Trauma Assessment & Treatment Plan Exposure to trauma is quite common. In fact, most people go through at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. In most cases, early symptoms of trauma are barely noticeable but are often very pronounced in individuals who have or are currently undergoing a mental illness or substance abuse problem. […]

Health care policy and law Health care laws and policies play a vital role in regulating actions in the health industry.They are rules and regulations laid down with the purpose of promoting and protecting the health of the general public. Different regulatory agencies are given the  mandate to formulate these rules aimed at protecting the […]

Buddhism: Religion or Philosophy? The question of whether Buddhism is a religion or philosophy has, for a long time, raised numerous debates among different groups of people. Even scholars cannot seem to agree on the matter. Some scholars, such as Thome Fang, a philosophy professor, believe that Buddhism is both a religion and philosophy, while […]

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Military Personnel and Veterans Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD is a major mental illness affecting approximately 8% of the US population at some point in their lifetime. While everyone is at the risk of developing PTSD, some groups, including military personnel and veterans, are more vulnerable. PTSD is caused by exposure to […]

History and Development of Christian Music Christian music dates back to the biblical era. And throughout history, Christians have used music to praise, worship and give thanks to God. Christian music has been a critical aspect in shaping the Christian culture and their unique insight into faith. The first song in the bible is the […]

The Analysis of Genetic Material to Predict Potential Chronic Diseases Common chronic diseases like diabetes, cancer, and heart diseases, are believed to be caused by the complex interaction of genetics and environmental factors. According to studies, approximately 5% of chronic illnesses are caused by specific gene mutations. But while these studies agree that genes have […]

Medical Care Quality Assessment Methods Quality assessment in health care is the practice of measuring and quantifying the outcomes and performance of health care systems based on specific quality standards. The goal of measuring and comparing the performance of health care is to improve the health of society, lower per capita cost of health care, […]

How to do your Dissertation Secondary Research To best understand secondary research, we first have to define primary research and distinguish the two. Primary research is where the researcher directly collects data from the original sources and influences the methods and techniques used in gathering the data. Secondary research, on the other hand, comprises of […]

Increasing Nursing Productivity Through Benchmarking Data Benchmarking is a management criterion by which the operations and performance metrics of a given organization are measured and compared using pre-determined standards and guidelines and data from other similar firms. The concept is relatively new in the healthcare industry, but more and more healthcare organizations are beginning to […]

Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that represents a wide range of conditions that impacts on a person’s behavior, affecting how they communicate and interact with other people. The term “spectrum” is used because patients often display a wide range of symptoms. ASD represents conditions such as autistic disorder, Asperger’s […]