Category Archives: Mental Health

Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health And Development Disorders Of Infancy and Early Childhood: DC:0-3R


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Published in 1994, ZERO TO THREE’s Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Developmental Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood (DC:0–3) was the first developmentally based system for diagnosing mental health and developmental disorders in infants and toddlers. Its diagnostic categories reflected the consensus of a multidisciplinary group of experts in early childhood development and mental health. Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health and Dev… More >>
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Diagnostic Classification of Mental Health And Development Disorders Of Infancy and Early Childhood: DC:0-3R

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Evidence-Based Concepts, Skills, and Practices


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Based on contemporary curricula and feedback from students and instructors, this Seventh Edition has been thoroughly reorganized, revised, and updated, including six new chapters and a greater emphasis on evidence-based practice. Coverage includes brand-new or fully revised chapters on nursing values, attitudes, and self-awareness; the interview and assessment process; inpatient care settings; community/home settings; forensic psychiatric nursing; suicide and suici… More >>
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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing, Evidence-Based Concepts, Skills, and Practices

Five Simple Steps For Achieving Anxiety Mental Health


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It is rare when someone can achieve anxiety mental health without knowing how to manage this natural feeling of worry and/or nervous tension. Notice I didn’t say eliminate, since anxiety is part of our genetic makeup which has allowed human beings to survive for thousands of years. This uncomfortable defense mechanism is known as our fight or flight mechanism.

When fight or flight occurs our bodies are flooded with hormones such as adrenaline which are produced in our endocrine glands leading to a narrowing of focus, breathing to shallow, heart rate to increase, sweating to occur, and so on and so forth. So from a pure physiological perspective a couple of ways to achieve anxiety mental health are to either burn off those excess hormones or figure out a way to deflect the nervous tension in a way that cuts the flight or flight response short, before it really has a chance to do any serious damage.  Read more...

Genetic and Environment – The Two Major Causes of Mental Health Illnesses


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The issue of mental health illnesses is a growing problem in the world today. Especially now since our economy has fallen on hard times. Thousands of educated and uneducated, PHD’s and GED’s are out of jobs and are finding it harder and harder to cope with everyday problems. In this article, we will discuss two of the major contributors that are causing a surge in mental illnesses: Those two are genetics & the environment.

Genes play a vital role in the mental capacity of a person. The genetic makeup of a person can be influenced by the past occurrences of mental problems in the family. Some traits may be dominant & some may be recessive. This heredity trail can increase the risk of mental illnesses.

Conversely, there is the affect of the environment. The environment can play a catalyst role in the development of mental health illnesses. If a person is born into a nurturing network of supportive family and friends then the person may be more likely to combat the genetic sickness.  Read more...