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Since the middle of the twentieth century, artistic expression and creation have been seen as valuable assets in the context of therapy and rehabilitation. The impact that art therapy has had on the field of psychology…

America's Cradle to Prison Pipeline: A Children's Defense Fund Report

For most of U.S. history up to the time of the Community Mental Health Act of 1963, the mentally ill were generally warehoused in state and local mental institutions on a long-term basis.

This report discusses the environmental impact assessment that was conducted on the GHECO-One low emission coal-fired plant in Map Ta Phut Thailand. This plany was designed specifically to have a very low environmental impact, and the report bears that out. Their are some small flaws with the report, such as in language used, but, overall, it is solid and has a lot of strengths.

The spread of AIDS has reached epidemic proportions on the African Continent. There are many factors that can be attributed to the spread of this phenomenon. Lack of modern health care facilities and trained medical professionals is often cited as a cause as well as a source that hinders modern treatment options for infected Africans. However, this is only one factor among several and other third world nations have avoided the AIDS epidemic. Another factor that is at play is the lack of education about the disease and its method of transmission. This factor especially affects young women who generally know little about family planning or how to practice safe sex. Finally, another major factor that will be discussed is that lack of availability of basic preventative resources such as condoms. To change the situation in Africa, it will take an effective intervention among both the private and public sector. Yet these organizations require additional resources such as funding and qualified staffs. However, there are promising developments that could act to deter the spread of the disease in the future.

HIV / AIDS in Practice: When to Start Therapy, a Clinical Context Report

Preventative Nursing During the Haitian Earthquake Disaster

The cocaine story that is presented in this paper covers the health problems that result from use of the drug and also covers the difficulty that a frequent user has when attempting to stop using it. Sigmund Freud got heavily involved in cocaine use during his period psychotherapy experimentation but his jubilation at the possibility of the drug being applied to a number of health problems turned out to be strictly based on the euphoria he felt while using it. Cocaine can cause serious health problems and it is very addictive, so there are numerous reasons not to experiment with it at all.

¶ … HIV and duty to warn for counselors: Does Tarasoff apply?," Stanard and Hazler confront the ethical dilemma posed by a counselor having knowledge that a patient is HIV positive but that the patient has not disclosed…

Reference (APA Style): Yeo, T.P., Burrell, S.A. (2010). "Hypertensive crisis in an era of escalating health care changes." The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 6 (5): 338-346.