needed. Until then the cycle of prison to homeless to prison or worse will continue and the mentally ill will be doomed to a tragic life of never finding
Five years after being diagnose things took a turn for the worst. Her father had started losing weight pain got severe, and fell twice in his apartment. To watch all this really takes a strong person. To see someone you love go through this can take a toll on one mentally, physical, and emotionally. To watch anyone let along your father go this all this pain is enough to make anyone want the suffering to be over.
Chronically Mentally Ill and the Population Robyn Torgrimson BSHS/302 May 26, 2012 Kimberly Tarshis Chronically Mentally Ill and the Population Mental illness has affected people since the beginning of time, but the way it is handled has changed dramatically. Mental illness is no longer a sin or demonic possession, but a real illness that affects many different races, ages and classes of people including the upper echelon of wage earners to the homeless. The stages of treating people with mental illness have evolved but many feel that there are still barriers that prevent them from accessing the help they require. Human services workers are on the front lines when it comes to clients that may be dealing with mental