health history and screening of an adolescent

HealthHistoryScreeningAdolescent

HealthHistoryandScreeningofanAdolescentorYoungAdultClientSavethisformonyourcomputerasa MicrosoftWorddocument.Youcanexpandorshrinkeachareaasyouneedtoincludetherelevantdataforyour clientSubmitthisresourcewithyourassignmenttotheinstructorbytheendofModule3|StudentName:|Date:| |BiographicalData...

HealthHistoryandScreeningofanAdolescentorYoungAdultClientStudentName:BiographicalData

Patient/ClientInitials:PhoneNo:Address:BirthDate:AYearsSex:FemaleBirthplace:MaritalStatus:Single Race/EthnicOrigin:Occupation:HighSchoolStudentEmployer:UnemployedFinancialStatus:(Incomeadequate forlifestyleand/orhealthconcernsIsthereasourceofhealthinsurance?Employmentdisability

HealthHistoryandScreeningofanAdolescentorYoungAdultClientStudentName:Date:January26,2014

BiographicalDataPatient/ClientInitials:CBPhoneNo:602-388-1612Address:115WCoronodoRoad,Phoenix, AZ85003BirthDate:12/05/98Age:15Sex:MBirthplace:PhoenixMaritalStatus:SingleRace/EthnicOrigin: WhiteOccupation:StudentEmployer:N/AFinancialStatus:AetnaHealthInsuranceSourceandReliabilityof Informant: healthhistoryandscreeningofanadolescentoryougadultclient

populationoftheU.S.keepsincreasetobeadiversitynation.Astheyemergetoonenation,theysharecommon concernsaboutlifesuchashealthandqualityoflifeProvidingeffectivehealthcaretodiverseethnicgroup, culturalminoritygroup,needtohaveproperassessmenttoolforassessmentfortheirculturalneeds,beliefs,and theirtraditionalhealthcarepracticeTheHeritageAssessmentToolcreateeffectiveassessmentofbackgroundof peopleincludeage,gender,familystructure,nationality...

TheGuidelinesForAdolescentPreventiveServices

intheadolescentpopulationAgreatdealofevidencethroughtheyearshasshownmortalityinadolescentis linkedtopreventabledeathsrelatedtoriskyandunhealthybehaviors.Asmanyofthecommonmorbiditiesand moralitiesofadolescencearerelatedtopreventablehealthconditionsassociatedwithbehavioral,environmental andsocialcauses,itisimportantthatpreventiveservicesforthisagegroupreflecttheseissuesThusindicatinga strongneedforthepromotionofadolescentpreventive...

EffectOfSuicideScreeningAssessmentTools

EffectofSuicideScreeningAssessmentToolsinDeterminationofRiskinAdolescentsJoAnnEastmanMCPHS UniversityAbstractSuicideisthesecondleadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStateswiththeincidencecontinuing toriseToporganizationssuchastheUSPreventiveServicesTaskForce,theAmericanAcademyofPediatrics, andtheAmericanMedicalAssociation,recommendroutinescreeningofadolescentsforriskfactorsassociated withsuicideincludingsuicidalthoughtsand...

SuicideScreeningAssessmentTools

EffectofSuicideScreeningAssessmentToolsinDeterminingSuicideRiskinAdolescentsSuicideisthesecond leadingcauseofdeathintheUnitedStateswiththeincidencecontinuingtorise.TheU.S.PreventiveServices TaskForce,AmericanAcademyofPediatrics,andtheAmericanMedicalAssociationareamongthetop organizationsthatrecommendroutinescreeningofadolescentsforsuicidalthoughts,depressionandotherrisk factorsassociatedwithsuicideWhilescreeningtoolsforsuicidal

DepressionScreeningProposalPaper

DepressionScreeningforAllAdolescentPatients:EarlyRecognitionandTreatmentBoththeU.S.Preventive ServicesTaskForce(USPSTF)(2016)andtheAmericanAcademyofPediatrics(AAP)(2014)recommend depressionscreeningofalladolescentpatients12to18yearsofageAsZenlea,Milliren,Mednick,&Rhodes (2014)madeevident,thisisnotthecaseinmostoffice-basedpracticesintheUnitedStates.Althoughthisstudy tookplacepriortothereleaseofcurrentrecommendations,thelastrecommendations

SexuallyTransmittedInfectionsAndYoungAdults

SexuallyTransmittedInfectionPreventioninAdolescentsandYoungAdultsintheUnitedStatesKarissa HeveloneCreightonUniversityCollegeofNursingIntheUnitedStateseveryyearthereare19millionnewcases ofsexuallytransmittedinfections(STIs)(CDC,2011).Onehalfofthosecasesareinadolescentsandyoungadults, whichcovertheages15-24yearsold(CDC,2011).Eventhoughthisagerangeonlyrepresents25%ofthosewho aresexuallyexperiencedintheUnitedStates,

AmongAdolescentsandtheEffectonTheirHealthSpecificAimsThepurposeofthisstudyistoexamineif childhoodsocioeconomicposition(SEP)affectsthehealthoftheadolescentsSocioeconomicpositionisthesocial classofanindividualbasedoneducationandincomelevel(AmericanPsychologicalAssociation,2016).SEP effectshealth,psychologicallyandphysicallyLowerSEPisthecauseofnegativepsychologicalandphysical healthresults.LowSEPaffectschildrenandadolescentsthemost...

AdolescentPreventiveServices

Manyadolescentsengageinhighriskandunhealthybehaviorsthatplacetheminjeopardyforleadingcausesof mortalityandmorbidity(Jiang,Risica,Arias,Perry,&Viner-Brown,2012).Accordingtoonestudy,75percentof adolescentmorbidityandmortalityisaresultofriskybehaviors(Jiangetal,2012)Theleadingcausesofthis alarmingstatisticamongadolescentintheUnitedStatesfallintosixcategorieshealth-riskbehaviors:unintentional injuriesandviolence;tobaccouse;alcohol...

CRAFFScreeningToolAnalysis

Describetheevaluationtoolandexplainwhythistoolisessentialinthecareoftheadolescentpatientpopulation TheCRAFFTisascreeningtoolusedtoscreenforbehavioralhealthinchildrenundertheageof21.The screeningconsistsofsixquestionsthat'sscreensforhighalcoholorothersubstanceabuseTheCRAFFT mnemonicacronymisthefirstlettersofthebeginningofthescreeningquestions(TheCRAFFT,2009).Thesix questionsinclude."C-HaveyoueverriddeninaCARdriven...

AShortNoteOnDiabetesAndAdolescentAdolescents

HypertensioninAdolescentsI.CasePresentationA16yearoldAfricanAmericanmalearrivesathispediatrician's officeforapreparticipationphysicalevaluationHishistoryincludesasthmaasatoddler,tonsillectomyin2010 Hismother,grandmother,anduncleallhavehypertension.Hisgrandmotherhasdiabetesaswell.Hehasanolder brotherandyoungersister,botharehealthy.HisfatherisaparaplegicduetoaMVA,otherwisehisfatherhasno healthissuesThepatientvitalsigns

Evidence-BasedPracticeInScreeningForScoliosisAndTreatment

Theterm"scoliosis"originatesfromtheGreekwordmeaningcrooked,anditdescribeslateralcurvatureand rotationofthespineThisdeformityismostlyseeninnormal,rapidlygrowing,preadolescentandadolescent children,althoughitcanspanallagegroups(Dunn,1978).Onsetofthisconditionappearstobeat10yearsofage, howeverabout80%ofalltypesofscoliosisareidiopathicTwotofivepercentofschoolchildrenhaveaCobb angleof≥10º,andintwotentsofapercenttheangle...

JamieMetcalfe.HealthCareReformAndMore:CurrentTopics

JamieMetcalfeHealthCareReformandMore:CurrentTopicsinAmericanHealthCarePolicy4/23/2017Policy briefAddressingtheMentalHealthNeedsofMassachusetts'ChildrenandAdolescentsExecutivesummary:The mentalhealthofthechildrenandadolescentsinMassachusettsisbeinginadequatelyaddressed,withnearly 100,000individualsneedingmorecomprehensivecareformentalhealthissuesTheinadequaciesinoursystem areparticularlydevastatingtothispopulation,withdisruptions...

AmyPostTraumaticStressDisorderCaseStudy

Adolescenthealthhasbecomeanincreasinglyimportantfocusinthelastfewyearsbecausehealthneedsinthis cohorthavechangedconsiderably(Sanci,Glover,&Coffey,2003).Raphael(1996)pointedtowardsanincreasing anddisproportionateriseinpsychosocialproblemsaffectingyouthandBrown(2002)positsthathealthproblems andhealthcompromisingbehavioursareinterrelatedinthiscohort.Itisimportanttolookbeyondthepresenting issueandassesstheadolescenttakingintoaccount

PrescriptionDrugAbuse

ratesofillicitdrugusearedeclining,therateofprescriptiondruguseremainshigh.15.4%ofHSseniorsreported non-medicaluseofatleastoneprescriptionmedicationwithinthepastyear.About64%ofteens(12-17)whohave abusedpainrelieverssaytheygotthemfromfriendsorrelatives,oftenwithouttheirknowledgeTeenswhose parentstalktothemregularlyaboutthedangersofdrugsare42%lesslikelytousedrugsthanthosewhoseparents don't,yetonlyaquarterofteensreporthaving

MiddleSchoolNurseObservationEssay

schoolnurserangefromassessmentandscreeningtocoordinatingcareforregularstudentsaswellasstudentswith specialneedsSchoolnursingrequiresexperienceandknowledgeinschool,public,communityandemergency healthtomeetthemanyneedsofschoolagedchildrenandyouth.Theschoolnurseprovidesmanyservicesbutthe basicservicesprovidedinclude...

DepressionInAdolescents:ACaseControlStudy

DeLucia,V,Kelsberg,G,Safranek,S,&Neher,J(2016)Q/WhichSSRIsmosteffectivelytreatdepressionin adolescents?.JournalOfFamilyPractice,65(9),632-634.Usedinthetreatmentofdepression,thereareseveral typesofantidepressantsavailable;however,theharmsandeffectsofthemostcommonlyusedselectiveserotonin reuptakeinhibitors(SSRIs)arefervidlydebated.Throughastatisticalapproachofrandomizedcontrolledsamples, older-generationantidepressants(eg,fluoxetine

ChildhoodDepressionAndAttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder

suchasanxiety,depressionandattentiondeficithyperactivitydisorder,arechronichealthconditionsthatpresent betweenbirthandage18.1Mentaldisordersarecharacterizedasa"combinationofabnormalthoughts,emotions, andbehaviors"2thatmayimpairachild'sfunctioninginschool,athome,andineverydaylifeTheyarecausedby acombinationofbiologicalandenvironmentalfactorsi.e.afamilyhistoryofanxietyandlivingbelowthepoverty lineCDCestimatesthattwentypercentofchildren

SuicideAtRiskYouthEssay

informationaboutsuicidalcontemplations,intent,andriskfactorsasapartofroutinehealthcare.Theconcernthat talkingorgettingsomeinformationaboutsuicidewillstartsuicidalactivitiesorideationinachildoradolescentis notsupportedbyconfirmation[9].Theaccompanyingdangervariablesforsuicideoughttobeincorporatedinto adolescenthealthscreening:depression,alcoholorsubstanceabuse,historyofinterpersonalbrutalityorseeing aggressivebehaviorathomeasachild,showing

causedsometoquestionwhetherthesecouldbepreventedAnsweringthecallwasTeenScreen;butitdidn'tcome withoutcontroversyTeenscreenhadaninterestinghistory,andhasimpactedpeopleforbetterorforworse,and thedidn'tfundingdidn'tcomewithoutacost.In1999thepilotforTeenScreenlaunched,amentalhealthscreening inschoolsthatwouldaffect11-18yearoldstudentsThiswasdevelopedbyColumbiaUniversity,toprevent suicidesinschoolchildren.A15minute...

SuicidalIdeationAmongAdolescentJuveniles

amongstadolescentjuvenilesinCorrectionFacilitiesSuicidalIdeationAmongstAdolescentJuvenilesin CorrectionFacilitiesWhitneyAnnaciusMontclairStateUniversitySUICIDALIDEATIONAMONST ADOLESCENTJUVENILEINCORRECTIONFACILITIESAbstractThispaperexplorestheleadingcauseof suicidalideationamongstjuvenilesinacorrectionsfacilityWewillbediscussingthedreadfulmentalhealth issuesthatareuponincarceratedinmates.Touchingpointson(a)mentalhealthproblems...

GonorrheaandAfrican-Americans

andwhichare"easilytreatedwithappropriateantibiotics,butdrug-resistantstrainsareontherise"(CookCounty DepartmentofHealth,nd)II.DiseaseTransmissionGonorrheaisasexuallytransmitteddiseasethathowever,can betransmittedthroughsharingofsextoysandcanalsobetransmitted"frommothertochildduringvaginal delivery."(Women'sHealthZone,2011)TheworkofBrooks(nd)states"Peopleusuallyreportsymptoms2-15 afterexposure,althoughsomepeopleshownosymptoms...

CongenitalHeartDisease(Chd)

withcomplexCHDarelivinglongerduetodramaticadvancesinmedicalproceduresandsurgicaltechniques (Bergeretal,2017),aswellastheincreaseinnumberofpediatrichearttransplantrecipientsoverthepasttwo decades(U.S.DepartmentofHealth&HumanServices,2017),andthedecreaseinthedeathratesfromCHD, withthispopulationnowlivingintoadulthood(Pillutla,Shetty,&Foster,2008).Costsrelatedtothecareof childrenwithCHDaregreaterthan$56billiondollarsayear,

Obesity:AGlobalEpidemicThatAffectsAdolescents

mortalityandmorbidity."(McCarthy,Dixon,Crabtree,Eaton-Evans,McNulty,2012).Childobesityisaglobal epidemicthataffectsadolescentsallthroughouttheworldMedicalconditionsthatwereoncethoughttoprimarily targetadultpatientsarenowbeingseeninchildrenandadolescentsmorethaneverbefore.Accordingto(Tyler,J., FruhS,Mulekar,M,2014),adolescentswhoareoverweightaremorelikelytocontinuetobeoverweightinto adulthood.Thisincreasesthechanceofobesityrelated...

MAYSI-2:AQualitativeAnalysis

DescriptionPertheNationalYouthScreeningandAssessmentPartners(2016)theMassachusettsYouthScreening Instrument(MAYSI-2)isaself-reportinventoryassessmentusedbyjuvenileprobationdepartmentstoaidin distinguishingyouthwhomayneedmentalhealthservices.Itisdesignedforyouthsagedtwelvetoseventeenand isapaperandpenciltestwithfifty-twoquestionsandusuallytakesfifteenminutestocomplete(Grisso,Fusco, Paiva-Salisbury,Perrault,Williams,&Barnum,2012).The...

ExplanationOfBenefitsAndElectronicHealthRecords

ExplanationofBenefitsandElectronicHealthRecordsDohealthcarepolicyholdershavearighttoknowwhat theyarepayingfor?Dopeoplehavearighttoknowifthereisaninfectiousdiseaseoutbreakintheirarea?These aretwoexamplesofthequestionsbeingaskedwhenitcomestoExplanationofBenefit(EOB)statementsand ElectronicHealthRecords(EHRs).TheAffordableCareAct(ACA)enactedin2010,"Hasextendedcoveragefor youngadultsuptotwenty-sixyearsoldontheirparent'sprivate

CrvicalCancerScreeningEssay

HPVscreeningisaccomplishedbywayofcervicalcancerscreening.In2014,thefdaapprovedthefirsthpvtest forprimaryscreeninginfemalesages25to65,however,currentnationalguidelinesarefortheuseofhpvtesting todetectoncogenicserotypes,inthepresenceofanabnormalPaptestCITE63Thecurrentscreening recommendationsoftheAmericanCancerSociety,theAmericanSocietyforColposcopyandCervicalPathology, theAmericanSocietyforClinicalPathology,theAmerican

YouthSuicide

suicideisamajorpublichealthproblemintheUnitedStatestoday.EachyearintheU.S.,thousandsofteenagers commitsuicideSuicideisthethirdleadingcauseofdeathfor15-24yearolds,andthefifthleadingcauseofdeath for5-14yearolds.(AmericanFoundationofSuicidePrevention[AFSP],2010;NationalCenterforHealth Statistics[NCHS],2006)ThereductionofadolescentsuicideisoneofthemajorobjectivesoftheHealthyPeople 2010Initiative(DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices,

TheChlamydiaCaseStudy

Schmeidler,&Wareham,2009)ChlamydiaisaSTDthatacontinuingpublichealthproblemamongyoung womenOneofthemainreasonwhyisbecausethefemaleanatomydiffersfromtheirmalecounterparts Chlamydiaismorethanlikely...

ClinicalPracticeGuideline

AgencyforHealthcareResearchandQuality(2013)NationalGuidelineClearinghouse(NGC)Guideline summary:2013UKnationalguidelineforconsultationsrequiringsexualhistorytaking,1-13.Retrievedfrom http://wwwguidelinegov/contentaspx?id=47031AclinicalpracticeguidelineAclinicalpracticeguidelinemay includeanylevelofhierarchydependinguponthelevelofresearchsupportingtheguideline.Theauthorsobtained 72referencestodevelopthisclinicalpracticeguideline.Most...

SexuallyTransmittedDiseasesAndYoungerPopulationEssay

spreadduringsexualcontactSexuallytransmitteddiseasesarecommonandcanbepreventedInthecommunities ofUnitedStates,itisahealthconcernamongadolescentsandyoungadults.Thisyoungpopulationofages15to 24yearsold,aremostatriskforsexuallytransmitteddiseasesForthesereasons,adolescentsandyoungadultsare anexcellentgroupforhealthpromotioninbothsexes.Thispopulationareatriskformanyreasons,including: UninsuredUnabletoaccessSTDtestingLikelytohave

experiencesomeformofmentalhealthrelatedconditionduringtheirlifetimeThismayincludeanxiety, depressionanddrugmisuse.Mentalhealthissuesarealsoverycostlyforthehealthcaresystem.Theseissuesare costingtheAustraliangovernmentalone,morethan6billiondollarsperyear(AustralianInstituteofHealthand Welfare,2013).Tohelpreducethesecosts,moreeducationandpromotionneedstobeprovidedwhencaringfor anadolescentwithmentalhealthissues,andstrength-basedmodels

EnergyDrinks:ACaseStudy

togrowthereach$53billionbytheyear2016.TheUnitedStatesisonetheworld'slargestconsumerbyvolumeof energydrinks.Giventhat,roughly35%-45%ofadolescentsandyoungadultsadmitthattheydrinkatleastone energydrinkperdayInviewof,themarketisnotregulated;therehasbeenacontentiousmarketingtoadolescents withpromisesofpsychoactive,performance-enhancing,andstimulantdrugeffects.Inupwardsof,hundredsof differentbrandsaremarketedtoday,thesestimulant

ObesityIsDefinedAsADisorder

today'ssociety,obesityseenintheadolescentpopulationhasvastlyincreasedfrompreviousyears.Asaresult, manyhealthissues,suchasdiabetes,arenowmorecommontoseeinadolescentsDuetotheincreasingnumbers whosufferfromobesity,itisimportanttotreatandadviseadolescentsabouthealthylivingandencouragethemto bemoreactivetodecreasetherisksofseverehealthissuestheymayfacewhenenteringadulthood.Causesof adolescentobesityvaryfromgeneticcausestopoor

"SixtypercentofthefamilieswereAfricanAmerican,33%wereWhite,and7%werePuertoRicanOfthe parents,60%weremarriedorlivingwithapartnerand40%werenotmarriedandlivingalone.Forthe adolescents,55%werefemales,and45%weremalesNinetypercentofthetargetadolescentswerebetweenthe agesof12and15yearsatWave1andbetweentheagesof19and22yearsatWave2".Thestudyselected familiesfromfourdifferentneighborhoodsintheinnercityareasofPhiladelphia

EffectsOfTeenPregnancyOnTeenagePregnancy

"Teenchildbearingisassociatedwithnegativeconsequencesfortheadolescentparents,theirchildren,and society,"(TheOfficeofAdolescentHealth,U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices).Teenagefemales associatedwithchildbearingexposethemselvestomanyrisksandnegativeeffectsthatcanaffecttheirfuture Femalesresultwithmanyconsequencesduetoteenagepregnancy.Thispaperwillstrictlyfocusontheeffects femalesexperiencethroughteenagepregnancyThereaderwillbe

ShouldMarijuanaUseAmongTeens?

InarecentstudyconductedbyMetlifeandThePartnershipatDrugfree.com,itwasdiscoveredthathighschool studentshavebeguntousemarijuanaonadailybasismorefrequentlythanalcohol(NationalStudy,2012)What hadoncebeenviewedasa"dangerousdrug"isnowbeingviewedas"normalizedbehavior"(NationalStudy, 2012).Whiletheperceptionofmarijuanaamongteensmaychange,theeffectsremainthesame.Studieshave shownthatmarijuanauseamongteenscanhavenegativeeffectson

Manyindividualsseekhealthcarefromtheirlocalhealthdepartmentbasedonaccessibilityandfinancialpayment flexibilityLocalhealthdepartmentsprovideservicestoindividualsofallagesTypically,childrenandyoung adultsfrequenthealthdepartments.Unfortunatelymanyyoungadultsarriveforcare,andwithholdlittletono knowledgeregardingthecareandprotectionoftheirbodiesThisscenarioplacesthepatientatagraveriskof contractingdiseasesthatcouldultimatelyresult...

PublicAwarenessofDiabetes

birthweight,rapidweightgaininchildhood,sedentarylifestyle,fetalexposuretogestationaldiabetes,family history,andrace(Schub&Caple,2010).Someoftheseriskfactorsmaybecontrolled,whereasotherscannot becontrolledRiskfactorsthatarecontrollableincludedietaryneedsandlifestylechoicesObesityisthenumber onecauseofDM2amongchildrenandadolescents,andiscommonlydescribesasbodymassindex,orBMI, whichisameasurementofbodyfatthatisbasedonheight...

ProtectingYourselfAndBeSmart

overtwentymillionnewcasesofsexuallytransmitteddiseasessuchaschlamydiaandgonorrheaSexually transmitteddiseasesaffectssocietyandbecomesaburdenforthepublichealthsystemsthroughouttheworld.The reasonwhysexuallytransmitteddiseaseisthetopicI'minterestingintalkingaboutisbecauseadolescentsand youngadults,age'sfifthteenthroughtwenty-fourarethemostatriskforobtaininganSTD.Thisisanissuethat needstobeaddressedmoreinthepublic'seyesandmade...

TeenageBirthRateEssay

totheDepartmentofHealthandHumanServices(HHS),teenbirthrateintheUnitedStates(U.S.)hasbeen continuouslydeclinedforthepast20years,yettheUSisstillrankedthehighestinteenpregnancywhen comparedtootherdevelopednations(U.S.DepartmentofHealth&HumanServices,2016).Thetermteen pregnancyisdenotingyoungfemalesbeingpregnantorgivingbirthundertheageof20.AccordingtotheCDC,in 2015,therewere229,715babiesborntoadolescentfemalesagesbetween

AlcoholismOutline

ÂClassificationandterminologyofAlcoholismA.EtymologyII.HistoryofAlcoholIII.SignsandsymptomsB. ÂSymptomsoflongtermalcoholmisuse1Physicalsymptoms2Psychiatricsymptoms3ÂSocialeffectsC AlcoholwithdrawalIV.CausesofAlcoholismD.GeneticvariationV.PathophysiologyVI.Diagnosisof AlcoholismESocialbarriersFScreening

SexTraffickingSummary

SummaryThisjournalarticletitledSextraffickingofadolescentsandyoungadultsintheUnitedStates:healthcare provider'srole,hasthreemainpoints.One,sextraffickingandcommercialsexualexploitationareincreasingly beingrecognizedintheUnitedStatesandglobalpublicashealthproblemsTwo,victimsinteractwithhealthcare providers,butduetothelackoftrainingandprotocolstheyoftengounnoticed.Three,healthcareprovidersplay animportantroleinidentifying,assessing

feellikethisinvadesyourprivacy?Good;becauseitdoesCompaniesareabletoscanthroughoursearchhistory andlikessoquicklyandefficientlybecauseofthatprivacyagreementthatnobodybotherstoread.But,whatifwe couldtakethisprivacyinvasionandreformitintosomethingthatcouldsavethousandsofAmericanseachyearIf weallowedaservicetomonitoryoursearchhistoryinrealtimefordepressionandsuicidalwarningsigns,would youletthem?Iwouldbewillingtosaythat

QualitativeResearchCenterAssessment

Theremarkabletestoftendingtochildrenandadolescentswithsuicidalbehaviorrequirescautiousconsideration andgettingreadyforplanningforemergencydepartmentstaff.Crisisdivisionsmayneedtoaudittheircare frameworkandaltertheirphysicalstructuretogiveashelteredandcontainedenvironmentforthesepatients[24] Potentialzonesofalterationinclude:morementalhealthtraining,betteraccesstomentalhealthrecords,the improvementofemergencyarrangementsforyoungpeople

NeveahCaseStudyEssay

ClinicalserviceswillbeprovidedataresidentialcenterinMesa,Arizona.Thecenterservesmalesandfemales agestwelvetoseventeenTreatmentatthecenterisfocusedontraumaresolutionandgeneralmentalorbehavioral healthneeds.Theclientsreceivemedicalcare,attendschool,andparticipateintherapeuticservicesonthe residentialcampus.Thiswriterfulfillstheroleofaclinicalinternwiththeresponsibilitiesofindividualtherapy, grouptherapy,properdocumentation,andethical

TheImportanceOfSuicidePrevention

SuicideisamajorpublichealthproblemintheUnitedStatesAsof2015,suicideisthe10thleadingcauseof deathamongallUScitizens(CDC,2017)Itisthe2ndleadingcauseamongtheagegroups15-24and25-34and the3rdleadingcauseamongchildren10-14,surpassingcancer(CDC,2017).Self-directedviolenceis distinguishedin3ways:suicideisdeathinducedbyself-directedviolencewiththeintenttodie;suicideattemptis non-fatal,self-directedviolencewithintenttodieand...

SickleCellDiseaseInChildrenResearchPaper

ManagingSickleCellDiseaseinChildrenPrefaceThroughoutmyexperienceintheschoolofnursing;hereat SouthernIllinoisUniversityEdwardsville;Ihaveencounteredmanyopportunitiestoexpandmyknowledgeinthe developmentofnursingeducationManyofmyclinicalrotationsprovidethebackgroundexperienceofmanyroles inthenursingexpertiseIwasintroducedtoavarietyofsettingsandhowtoprovidethebestpossiblecarefor individualsbasedonthesettingandthepatient'sneeds...

AvoidanceChildhoodObesity

illnessesarelinkedwithstrikinghealthandeconomicproblems,demandingdurableandinclusiveinhibition efforts.Thisstatementsuggeststacticsforprimaryidentificationofextremeweightgainbyusingbodymass index,fornutritionalandphysicalactivityinterference'sthroughoutfitnessmanagementencounters,andfor activismandexamination.Avoidanceisoneofthetrademarksofpediatricpracticeandcontainssuchvarious actionsasnewbornscreenings,vaccinations,andadvertisingofcar...

TheValidityMeasuresOfBloodPressure

Aim:Thisstudyaimstocalculatethevaliditymeasuresofbloodpressure-to-heightratios(BPHR)inscreeningfor elevatedbloodpressure(EBP)inasampleoftheEgyptianadolescenceaged11-15yearsSubjectandMethods:A crosssectionalstudywasconductedonasampleof1707studentsaged11-15years.Elevatedbloodpressurewas definedaccordingtotheinternationalgoldstandarddefinition.SystolicanddiastolicBPHR(SBPHRandDBPHR) werecalculatedforboysandgirls,andtheirability

PedophiliaInAncientGreece

wasunawareofthedifference.AncientGreekpederastswereadultmales,usuallysociallyprominent,whohavean eroticattractiontoadolescentboysThesemenwouldtakeonanadolescentmalepupilasaloverManypederasts werebisexualbecausemanyweremarriedwhileinhomosexualrelationshipswithadolescentboys.Thesesexual relationshipswithadolescentboyswouldnotinterferewiththeboy'sfutureheterosexualsocialroleWhatwas reallyinterestingtolearnwaspedophiliainAncient...

TherapeuticInterventionProposal

cancer.Theadolescentandyoungadultcancerpopulationhasbeenidentifiedasapatientgroupthatisparticularly vulnerabletopsychosocialdistress,duetothearrestofdevelopmentalmilestonesthattypicallyoccurduringthis lifephase.Assuch,thedevelopmentanddisseminationofevidence-basedpsychosocialsupportsforthisgroupof cancerpatientsisneededTodate,althoughclinicaltrialsarecurrentlyunderwaytodemonstratetheeffectiveness ofCBTintheadolescentandyoungadult...

Megan'sCaseStudy:EmergingMentalIllness

case,readinguponherpasthistoryisimperativetodeterminehercaseplanandhenceforthmanagehershortand longtermneeds.Herpreviousreporthighlighthermulti-dimensionalproblems.Shehasbeeninvolvedwith servicesystemsmostofheradolescentlifebutslippedthroughthegapswhensheturned18yearsoldMcGorry (2007)stressestheneedforpolicyattention,andreformtomeettheneeds,improveaccesstoandfragmentationof servicesforadolescentsandyoungadultswithemerging

ARelationshipBetweenAdolescentsWithDepressionAndThe ActivationOfTheirAmygdala

VaryingDegreesofAdolescentswithMajorDepressionandTheirEffectonAmygdalaActivationTonyYangand others'study,"AdolescentswithMajorDepressionDemonstrateIncreasedAmygdalaActivation,"isaninfluential studyofdevelopmentalpsychologybecauseoftheinsightitbroughtintotherelationshipofMajorDepressive Disorder(MDD)orDysthymiaandtheactivationoftheamygdalainadolescents.MajorDepressiveDisorderis definedasatwoweekintervalofsadmood,lossofinterestor

TheEffectsOfDepressionOnDepression

"SixtypercentofthefamilieswereAfricanAmerican,33%wereWhite,and7%werePuertoRicanOfthe parents,60%weremarriedorlivingwithapartnerand40%werenotmarriedandlivingalone.Forthe adolescents,55%werefemales,and45%weremales.Ninetypercentofthetargetadolescentswerebetweenthe agesof12and15yearsatWave1andbetweentheagesof19and22yearsatWave2"Thestudyselected familiesfromfourdifferentneighborhoodsintheinnercityareasofPhiladelphia...

APublicHealthNurse(Phn)

examples):JaneCapilihasworkedasaPublicHealthNurse(PHN)forthepastelevenyearsforSantaClara Countyinvariousrolesimpactingthecommunity'shealth.AsageneralistPHN,sheenteredclients'homes assessingnewbornsandtheirmomsprovidingeducation,valuableresourcesandencouragementJanealsocase managedothertypesofhighriskclientsandfamiliesrangingfromthosewithactiveTuberculosistofamilieswith multiplehealthandsocialconcerns.AsaRegionalPHN,sheexpanded...

HpvandEpidemiology

word?Epidemiologyisthestudyofhealthandhealthconcernsinapopulationwithanemphasisonestablishing causeandeffect.Epidemiologylooksathowthediseasemanifestsandspreadsthroughoutapopulationthatarea riskandcomeupwitheffectivepreventionandtreatmentEpidemiologyTriangleEpidemiologyisdifferentfrom medicalfieldsbecauseitdoesnotfocusononeindividualitfocusesonagroup.Epidemiologydirectlyimpacts publichealthEpidemiologyiscenteredonthreefactors

TheEffectsOfOralContraceptionOnWomen'sLife

Issue:Approximatelyfiveyearsofawoman'slifeisspenttryingtobecomepregnant,beingpregnantand postpartum,andthirtyyearsisspentattemptingtopreventpregnancy(Wahlin,Grindlay,&Grossman,2014). "90%ofwomenusecontraceptionatsomepointintheirlives"(Wahlinetal,2014)Butstill,overhalfofall pregnancies(55%)inArkansasareunintended.72.3%oftheseunintendedbirthsarepublicallyfunded.These unintendedpregnanciescost$3287millionayear;ofthisthefederal