One of the most significant findings was that suicidal children perceive their family environment as more stressful and less supportive than those children who were not suicidal. Coupled with this is the finding that children with suicidal ideation and children with suicide attempts reported more depressive symptoms than non-suicidal children. (Asarnow, 1992, p. 39) Asarnow found that there was a clear link between family situation and environment and thoughts and action related to suicide. "... children who attempted or thought of suicide"... described their families as less cohesive, less expressive, and higher in conflict than did nonsuicidal children" (Asarnow, 1992, p. 39).These children were also found to have higher levels of depression than others in the group with more supportive family structures. The article adds another layer of empirical evidence to the view that family environment and lack of support as well as increased stress are causative factors in…...

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References

 http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=81023676 

Asarnow, J.R. (1992). Suicidal Ideation and Attempts during Middle Childhood: Associations with Perceived Family Stress and Depression among Child Psychiatric Inpatients. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology, 21(1), 35-40. Retrieved May 16, 2007, from Questia database:

Article ReviewAyub, M., Mushtaq, I., Mushtaq, S., Hafeez, M.A., Helal, N., Ifran, M., Hassan, B., Tiffin, . & Naeem, F. (2013). Domestic Violence, Mental Illness and Suicidal Ideation A Study from Lahore, akistan. Journal of Mental Health, 22(6), 474-481.Social science discipline the article represents: sychology and sociology.sychology: It represents the field of psychology because it focuses on mental processes.Sociology: It represents the field of sociology because it focuses on womens experiences of domestic violence.Summarize the tenets of the article: Suicide is one of the major causes of mortality worldwide as it claims a million lives annually. Suicidal ideation, which indicates psychological distress, is strongly associated with mental illness (Ayub et al., 2013). The links between exposure to domestic violence and mental illness are established in existing literature. Recent studies have shown a link between domestic violence and suicidal ideation. However, the risk, protective, and mediating factors for suicidal behavior…...

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Psychology: It represents the field of psychology because it focuses on mental processes. Sociology: It represents the field of sociology because it focuses on women’s experiences of domestic violence.Summarize the tenets of the article: Suicide is one of the major causes of mortality worldwide as it claims a million lives annually. Suicidal ideation, which indicates psychological distress, is strongly associated with mental illness (Ayub et al., 2013). The links between exposure to domestic violence and mental illness are established in existing literature. Recent studies have shown a link between domestic violence and suicidal ideation. However, the risk, protective, and mediating factors for suicidal behavior in women remain unknown. The study on a group of 650 Pakistani women shows that mental illnesses significantly predict suicidal ideation. Domestic violence is strongly linked to mental illnesses, which in turn lead to suicidal ideation. Therefore, the impact of verbal aggression on suicidal ideation is seemingly mediated through its effect on mental health. Implications: The implications of this article are enormous for social and healthcare policy. Changes in social and healthcare policy are necessary and should focus on addressing issues of domestic violence and mental health in women, especially vulnerable women. Some of these changes include strengthening education on issues of mental health and other risk factors as well as fostering putative interventions to lessen the risk of suicide.

The influence of social disconnectedness upon adolescent suicide is also manifested in one study which found that adolescents who moved frequently were significantly more at risk of attempted suicide (Qin, Mortensen, & Pedersen 2009). It should be noted that this risk factor was "attenuated, but still significant, after controlling for the child's own psychiatric morbidity and loss of a mother or father, as well as parental psychiatric history," indicating that some adolescents may be inherently more vulnerable to this type of environmental stressor (in other words, some adolescents may be more socially adept at coping with the inevitable social problems that occur with frequent moving) (Qin, Mortensen, & Pedersen 2009: 628). isk of suicide has genetic and epigenetic components, but social difficulties as a risk factor cannot and should not be ignored. The association of frequent with moving suggests that positive peer relationships can act as a counterbalance to risk…...

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References

Biddle, V.S., Sekula, L.K., Zoucha, R., & Puskar, K.R. (2010). Identification of suicide risk among rural youth: Implications for the use of HEADSS. Journal of Pediatric Health

Care, 24(3), 152-167. doi:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pedhc.2009.03.003 

Qin, P., Bo Mortensen, P., & Pedersen, C.B. (2009). Frequent change of residence and risk of attempted and completed suicide among children and adolescents. Archives of General Psychiatry, 66(6), 628-632. doi:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archgenpsychiatry.2009.20 

Schilling, E.A., Aseltine, R.H., Glanovsky, J.L., James, a., & Jacobs, D. (2009). Adolescent alcohol use, suicidal ideation, and suicide attempts. Journal of Adolescent Health, 44(4), 335-341. doi:  http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.08.006

Clinical Psychology1I was a therapist working with a client with schizophrenia who had a history of violent behavior, including physical assault and threats to harm others. During one of our sessions, the client revealed to me that he had been experiencing paranoid delusions and was convinced that a particular person was trying to harm him.I had to consider the ethical considerations of balancing the client\\\'s right to confidentiality with the duty to protect potential victim(s) from harm. Additionally, I had to consider the client\\\'s right to autonomy and the need to maintain a therapeutic alliance, which could be damaged by any action that the client perceives as a betrayal of trust.From a legal standpoint, I had to comply with mandatory reporting laws in my jurisdiction, which typically require me to report any credible threat of harm to law enforcement or other authorities.In this situation, I decided to explore the client\\\'s…...

Susan Marx is a 31-year-old, right-handed, Caucasian woman who has completed 12 years of education. She was referred for complaints of depressed mood for the past month. hen asked why she referred herself she responded, "I am very depressed and cannot motivate myself to do anything." She also reports experiencing feelings of extreme sadness, hopelessness, lack of appetite, difficulty sleeping at night, decreased energy, some suicidal thoughts, and feeling as if everything she does is of no consequence.
Presenting Problem

Marx reported that her depression began following being terminated from her position as a secretary for an attorney. She reported that she had a "romantic" affair with her employer, who decided to end the relationship and then terminated her. Since then she is quite depressed and does not have the energy to clean her apartment which is becoming quite messy. She sits on the couch and watches television all day long. She…...

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We must also not think of Ms. Marx as simply a victim, but her pathology also is also one of manipulation. Often individuals with personality disorders maintain pathogenic belief systems are complicated and characterized by conflict and are seemingly inconsistent (McWilliams, 1999). In the case of the borderline patient it is often assumed that the core underlying belief system is one of being abandoned or unsupported. While this is often a central core belief of borderline patients, an often overlooked and competing belief is one of manipulation or "I can manipulate people into being there for me." These beliefs of being able to manipulate others are often, like the core fear of abandonment, not explicit beliefs, like " The world is round" but more implicit beliefs that a manifest in intrapersonal behavior. Thus, the borderline patient is often known for their tendency to play people against one another in order to get them to take sides. The motivation for this is always to get someone, usually an easy target, to side with them and buy into their pathology. In Ms. Marx case she appears to try to get men attached to her by using sex and this can be a powerful tool in keeping them close to her. These core conflicting beliefs, that one can manipulate others into siding with them and at the same time believing that others are unconcerned about them, must both be addressed in order for treatment to be successful.

Ms. Marx demonstrates the tendency of many borderline patients to experience a dilemma based on the aforementioned core beliefs, when they get close to a person they will often become very anxious and panic because of fears of control or being engulfed by another; however, when they feel separated from others they experience anxiety and panic because of fears of abandonment. This often leads to a series of brief and intense relationships wherein Ms. Marx does not feel comfortable being close or apart.

Another issue with borderline patients is often with identity integration; borderline patients are

Vignette
Client Information: Alexandria Wright, 37 years old, female

Description Alexandria Wright is a 37-year-old female who came to Dr. Hidlan for therapy. She is married and has two children, both boys. Alexandria also has three sisters: one older and two younger.

The client mentioned that she had counseling a year ago, but has no history of psychiatric evaluation. Although the client has no official history of diagnosis, she has had some issues relating to her family members. She gets along well with one of her sisters, but not as well with the others. Her sisters view Alexandria as being a "perfectionist" and overly obsessed with organizing things.

Client Mental State

Cognition: Alexandria's thoughts are generally clear and she has a good deal of self-awareness. However, she might be in denial about the extent to which her hyper-organizing is a sign or symptom of an underlying problem. Her thoughts are not, however, out of the…...

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References

"Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder," (2012). Retrieved online:  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001926/ 

PsyWeb.com:  http://www.psyweb.com/DSM_IV/jsp/Axis_IV.jsp

Psychology
After reviewing the "Vignette Miles "case study, using the five axis of the DSM-IV-T, it is clear as Axis I provides anxiety because he has been distressed after the holidays due to financial set backs. His financial situation has been gradually deteriorating during the past six months, and he has been feeling a great deal of anxiety. Miles demonstrated tolerance, loss of control, and denial. This also included trying often to cut down going out but to no avail. Axis II and Axis III shows no symptoms. However, Axis IV provides marital problems and legal involvement. His work as a tree cutter is seasonal, and his income varies from month to month. The child support payments for his two children have recently been increased, and his new wife of two years has no job. She is unwilling to work outside the home. Miles reports that his marriage is otherwise good,…...

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References

Corsini, R. & Wedding, D. ( Eds.). (2008). Current Psychotherapies (8th ed.). California: Brooks/Cole, Cengage Learning.

Hirsch, I. (2010). Discussion: On some contributions of the interpersonal tradition to contemporary psychoanalytic praxis. American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 70(1), 86-93. doi: 10.1057/ajp.2009.47

Magnavita, J.J. (2012). Theories of Personality. San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

Social psychology, both as an academic and a professional practice, is extremely useful for elucidating the phenomenon of high rates of suicide within the military, and within the United States in general. The frequency of the occurrence of suicide within the military is explicitly denoted within Brewin's article (2013), in which there are record rates for suicide in the armed services in 2013 and the "number of military suicides has more than doubled since 2001" (p. 1). Sweeping phenomena such as the high incidence of suicide within a specific population setting validates social psychology as a discipline, since it is apparent that such problems are indicative of social concerns. Such problems will not simply go away, and require psychological means to address this issue.
This fact is widely alluded to within the aforementioned article. One of the chief reasons for suicide is the general perception that seeking counseling or psychological help…...

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References

Brewin, B. (2013). Military suicides are up, despite 900 prevention programs. www.nextgov.com. Retrieved from  http://www.nextgov.com/defense/2013/03/military-suicides-are-despite-900-prevention-programs/62019/?oref=ng-skybox 

Furuya, S. (2013). Social psychology differs when applied in different cultural contexts.

Furuya, S. (2013). Journal of Experimental Social Psychology: Morality and Group Relations: Possible Bias Part I.

Furuya, S. (2013). Social Psychology View: What ensures that Women are Treated Fairly in Office Settings in the United States?

This creates a nerve with the client that their private information is going to be unprotected and confidentiality is going to be broken . There is no safe way to keep all information private. However, all mental health professionals must take all necessary precautions to keep client information private .
Conclusion

As you look around the mall, classroom, church, family history, friend's family, or place of employment, you're sure to know someone with a mental illness, or someone who might of attempted suicide . Assessing and treating these disorders is essential in the mental health field, more trained mental health professionals are needed, more agencies, and more funding . Otherwise if society keeps assuming that the mind and brain are separate and that mental disorders are " different" or " bad" misunderstanding, mistreatment, and stigma will persist in this society . We need to stop seeing individuals with mental health disorders…...

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American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (Revised 4th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

American Association of Suicidology. ( 2006, February), U.S.A. suicide: 2003 official final data. Retrieved March 19, 2010, from http:/ / www.suiciodology.org.

Bonner, L. ( 2001). Rethinking suicide prevention and manipulative behavior in corrections. Jail Suicide Mental Health Update, 10(4), 7-8.

Bonner, L. (2006) . Stressful segregation housing in psychosocial vulnerability in prison suicide. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 36,250-254.

Their bereavement is therefore noted to be very lengthy with the symptoms lasting for up to three years or more as indicated in the work of Murphy (2000).
The reliability of the instruments used in the study

eliability is defined by Joppe (2000) as the extent to which the outcome of a given research are consistent over time. It also refers to how the results are an accurate representation of the phenomenon being studied and how well the given study can be reproduced using a similar methodology (p. 1). This study employed questionnaires as the instrument of study and the reliability of these is relatively low.

The specific measures used were the SAFE Acculturative Stress Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, Multi-Group Ethnic Identity Measure and Beck Suicide all of which have various levels of reliability and validity. All of these instruments are appropriate for this study since they can accurately depict the levels…...

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Barnes, DH ( 2006). The aftermath of suicide among African-Americans. Journal of Black Psychology,32, 335 -- 348.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ( 2005). Web-Based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System. Retrieved March 19, 2009, from  http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/wisqars/default.htm 

Crosby, a., & Molock, S.D. ( 2006). Introduction: Suicidal behaviors in the African-American community.Journal of Black Psychology, 32, 253 -- 261.

Garlow, S.J., Purselle, D., & Heninger, M. ( 2005). Ethnic differences in patterns of suicide across the life cycle. American Journal of Psychiatry, 162, 319 -- 323.

Clearly, the problem of adolescent suicide demands serious attention. Suicides among all age groups are cause for concern but among those who are young and full of life it is of particular concern and when the factor of bullying is added it is time for society in general, school personnel, and mental health professionals to join together in an effort to examine and resolve the problem. Everyone having contact with adolescents should be aware of complaints being offered by such adolescents such as headaches, stomach aches, and eating and sleeping difficulties. Such difficulties are unusual for healthy adolescents and may be signs of the adolescent being victimized by a bully. Once the bullying has been identified, however, it is essential that a multi-disciplinary approach be adopted to not only treat the effects of the bullying but also to eradicate, as much as possible, the source of the bullying. Physicians, social…...

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Works Cited

Bridge, Jeffrey a. "Adolescent suicide and suicidal behavior." Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (2006): 372-394.

Eckholm, Erik. "6 Teenagers are Charged After Classmate's Suicide." New York Times 29 March 2010: A14.

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Salmon, G. "Bullying in schools: self-reported anxiety, depression, and self-esteem in secondary school children." British Medical Journal (1998): 924-925.

Mental Illness
The ability for patients to access mental health services these days are more wide ranging than ever before. This is in part due to the fact that the realm of mental health, once simply governed by physicians, is now peopled by staff of all different types and disciplines. In addition, many mental health professionals are now multiply credentialed, so it is not impossible to see a mental health professional who is all at once a family and marital therapist, a chemical dependency practitioner and a social worker. All these elements only serve to improve the ability of patients/clients to receive quality mental health services, whether it be in a large institutional setting, a community mental health center or in a private clinical office.

But what are the different types of mental health professionals who are trained in the identification and treatment of patients with mental health issues? There are…...

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Bridget, J. 1994, Treatment of Lesbians with Alcohol Problems in Alcohol services in North-West England, Lesbian Information Service.

Faulkner, A. 1997, Briefing No.1 - Suicide and Deliberate Self-Harm. Mental Health Foundation

National Patient Safety Agency 2001, Safety First, National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Homicide by People with Mental Illness, five-year report of the National Confidential Inquiry

Shaffi, M., Carigan, S., Whittinghall, J.R. et al. 1985, 'Psychological Autopsy of Completed Suicide in Children and Adolescents', American Journal of Psychiatry, 142, 1061-1064.

Clinical Case Study: BAIntroductionThis assessment looks at the case of BA, an individual presenting with symptoms that span from mood disturbances and psychotic experiences to potential delusional beliefs. This evaluation discusses BA\\\'s diagnoses, the underlying etiology, and the most effective treatment modalities. It also considers the significance of her personal history and presentation.Disease Process or Patient Problem with Presenting Signs and SymptomsBA is a 36-year-old African American female who was BIBA to the ME with chief complaints of chest pain and SOB. Additionally, she exhibited signs of mental distress, as she verbalized suicidal ideations and displayed bizarre behavior while in the ME. Her psychiatric history reveals a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder. During her stay in the CPEP, she demonstrated a flat affect and an excessive preoccupation with hygiene, evidenced by her showering four times. She also made illogical and delusional statements, such as claiming to be pregnant without any supporting…...

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ReferencesCDC. (2023). Facts about suicide. Retrieved from   Cox, L. A. (2022). Using cognitive behaviour therapy techniques with people who hold delusional beliefs. Mental Health Practice, 25(5).Gynther, B., Charlson, F., Obrecht, K., Waller, M., Santomauro, D., Whiteford, H., & Hunter, E. (2019). The epidemiology of psychosis in indigenous populations in Cape York and the Torres Strait. EClinicalMedicine, 10, 68-77.Holt, R. I., Gossage-Worrall, R., Hind, D., Bradburn, M. J., McCrone, P., Morris, T., ... & Wright, S. (2019). Structured lifestyle education for people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and first-episode psychosis (STEPWISE): randomised controlled trial. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 214(2), 63-73.Mallard, T. T., Grotzinger, A. D., & Smoller, J. W. (2023). Examining the shared etiology of psychopathology with genome-wide association studies. Physiological Reviews, 103(2), 1645-1665.Patel, A., & Jafferany, M. (2020). Multidisciplinary and holistic models of care for patients with dermatologic disease and psychosocial comorbidity: a systematic review. JAMA dermatology, 156(6), 686-694.Perrotta, G. (2020). Psychotic spectrum disorders: definitions, classifications, neural correlates and clinical profiles. Ann Psychiatry Treatm, 4(1), 070-084.https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/facts/index.html 

Adolescents at isk of Suicide
Today, alarming numbers of young people are contemplating taking their own lives, and many follow through on their suicide ideations to actually kill themselves or to make an attempt. In sum, suicide represents the second-leading cause of death for people aged 15 to 34 years and is the third-leading cause of death among young people aged 10 to 14 years (Suicide facts at a glance, 2015). To gain some additional insights into these issues, this case study provides a description of hypothetical 14-year-old runaway Caucasian adolescent, "Jane," who as referred from a homeless shelter with suicide ideations to determine what screening and testing should be performed, a discussion concerning current recommended treatment protocol, drugs and non-pharmacological interventions, and a description of expected treatment outcomes including a corresponding time frame and follow-up plan. Finally, a summary of the research and important findings concerning adolescents such as Jane…...

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Horwitz, A. V. & Wakefield, J. C. (2007). The loss of sadness: How psychiatry transformed normal sorrow into depressive disorder. New York: Oxford University Press.

Interventions for suicide risk. (2017). Zero Suicide. Retrieved from   toolkit/treat/interventions-suicide-risk.http://zerosuicide.sprc.org/ 

King, K. A. & Price, J. H. (2009, April). Preventing adolescent suicide: Do high school counselors know the risk factors? Professional School Counseling, 3(4), 255-257.

Maris, R. W. & Berman, A. L (2000). Comprehensive textbook of suicidology. New York: Guilford Press.

Josie's case represents the complexities of youth and family advocacy. Being biracial presents additional advocacy issues. Moreover, Josie has admitted to suicidal ideation. It is important to take into account the situational, environmental, and structural variables that are at the root of Josie's behavioral problems in school, focusing advocacy on not just the family but also the school and community. It is also important to recognize that Josie's behavioral problems might have evolved from multiple factors, inviting a multidisciplinary advocacy team.
The key risk factors impacting this case include Josie's suicidal ideation, potential parental neglect, and the "peculiar difficulties in the developmental tasks of adolescence" that biracial children experience (Gibbs, 1987, p. 265). Advocacy also needs to focus on the home environment. Josie's mother may not be home a lot given the financial pressures of raising a child as a single parent. In addition to difficulties forming a cohesive social identity…...

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Cunico, B. (2009). Meeting the needs of multi/biracial children in school and at home. Retrieved online:  http://www2.uwstout.edu/content/lib/thesis/2009/2009cunicob.pdf 

Gibbs, J.T. (1987). Identity and marginality. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry 57(2): 265-278.

Pack-Brown, S., Coulter, S. & Fuller, L. (2013). Multicultural counseling. In Perera-Diltz & MacCluskie, K.C. The Counselor Educator's Survival Guide. Routledge.

Rockquemore, K.A. & Brunsma, D.L. (2008). Beyond Black: Biracial Identity in America. 2nd edition. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littleman.

One of the interests that I have is in helping victims of childhood sexual abuse.  I became interested in this area by accident.  As a middle-school child, I had a friend express suicidal ideations to me and relayed them to my parent.  The friend’s parents got them into a treatment program, but also removed them from our school.  Feeling as if I had betrayed their confidence, the friend ended communication with me.  It was years later, in an unrelated way, that I learned that there were several warning signs of childhood sexual abuse in their home.  When....

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Teen suicide is a one of the biggest health threats to teens.  This may be due to many factors, such as the fact that teenage brains are not fully developed, hormone changes from puberty, teen vulnerability to child abuse or dating violence, or the fact that many mental illnesses begin to emerge in the teenage or young adult years.  Reducing the suicide rate among teens is a consistent public health goal, though there is no guaranteed intervention that will always lead to success.  With social media usage among teens changing the way that teens socialize, there is little....

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