Progressive form of dementia that seriously disrupts activities in daily life, behavior, and mood.
What is Alzheimer's Disease
100
After obtaining a degree in medicine, this professional will evaluate a patient’s mental condition along with their physical condition. In most states they are allowed to prescribe medication.
What is a Psychiatrist
100
How will having a single point of access help mentally ill people?
What is giving the mentally ill a person that they can seek guidance from
100
Who does the "Helping Families in Mental Crisis Act" help?
What is helping the eleven million Americans who ave severe schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression who are going without treatment and families who struggle to find care for their loved ones.
100
When a mentally ill person ends up in jail or dead due to lack of care
What is falling through the cracks
200
Develops after a terrifying ordeal that involved physical harm or the threat of harm. Flash backs of the incident occur frequently cause intense stress.
What is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
200
These professionals typically obtain a Ph.D. and aid people with cognitive, emotional, and social needs. They observe, interpret, and record how people relate to one another and their environments.
What is a Psychologist
200
What kind of services can a care coordinator offer?
What is access to services such as medication, therapy, and rehabilitation.
200
How does the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act help mentally ill people?
What is expand their insurance coverage for the treatments and services they need
200
How come people who suffer from mental illness often times have problem finding a place to go
What is lack of hospital beds available
300
Massive binding eating, use of laxatives, and vomiting
What is Bulimia
300
The main function of this professional is to aid in problem solving and promote social change. They work with people to enhance their ability to function in society.
What is a Social Worker
300
What are some examples of community based services?
What is rehab and supportive housing, medication, substance abuse, job skill training, family therapy, and psychotherapy
300
What are two occupations that are actively involved in the overall life satisfaction of mentally ill people?
What are social workers and mental health counselors
300
What funds the majority of mental health care
What is Medicaid
400
Inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity
What is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
400
Working under the supervision of a medical doctor, these professionals are able to perform psychological therapies, administer psychiatric medication, and deal with challenging patient behavior.
What is a Psychiatric Nurse
400
Why have many inpatient units closed down?
What are low payments from insurers.
400
Historically, how were mentally ill people treated?
Who are mentally ill Americans in the 1880's being thrown into institutions that were similar to jails.
400
How are people with mental illnesses sometimes their own worst enemy
What is having difficulty accepting help from their families and mental health professionals
500
Anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts and or repetitive behavior
What is Obsessive Compulsive disorder
500
These professionals provide short-term psychotherapy that focuses on problems occurring within families and marriages.
What is a Family and Marriage Counselor
500
Why do we need to build a stable funding stream?
What is 4 million dollars cut from state mental health budgets in the last six years. The government only supports a tiny amount beyond Medicare and Medicaid.
500
What year did chemists begin to invent medications that were meant to help stabilize mentally ill people?