Let’s Talk About Health

Kenneth Scott asked:


The educational system can sometimes be the best source of help and support for persons who suffer from mental illness. Many sufferers do not know what resources are available to them. They have often been given incorrect information while growing up. Because education continues to advance and change, it is important that people stay informed.

Individuals who have a mental illnesses should see a therapist. If they are educated, their chances of finding hope and selecting a therapist who is qualified increase. Mental health professionals continue to look for answers in order to treat their patients better. Just because a diagnosis has been made does not mean it is the correct diagnosis.

Diagnoses may conflict, although each relates to either a chemical or biological or psychological condition of the mind. In order to get help, individuals with mental illnesses must understand what they are facing, rather than simply trust others to tell them what is wrong. If these individuals look for information about mental health, they may even find their own answers and be able to inform the professionals that are helping them so they can develop better treatments.

Counseling frequently involves nothing more than a common-sense strategy combined with education. Mental health professionals are constantly learning, while at the same time, applying established principles in their treatment programs. In the combination of common sense and education, an answer may be found.

Sometimes, the answer may be lost because professionals try to treat all their patients as if they have the same diagnosis. However, everyone is unique, including those with mental illnesses. Two people with the same condition may react differently when the same treatment is applied to both of them. The solution to this problem is to reevaluate each patients situation and modify the treatment according to the individual patients needs.

It is also critical for patients to reconcile some issues themselves. If they are guilty about something, for example, they should recognize that is may be because of something they did or said that may or may not have been wrong. Patients sometimes have to be re-educated about what is right and wrong in a particular situation.

Once patients have gained this realization, professionals may find it is best to re-educate them with experiences rather than words. If there are many resources for the patient to choose, they can learn to use their own capabilities to understand the right course of action. Education is key for instructing and reforming



CLAY

GtrGirl asked:


Since the 1960s, many women’s health issues have changed in the U.S. What are 3 and how have the effected you directly?

LILLY

StereotypicalPunk asked:


Hi I am working on developing a short script into a feature and I’m beginning my research, I was just wondering what some of the health issues are which would require a middle aged man to get in touch with a relative he fell out of contact with long ago in order to get better??

And also (not compulsory) how would you react if someone from your past got in contact with you the only purpose for them to get better??

Thanks in advance

KARINA

CSPAN asked:

http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/vidLink.php?b=1223430581&e=1223430914&n=001

Question: Senator, selling health care coverage in America as a
marketable commodity has become a very profitable industry. Do you
believe health care should be treated as a commodity?

SEN. OBAMA: Well, you know, as I travel around the country, this
is one of the single most frequently asked issues that I get, is the
issue of health care.

It is breaking family budgets. I can’t tell you how many people I
meet who don’t have health insurance. If you’ve got health insurance,
most of you have seen your premiums double over the last eight years.
and your copayments and deductibles have gone up 30 percent just in
the last year alone. And if you’re a small business, it’s a crushing
burden.
So one of the things that I have said from the start of this
campaign is that we have a moral commitment as well as an economic
imperative to do something about the health care crisis that so many
families are facing. So here is what I would do.
If you’ve got health care already, and probably the majority of
you do, then you can keep your plan if you are satisfied with it. You
can keep your choice of doctor. We’re going to work with your
employer to lower the cost of your premiums by up to $2,500 a year.
And we’re going to do it by investing in prevention. We’re going to
do it by making sure that we use information technology so that
medical records are actually on computers instead of you filling forms
out in triplicate when you go to the hospital. That will reduce
medical errors and reduce costs.
If you don’t have health insurance, you’re going to be able to
buy the same kind of insurance

PHOEBE

illumistream asked:

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LOUISA

TheRealNews asked:

More at http://therealnews.com/c.php?c=081001YT
n the second part of our interview with Deborah Burger, Deborah explains why nurses are supporting HR 676 as the solution to the health coverage problems of the US. Deborah explains how the inclusion of private insurance companies in the provision of health care has created the problems that the US has, that other countries do not. For this reason, Obama’s plan cannot resolve the problem as it does not remove the insurance companies from the picture.

CHRISTA

group of amino acids asked:


For my health class in need to know what health issues americans are most concerned about. Things like diabetes and cancer

CHARLES

decaten23 asked:

McCain sarcastically refers to the woman’s health movement during the third Presidential Debate.

CHUNG

hearxmyxcry asked:


Tell me what you think about the media & how it portrays health issues. Is it positive or negative for people?

TABATHA

pinkyshow asked:

Dr. Hui explains what managed care organizations are, and their relationship to the current health care crisis in the U.S.

For more information visit:
http://www.pinkyshow.org/

FERMIN