Cultural Influences: Eating Disorders
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A 5 page paper which discusses the cultural influences which are felt by those who develop eating disorders. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAeatcltr.wps

Dean Corll: The Candy Man
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7 pages in length. Pasadena, Texas resident Dean Corll was the last person anyone would expect to be a serial killer, especially when it came to children. The Texan, who was born on Christmas Eve 1939, was considered a most likable guy with a particular penchant toward making candy and planning parties for the neighborhood kids. Without any indication of any kind, the parents of these children were setting them up for inevitable disaster, inasmuch as the parties were staged as a way for Corll to hand-pick the next young boy he would eventually sodomize, murder and dismember in his private torture chamber. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCcorll.wps

Deinstitutionalized Homeless and the Problems They Face
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This five-page-paper discusses and explores the current plight of the mentally ill homeless population. It opens with suggested research about the needed support system for this growing population and lists the benefits for society in providing this support. Four sources are listed.
Filename: CWhomele.wps

Delusional Misidentification
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This 10 page paper explores explanations for this puzzling range of disorders. Capgras syndrome, Fregoli delusion, reduplicative paramnesis, and Cotard's syndrome are each discussed among other variations. Psychological, physiological and neurological explanations are discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA202mis.rtf

Demons and Mental Illness
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A 5 page paper which discusses the Biblical perspective on demons and mental illness. Other issues regarding counseling and aspects of mental illness are discussed. No sources cited.
Filename: RAdmnill.wps

Diagnosing & Classifying Schizophrenia
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A 5 page research paper on schizophrenia in which the writer discusses diagnostic criteria using the DSM scale, the problem of varying symptoms, classifications & stages of schizophrenia, etc; Discussion of current research and trends is included as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Schizo.wps

Diagnosing and Labeling the Mentally Ill / 18th & 19th Century Views
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An in-depth 12 page research paper on how poorly the mentally-ill were treated during the 18th and w19th centuries when terms such as "loony" and "insane" were common. Some of the ridiculous ideas from those years pertaining to how mental illness was caused are explored as well (i.e., partying, masturbation, criminal activity, etc;). Key historic figures involved in mental health labeling are identified and the writer presents some of the more common atrocities known to be found in the asylums of yesteryear. Excellent analysis is provided. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Mentillh.wps

Diagnosis and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder
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This 5 page paper focuses attention on describing and providing criteria for the disorder form the DSM-IV. Treatment options are included. Prevalence of the disease is discussed as well as a tendency for certain populations to be more prone to manic-depression. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: SA146Bi.rtf