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Describe both the behavioral and biological components of the disease. What treatment options exist for each component of the disease?

Mental Illness According the National Alliance on Mental Illness (2016), 1 in 5 adults will experience mental illness each year–that’s 20% of the American population. Examples of mental illness include anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and schizophrenia. Like other chronic conditions, mental illnesses are marked by behavioral and biological components. For your initial post, address […]

Choose a Support Group that meets the course objectives. Discuss the purpose of the support group attended and also discuss the roles of the support group leader in relation to the group members.

Support Group Experience Assignment/Paper The student will participate in an observational Support Group Experience. Choose a Support Group that meets the course objectives, (i.e., Caregiver group, NAMI-National Alliance for the Mentally Ill support groups, Compassionate Friends-Grief support groups, Family-Survivors of Suicide support groups, cancer support groups). Each student is responsible for contacting the selected facilities/agencies […]

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