Essays on Health Page 311

            Veterans’ Healthcare system (VHA) is a comprehensive plan that provides preventive services to both outpatients and inpatients in U.S. VHA is a major component of United States department of veteran affairs that administers medical provisions through various outpatient hospitals, nursing homes, clinics and medical centers (Kovner Anthony, 2005). The healthcare system through support of…

            Although babies can communicate many of their feelings right from the start, their social lives change rather dramatically as they become emotionally attached to their caregivers. John Bowlby (1969) uses the term to describe the strong affectional ties that we feel for the special people in our lives. According to Bowlby (1969), people who…

Healthcare professionals must approach patients from different cultures with openness and respect for their values and beliefs. Culture encompasses a group’s collective knowledge, including customs, practices, values, and beliefs that are passed down through generations. It is crucial to acknowledge that individuals within a culture may exhibit varying behaviors. Nurses should demonstrate cultural competence by…

Analyses the differences and similarities between counseling and psychotherapy making reference of the terms ‘Counselor’ and ‘Psychotherapist’. A common misconception about Counseling and Psychotherapy is that it is simply an advice giving service, this view is further perpetuated by the practices of dictionaries who define counseling as,” The job or the process of listening to…

When rain clouds gather written by Bessie Head is set in Botswana. The protagonist, Makhaya Maseko is escaping from South Africa as he does not want to be part of the apartheid system, he just wants peace and equality. The aims of the author are to show the horrible living conditions due to the same…

Echocardiography (echo) can be used to evaluate your cardiac performance, the function of your heart valves, the thickness and motion of your heart walls, and the size of your heart chambers. An echo can help diagnose many heart conditions. Cardiac performance An echocardiogram can show how well your heart pumps blood (cardiac performance). To evaluate…

In order to illustrate the predominance of medical explanations, a definition of the medicalisation thesis will be given and illustrated by the case of the treatment of terminally ill patients. The medicalisation of death and dying will be highlighted by a review of sociological literature from both feminist and non-feminist perspectives. The limits of medicalisation…

INTRODUCTION In 1998, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) published Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (The Competencies) as Technical Assistance Publication (TAP) 21. Developed by the National Curriculum Committee of the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network, TAP…

1. Introduction In any health care practice, the carefully planned and implemented research is of great value. The research must adhere to the highest standards of scientific practice. There is no such activity as a perfect research study. However, all well designed researches will contribute to existing evidence even though they may not provide most…

Continuum of Care Introduction Mental healthcare services are extremely beneficial for the continuum of care. Elevation of mental healthcare services and the treatment and diagnosis of mental disorders in the context of individuals and whole families are also important parts of the overall healthcare continuum. Through internship and continuous medical training, family doctors are prepared…