NURS 1130 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Electrotherapy, Biofeedback, Minority Stress
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At first, mentally ill individuals care was done by family. Between 1894 and world war i, they were renamed to hospitals. Controversial treatments were used to treat mentally ill. National institute of mental health (nimh) created after world war ii. 1955: u. s. commission of mental health was established. Investigated the quality of mental hospitals and allocated funding. 1960"s-1970"s: community mental health centers were developed. 2008: mental health parity and addiction equity act. Required insurance plans to offer mental health benefits and cost sharing similar to those of traditional medical benefits. Psychiatrists: prescribe medication and admit patients to hospitals. Psychologists: cannot prescribe drugs but offer different types of therapy. Enable family members, law enforcement, or healthcare professionals to admit a person to a facility or treatment program. Involuntary commitment: people are forced to receive treatment. 20% of children have had a seriously debilitating mental disorder. Adhd, ptsd, panic disorder, bipolar, autism, depression, eating disorders, etc.
