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Phenomenological Psychological Autopsies: A Survivor Driven Model For Understanding Suicide
(Social Work, 2010-03-03)
Over a million people worldwide die by suicide each year. 32,000 of these deaths occur in the United States. Strikingly, that number is miniscule in comparison to the 300,000 additionally recorded and 775,000 estimated non ...
The Effects Of Personal Trauma History And Working With Clients With Similar Trauma On Well-being Among Mental Health Counselors
(Social Work, 2012-04-11)
Several studies have researched burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary trauma, vicarious trauma, and shared trauma of practicing mental health professionals. Yet few have focused directly on the impact of personal trauma ...
A Systematic Review Of The Literature On The Association Between Evidence-based ADHD Treatment And Later Adolescent/adult Substance Abuse
(Social Work, 2010-07-19)
Objective: There has been much controversy over prescribing stimulant medication to treat the symptoms of childhood Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This study aims to explore the relationship between ...
Risk Behavior, Personal Assets And Social Support In The Lesbian And Gay Adult Populations: How These Contribute To Suicidality?
(Social Work, 2012-04-11)
The purpose of this exploratory study is threefold 1) to assess whether risk factors for suicide among LG individuals older than age 18 are the same as those among heterosexual individuals; 2) to assess whether suicidality ...
Client Compliance: Can Community Mental Health Outcomes Be Predicted?
(Social Work, 2012-04-11)
The purpose of this thesis project was to gain predictive insight into client behaviors that may affect treatment outcomes. This thesis uses data originally collected for a dissemination trial of Cognitive Behavioral ...
A Case Study Of North Texas Area Community Health Centers, Inc. And The Implementation Of Integrated Health Care
(Social Work, 2013-10-23)
The purpose of this case study was to examine the implementation process of an integrated health care model in a primary care setting that serves a primarily low-income, Latino population. The main unit of analysis was ...
Survivors Of Suicide: What Are Their Struggles And How Do They Heal?
(Social Work, 2013-07-22)
The purpose of this study was to answer five questions: 1) what are the coping strategies of suicide survivors?; 2) what percentage of survivors have post-traumatic stress?; 3) what percentage of survivors are at risk of ...
A Qualitative Evaluation Of Wraparound Services From Caregivers' Perspective
(Social Work, 2013-10-22)
Wraparound services are becoming a prominent form of service delivery for system of care for Mental Health services for children. This study examined the benefits, limitations, obstacles and any other themes reported by ...
Individual, Family, School, And Community Predictors For Depression And Self-esteem: A Comparative Study Between Asian And Latino Adolescents
(Social Work, 2012-07-25)
The purpose of this study was to identify the predictors within the family, school, and community environments of Hispanic and Asian adolescents' that may predict mental health (depression and self-esteem). Another aim was ...
The Road Ahead: Striking The Right Combination Of Academic And Mental Health Services And VA Benefits For Increasing The Academic Attainment Of Student Veterans
(Social Work, 2012-04-11)
Recent statistics suggest that nearly a quarter of all veterans who have recently returned from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are returning to postsecondary education, many of them motivated to do so by the increased ...