The Socio-Medical Model of Health Essay

Co-occurring disorders refer to more complex, challenging, and dangerous clinical picture; therefore require treatment continuity over a long period of time (Cann, 2015) Initially, harm reduction model entails, the interaction of his prescribed medication (Clozapine and anti depressant) and alcohol/marijuana must be evaluated. Taking clozapine and alcohol can together cause dizziness, drowsiness, and difficulty in concentrating and it also impairs judgment (Clozapine and Alcohol, n.d). This…

family and its environment (Doreenwestera, 2010). There are several assessment models that a nurse could use…

Scheper-Hughes situate human affliction as mutually constructed by biological, social, and cultural understandings of the body. Both anthropologists advocate for a comprehensive perspective regarding illness and disease in which knowledge of and explanatory models referring to an individual’s illness are fixed on a greater social, political, and cosmic influences. Apparent identical life events can be explained by purely contradictory understandings of the body; pain, suffering and death simply…

As a result those included for the study were unknown to the interviewers and thus eliminated the possibility of bias. The initial study comprised of ten subjects; the chief medical administrator, chief registered nurse, wards clerk and 4 patients. However, only one patient fulfilled the inclusion criteria and therefore only 4 people proceeded with the study to completion. The population had two males, the chief hospital administrator…

There have always been some speculations between scientist and researchers on the threatening effects of racism on the health and well being of African-Americans. Although, there have been a few attempts to examine the link between experiences of racism and the physical health of African-Americans, there is a growing body of research on the effects of racism on the mental health of African-Americans. (Gibbons et al., 2004) Experience with racism is common for Blacks and those of African decent…

and ability to qualify for federal and state assistance if needed. Once individuals have their basic needs met, (food, shelter and clothing), they can work toward focusing on their health and wellbeing. With the development of adequate bilingual services, an improvement in symptom management of adults with mental health illnesses would be expected. This may reduce costs and frequency of hospitalizations or the involvement of law enforcement for crimes related to mental illness, substance…

This adds to the already astonishing poor health of Aboriginal children (2011.) The death of Charles, the families bread winner would have left his family with great financial burdens. His children may feel the need to internalise their feelings and burdens as a way of protecting the mother, this in turn will only heighten probability of developing depression and anxiety. As an indigenous Australian, mental health conditions make up 16% of the disease burden experienced (Australian…

The occurrence of mental illness has been rising in recent years, with many people reporting the development of mental health issues. These mental illnesses include, to OCD, anxiety, substance abuse, anti-social behaviour and schizophrenia to name a few. There are some that argue that mental illness is an individual issue, not influenced by factors outside the personal experience. This essay will argue that mental illness is a social problem, with a particular focus on the topics of gender and…

deliver care safely and competently within current guidelines and policy. Children are at the stage where they cannot understand the information, therefore, there are legislations developed that safeguard their welfare and best interests (Ministry of Health, 1998). One of these legislations is the Care of Children Act 2004. The purpose of the Care of Children Act (2004) is to promote children 's best interests and welfare. The Children 's Act 1998, Section 6, highlighted that it is the…

mind and the body work together in ways that we are still finding more evidence for everyday. In the mental health community a bio-psychosocial model, first developed by a cardiologist named Dr. George Engel, has been widely accepted. The premise of this model is that biological, psychological and social factors all come together for our overall health. Therefore, the bio-psychosocial model encourages us to examine all relevant factors that might be contributing to the condition of…