Anderson et al. (2002) studies the effects of terminating the levels of addiction disability on the status of housing of persons who formerly recipients of addiction diability. They study how the various disruptions in the living situations play an integral role in the determination of the level of predisposition to drug and alcohol abuse. They present their view via both structural and individualistic theories as regrds both housing and homelessness in the society. Their study involved the quantitative analysis if data obtained through the interviewing of 101 former recipients who were selected at random. They found from their analysis that the termination of the benefits coupled with the reduced level of social services and the unprecedented explosion of housing markets resulted in an increase in the homeless and high dependency n both family and friends. The resulting negative living results contributed to the escalation of the drug related risks and use.
A study by Argeriou et al. was dedicated as a response to the requirement for the validation of data on the utilization of Addiction Severity Index (ASI) in regard to the number of homeless individuals together with the near homeless women and men. According to the scholars the use of ASI as the most widely used assessment tool in order to provide the level of severity rating of persons with multiple drug related problems is necessary in order to come up with dependable results to be used in the determination of the level of seriousness of substance abuse within our society
A study by Martinez et al. (1998) was dedicated towards evaluation of the Psychosocial Histories, Social Environment, and HIV Risk Behaviors of Injection and Noninjection Drug among the homeless youths. In their study they examine the prevalence of HIV high risk sexual activity among the youth in there Californian cities. They made use of a sample size comprising of 186 youths whose psychosocial histories were then evaluated. They found out that the youths who used the injection drugs were more likely to report traumatic psychosocial histories when compared to their counterparts who used noninjection techniques. Their study highlighted the need of a multifaceted service and appropriate preventive programs aimed at addressing the need associated to the high risk homeless youths
A study by Klingemann (2001) was directed towards the examination of the environmental context of substance abuse. This was ion relation the process of natural recovery from drug addiction. He found out that there was a relationship between the level of drug abuse and the recovery process and the level of influence played by various societal interventions. He found out that the chances of self-change among persons...
Serial and Mass Murders: Forensic Psychiatry at Its Best Forensic Psychiatry: Mass Murderers and Serial Killers The status of Forensic Psychiatry has suffered ignominy regarding its ethical standpoint and pragmatic effectiveness for far too long (Arboleda-Florez, 2006). That it has at all been able to gain significance as a super specialty has been mainly due to the diligent and sustained efforts of a few scattered handfuls of them who chose to brave
Quality Management The PIVOT Initiative at Midwest Bank - Part I - The MAIC Process Finding the basic problem was easier said than done. As an example, initially, not much significance was attached to the errors caused by manual strapping. There was no evidence of a pattern until multitudes of graphical analyses were performed. The widely felt minor problems seemed more relevant initially and the course of investigation had to be overhauled
The luxury brands in this age of fierce and intense competition perceive and believe that the conventional methods of advertising and promotion are only an itinerary that creates the knowledge and awareness amongst the consumers. Nevertheless, targeted marketing (that represents the emotional driving force) is becoming the primary and fundamental aspect of concern that many of the brands are focusing in order to create emotional engagement with the consumers that
Tesco, the largest UK company, employs 260,000 people. This corporation has global aspirations and has come a long way in a relatively short period of time" (2003, p. 3). According to the company's promotional literature, the employment figure for 2003 has almost doubled today, as shown in Table 1 below. Table 1 Current Key Figures for Tesco Category Statistic Staff worldwide 472,000 Staff in the UK 287,669 Stores worldwide 5,008 Total stores in the UK 2,545 Extra 13 Homeplus Superstore Metro Express OneStop Number of markets 14 Which markets China, Czech Republic, Hungary,
Assertive managers make the assumption that their direct reports have missing links also and can benefit from feedback that comes in a straightforward fashion. (Savage, 1998) Assertive managers are increasingly effectual in molding and transforming the behavior of other people. They vividly define behavior and its outcomes as against ascribing inspiration in case of others. For instance, instead of branding the behavior of employees who are late to meetings as
Essay Topic Examples 1. The Emotional Impact: Navigating the Initial Diagnosis of Childhood Hearing Loss This essay topic invites exploration into the immediate emotional responses parents face upon learning of their child�s hearing loss. An examination of the stages of grief, adaptation processes, and the psychological effects on the parental role can be discussed. Emphasis may be placed on the mechanisms of support that can assist parents during this initial period. 2.
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