Essays on Medicine Page 32

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the ultimate guide used in the psychiatric and medical fields (Myers and Dewall #). Each DSM edition has been used to medically diagnose patients and provide efforts for treatment (Myers and Dewall #). Today, physicians and mental health workers are using the fifth edition. However,…

Cases of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been well-documented since the first official case was described in 1775 by German physician Melchior Adam Weikard (Mash & Wolfe, 2019). Today, we know that this chronic condition affects approximately five to nine percent of four to seventeen-year-old individuals within North America (Mash & Wolfe, 2019); worldwide, we know…

The objective of this research paper is to increase understanding and raise awareness of women’s experiences of having Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with special consideration to gender specific issues. Symptoms for females are different than males because they are less overt. Male symptoms include restlessness, fidgetiness and squirminess, whereas the symptoms in females include forgetfulness,…

What is ADHD? It is a Neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosed mostly in children at the average age of seven. Boys are twice as likely to et diagnosed with ADHD than girls are. Therefore, adults can also show symptoms and be diagnosed as well. ADHD wasn’t recognized as a mental disorder until the American Psychiatric Association (APA)…

Success is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose whether it be scholastic or on a professional level. Furthermore, in order to be successful in any aspect of life, one must adopt a mentality of professionalism and conform to the policies of corporate etiquette. According to Belvins (2016), “Professionalism is characterized by values of a…

Professionalism is important in the workplace, especially while working in the hospital as a surgical technician. The conversations the surgical technician has day to day may require them to communicate; whether that is written in documents, verbally in the operating room, or any other colleague interaction. Professionalism also requires teamwork in the clinical setting which…

Consider the following scenario: It’s a hectic day in the Emergency Room (ER) and the nurses are short-staffed. A patient with a history of drug seeking is omitted to the ER and demands a narcotic to ease his back pain. The nurse who is taking care of him is irritated and yells at the patient…

According to Burstein (2003), public opinion influences policy most of the time, often strongly. In a 2016 survey of 1,000 Virginia residents, it was found that factors such as race, education, and political affiliation are predictive of support for treatment over arrest for heroin and prescription pill abusers. The results of this poll coincided with…

In the past 20 years, more than 300,000 deaths have occurred as a result of fatal opioid poisoning. (Minhee & Calandrillo, 2019). In the year 2017 the United States sustained more than 70,000 deaths from drug overdose; 48,000 resulted from opioids and 28,000 from the use of synthetic opioids like fentanyl and carfentanil. Research data…

Scope of the Opioid Epidemic Opioid abuse is now at an all-time high in the United States. On average, 130 Americans die every day from an overdose of this highly addictive substance, from drugs including painkillers such as morphine, methadone, hydrocodone, and oxycodone. Four categories of opioids includes natural and semi-synthetic, heroin, methadone, and synthetic….