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- Chosen by Voters We can all see what you're doing. You spent months asking how you can get admitted to psychiatric wards because you were desperate to be in one and nobody listened to you because medically you don't need admission. Plenty of people said you'd only be admitted if you were a danger to yourself or others so you are pretending to be exactly that by saying you 'want to become a psychopath' and you 'tried to stab yourself'.You said you TRIED to stab yourself. You didn't though – and if you didn't hurt yourself then you're probably not as sick as you think you are. Psychopaths don't whinge and whine like little girls and pretend to want to hurt themselves or others. They just go out and do it. Psychopaths don't WANT to be locked up on mental wards for life or claim they are nice people.On your profile it says " i wanna be a psychologist in the future so im really looking forward to that. my name is Keonna. im a very nice gurl".Tell me – what's nice about you if you want to become a psychopath? You will never be a psychologist if you go round saying your ambition is to kill people. Also, psychopaths do not want careers in helping people. One day you are going to really, really regret asking these questions. Possibly when you're restrained and locked up on a psychiatric ward against your will. That sounds perfect to you now, but I would give anything to be a fly on the wall if it really happened because I know you'd change your mind very quickly but the difference is, they will treat you like crap and will not let you go no matter what you do or say.If you wanted to get locked up on a psychiatric unit, and were THAT desperate to do so, you could do several things right now this minute which would GUARANTEE compulsory admission. Funny how you haven't tried any of them yet. You much prefer to carry on attention seeking.Please everybody – repost this at your leisure.Mooly. Edited 9 months ago 100% 1 Vote 1 person rated this as good

- Chosen by Voters I have never volunteered but I want to say thank you to any one who has. I have been dating some one who is bipolar now for 5 years. I have called this hot-line about 3 or 4 times. Some times they are the best people to talk to in the whole world. Some times when your in "that place" you just need an understanding no judgmental voice to listen. I don't believe I could do these kinda calls but at he same time I wish I could. I'm very understanding but I don't believe I could hang up with someone wondering what they would do next….I would stay up all night worrying none stop….If anyone does read this that did take those calls could they plz check out my questions….I need help asap 3 years ago 100% 2 Votes 1 person rated this as good

You get a broader range of questions on the Psychology board. For example, questions about operant and classical conditioning, experimental design, training in psychology, etc. I think on the mental health board you get more questions about specific mental health problems and difficulties and less on theory. And you get a lot of folks asking psychology homework questions here, lol. 2 years ago Thanks

- Chosen by Voters The best people to ask are those at MIND.It's a mental health charity based in England and Wales. I recommended them to someone on this site a few weeks ago and they were put in touch with their Irish counter parts. An organisation called shine.If you phone their helpline, I am sure they will give you the answers you seek.That's what they're there for.MINDinfoLINE 0845 766 0163http://www.mind.org.uk/help/information_… Source(s): menatl health survivor, ex MIND worker 2 years ago 100% 3 Votes

- Chosen by Voters do you have evidence of this or have you just experienced one case where you were affected or knew someone affected and are biased by that. Courts are also bound by previous decisions of courts higher than their own which means that some results may seem unfair but are in the big picture more beneficially than harmfull 6 years ago 100% 1 Vote

no! my friends brother was just diagnosed as schizophrenic and he has been in and out of mental facilities. now he was released to his family and he lives at home. he has been suicidal before so he had to sign something when he left that he cannot own any knives or guns or anything like that or he can be arrested and sent back 4 years ago Thanks

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A new US study suggests that breast cancer risk is not increased by induced abortion or miscarriage, contrary towards the findings of some other studies and also the claims made by some groups.

The study is published inside the Archives of Internal Medicine.

Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School along with the Harvard School of Public Wellness, Boston in Massachusetts, utilized data from the Nurses’ Health Study II (NHS II) on 105,716 women who were aged between 29 and 46 years and cancer-free in the start with the ten-year follow-up which started in 1993.

The cohort is described by the researchers as “predominantly premenopausal”, since most with the females had not started the menopause throughout the follow-up.

Records for the large scale prospective study were updated by questionnaire response every two years, and contained information on spontaneous abortions (miscarriages) and induced abortions, such as any that had occurred before the period of study.

A large scale prospective study is considered high standard for this kind of research due to the fact you start having a large group of healthy participants and you monitor them for a great part of their lives to see who develops the symptoms below investigation.

This study covered 973,437 person-years of follow-up between 1993 and 2003.

(The number of person years of a study is an indication of its size and it is not unusual for researchers to talk about events per person year, that is the total number of events being counted divided by the total number of years of data from each and every participant.)

The results showed that:

– 1,458 new circumstances of invasive breast cancer occurred for the duration of the follow-up.
– 16,118 participants (15 per cent) reported a history of induced abortion.
– 21,753 (21 per cent) reported a history of spontaneous abortion (miscarriage).
– Neither abortion nor miscarriage was linked significantly with breast cancer.
– The results were unaffected by number of abortions or miscarriages, age of woman when the events occurred, along with other factors.

In summary, the researchers found no significant link between abortion, miscarriage and breast cancer across the group. However, they did report two subgroup effects.

One subgroup showed a link between induced abortion and progesterone receptor-negative breast cancer, the kind of cancer that doesn’t respond to the hormone progesterone.

The other subgroup showed a link between miscarriage before the age of 20 and lower breast cancer risk.

But in each instances the researchers suspect the results are spurious, due to chance, due to the fact the numbers inside the two groups are too low to give a confident statistical finding.

Their overall conclusion therefore was that:

“Among this predominantly premenopausal population, neither induced nor spontaneous abortion was associated using the incidence of breast cancer.”

About the Nurses’ Well being Study II (NHS II)

The NHS II is really a prospective study cohort of more than 116,000 females enrolled in 1989.

The purpose with the NHS II study is to look in the link between potentially modifiable risk factors and any major well being problems that arise amongst females in early adult life. Breast cancer and melanoma are two particular areas of interest towards the researchers.

The participants fill in questionnaires about their way of life, dietary habits, life events, exercise, use of contraceptives, and wellness issues every two years.

Adverse health events such as cancer diagnosis are followed up with a lot more detailed investigation of medical records, and blood samples are analysed from about 30,000 of the cohort.

90 per cent response rate has been maintained for the questionnaire follow-ups.

“Induced and Spontaneous Abortion and Incidence of Breast Cancer Among Young Females: A Prospective Cohort Study.”
Karin B. Michels, Fei Xue, Graham A. Colditz, and Walter C. Willett.
Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:814-820.
Vol. 167 No. 8, April 23, 2007

click here for Abstract.

Click here for far more info on Nurses’ Health Study II: Risk Factors for Breast Cancer Amongst Younger Nurses (National Cancer Institute, US).

Written by: Catharine Paddock
Writer: Medical News Today
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- Chosen by Voters I am a child health nurse working within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services; have done since finishing uni 18 months ago.Being worried about violence within mental health is a common anxiety but actually it is not as common as is made out. Depends on your client group.If you want to talk about this further then I'd be happy to give you some info…. I was about the only one in my cohort interested in CAMHS so didn't have anyone to talk to about it! Email me if you want to know more. 2 years ago 100% 1 Vote

In terms of the cousework you take, the license/credential(s) for which you were later be eligible, the internship experiences in which you will participate, and the clients you may later serve…next to nothing.The major difference is that the mental health counseling programs are typically designed as a "terminal masters" (you don't then go on in the same program for a Ph.D.). With a clinical psychology master's program, the typical plan IS to go on (at some point) to get a Ph.D. (some in the same program, but most in other programs).Both can see both inpatients and outpatients. Both (when a few additional requirements are met) can practice independently. In many cases, both will sit side by side in the exact same classes.Best of luck to you in your future educational endeavors,~M~p.s. If you plan to complete your Ph.D. at any point, I'd go with the clinical psychology master's.p.p.s. If you do NOT plan to move forward with a Ph.D., it is VERY IMPORTANT that which ever program you choose (i.e., mental health counseling or clinical psych) is CACREP accredited (see: http://www.cacrep.org/ ). If it is not (and many are not, or are in "provisional" status), licensure later is going to present some very real hassles. Source(s): occupational hazard 4 years ago 1 person rated this as good good stuff