Sentences with phrase «diagnosis of illness such»

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Clark and her co-authors identified four challenges to understanding and classifying mental disorders: what varied combinations of factors cause them, how to diagnose them given that they are not actually distinct categories, thresholds for diagnosis and other purposes such as treatment, and co-morbidity — the fact that most people with mental illness meet the diagnosis for multiple mental disorders.

This association could partially explain why such illnesses are now so commonly diagnosed, Davis contends — since 1970 diagnoses of OCD have increased at least 40-fold.

In the US, such diagnosis has caused controversy, but in the UK the problem is the ultra-conservatism of the bulk of the medical profession in failing to identify and treat bipolar, an often lethal illness, until early adulthood.

The finding that a diagnosis but not psychotic - like experiences is associated with low physical activity may reflect aspects of illness such as low motivation, but may also reflect sedative or other side - effects of therapeutic drugs.

Biopsies of pulmonary lesions are essential for increasing the accuracy of diagnosis and treatment for respiratory illnesses such as lung cancer.

This is done under certain circumstances, such as a diagnosis of terminal illness or a need for long - term care.

These policies offer cover against critical health care expenses such as critical illness, surgery and hospitalization etc. the benefits can be in the form of a lump sum on the diagnosis of any critical illness or fixed expenses on hospitalization.

Such events of hardship may include diagnosis of a terminal illness, bankruptcy, insolvency or sequestration.

While testing specifically for the virus using a kit such as that shown above is a very sensitive way of detecting infection, other findings on routine blood and other screens are non-specific and will not yield a diagnosis, so it is vital your veterinarian is suspicious of FIV in any cat with an unusually severe or recurrent form of any illness.

To their credit, they * do * (or, at least, * did *) cover exam fees for illnesses, resulting in the diagnosis of conditions such as urinary tract infections, pancreatitis, etc..

An ultrasound allows the doctors to look at the inside of an organ, such as the heart or liver, and often aids in a quick diagnosis of certain illnesses and disorders.

The negligence of pediatricians, such as the misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of a serious condition or illness, may also result in severe injury or death to a child.

Critical illness insurance (also referred to as catastrophic illness insurance) pays a lump sum cash benefit upon the first confirmed diagnosis of a covered illness, such as heart attack, stroke, cancer or HIV / AIDS.

Any (1) condition for which medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment (includes receiving services and supplies, consultations, diagnostic tests or prescription medicines) was recommended or received during the 18 months immediately preceding the Certificate Effective Date; (2) condition that had manifested itself in such a manner that would have caused a reasonably prudent person to seek medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment (includes receiving services and supplies, consultations, diagnostic tests or prescription medicines) within the 18 months immediately preceding the Certificate Effective Date; (3) injury, illness, sickness, disease, or other physical, medical, mental, or nervous conditions, disorder or ailment (whether known or unknown) that, with reasonable medical certainty, existed at the time of application or within the 18 months immediately preceding the Certificate Effective Date.

If you are 43 years old and get blindsided by a critical illness such as a cancer diagnosis, you could accelerate $ 100,000 of a $ 300,000 policy to help pay for medical expenses and make - up for lost income.

They also offer a couple valuable riders, such as the waiver of premium rider and accidental death benefit rider, as well as the accelerated death benefit rider, which pays up to 50 % of the death benefit while you are still living if a physician diagnoses you with a terminal illness.

Benefit for diagnosis of a specified critical illness (such as but not limited to cancer, heart attack or stroke) or for a covered procedure; such coverage generally provided under a CI policy or CI rider attached to another type of policy

On the other hand, if it is topped with a critical illness benefit rider, the policyholder stands to gain a lump sum upon diagnosis of such an illness.

A Pre-Existing Condition is defined as, «Any (1) condition for which medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment (includes receiving services and supplies, consultations, diagnostic tests or prescription medicines) was recommended or received... immediately preceding the Certificate Effective Date; (2) condition that had manifested itself in such a manner that would have caused a reasonably prudent person to seek medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment (includes receiving services and supplies, consultations, diagnostic tests or prescription medicines)... immediately preceding the Certificate Effective Date; (3) injury, illness, sickness, disease, or other physical, medical, mental, or nervous conditions, disorder or ailment (whether known or unknown) that, with reasonable medical certainty, existed at the time of application or... immediately preceding the Certificate Effective Date.»

Critical illness insurance pays a lump - sum cash benefit generally upon diagnosis of a covered critical illness such as cancer, heart attack or stroke notes Barry Eagle, Vice President, Marketing for Gen Re LifeHealth a Berkshire Hathaway Company.

The company's health insurance products consist of accidental injury insurance which provides benefits if insured is injured or dies from an accident; cancer insurance which assists in paying costs related to cancer treatment and recovery; critical illness insurance which offers lump - sum benefits upon the diagnosis of a critical illnesses, such as cancer, heart attack, stroke and kidney failure; heart / stroke insurance which pays indemnity benefits for a range of treatments, services and expenses in the event of a heart attack or stroke; hospital insurance which helps pay costs associated with hospital care, including emergency room visits; and Medicare supplement which protects against the expenses not paid by Medicare.

This is done under certain circumstances, such as a diagnosis of terminal illness or a need for long - term care.

Option to buy the plan in the name of your spouse and opt for the Max Life Waiver of Premium Plus Rider, which will ensure that the policy continues to stay active along with all the benefits in case of an untoward incident such as dismemberment, diagnosis of critical illness, or death

With insurance plans that offer cover for such illnesses, a certain percentage of the total sum assured is paid as a lump sum amount upon diagnosis.

^ ^ ^ Accelerated Critical Illness means the benefit payable on diagnosis of any specified Critical Illness wherein such benefit if paid will be deducted from the Sum Assured on death.

These include such things as the diagnosis of a terminal illness, the need for long - term care or the onset of a medically incapacitating condition.

A Critical Illness insurance plan guards you against the financial expenses that occur in the diagnosis of critical diseases such as cancer, heart attack, kidney failure, etc..

In the event where the insured is suffering from a chronic disease which will lead to his unfortunate death within the time frame of 6 months from the diagnosis as per the medical practitioner, the Co. will pay terminal illness benefit in such scenario.

While health insurance will cover your medical expenses in case of hospitalisation, a critical illness plan or rider will provide a lump sum amount upfront on diagnosis of any of the listed critical illnesses, such as cancer.

On the other hand, if it is topped up with a critical illness benefit rider, the insurer will hand out a lump sum upon diagnosis of such an illness, unlike a health insurance policy.

· Save Benefit - Under this option, the Sum Assured is paid immediately on Death or Diagnosis of any of the Critical Illnesses mentioned and 100 % of the future premiums are paid by the insurer towards the Fund such that the entire Fund Value is paid to the beneficiary when the policy matures

Depending on the specifics of your plan, Critical Illness Insurance can provide a lump - sum benefit for diagnoses such as:

· Save - n - Gain Benefit - Under this option, the Sum Assured is paid immediately on Death or Diagnosis of any of the Critical Illnesses mentioned and 50 % of the future premiums are paid by the insurer towards the Fund such that the entire Fund Value is paid to the beneficiary when the policy matures.

• Engage patients and their families in conversation to determine types and extent of illnesses • Create and implement individualized plans of nursing care to meet each patient's specific requirements • Assist pediatricians through medical examinations and procedures as per protocol • Order and follow up on medical tests such as blood work, x rays and scans • Diagnose and treat a wide array of acute, chronic and critical illnesses by effectively interpreting test results • Provide patients and their families with information on diagnosis and assist them in coming to terms with them through appropriate counselling • Educate patients and their families in a bid to help them accept changes in lifestyles and appreciate the treatment being given to them • Act as a point of contact for responding to questions and concerns regarding treatments and illnesses

• First - hand experience in promptly and accurately entering data such as patient demographics, history and extent of illnesses into hospital systems • Proficient in determining accuracy of data by correlating diagnostic procedures and treatments with specified diseases • Demonstrated ability to plan, develop and maintain a variety of health records indexes by effectively classifying, storing and analyzing information • Proven record of resolving codes or diagnosis that may be conflicting by contacting doctors and nursing personnel for clarifications

A review of twenty studies on the adult lives of antisocial adolescent girls found higher mortality rates, a variety of psychiatric problems, dysfunctional and violent relationships, poor educational achievement, and less stable work histories than among non-delinquent girls.23 Chronic problem behavior during childhood has been linked with alcohol and drug abuse in adulthood, as well as with other mental health problems and disorders, such as emotional disturbance and depression.24 David Hawkins, Richard Catalano, and Janet Miller have shown a similar link between conduct disorder among girls and adult substance abuse.25 Terrie Moffitt and several colleagues found that girls diagnosed with conduct disorder were more likely as adults to suffer from a wide variety of problems than girls without such a diagnosis.26 Among the problems were poorer physical health and more symptoms of mental illness, reliance on social assistance, and victimization by, as well as violence toward, partners.

Such a change can include a significant change in income, loss of employment or diagnosis of a serious illness leading to an inability to work.

Certain high risk factors such as documented prenatal exposure to drugs / alcohol or diagnosis of genetic or mental illness of birth mother or father

Given their typical age of onset, a broad range of mental disorders are increasingly being understood as the result of aberrations of developmental processes that normally occur in the adolescent brain.4 — 6 Executive functioning, and its neurobiological substrate, the prefrontal cortex, matures during adolescence.5 The relatively late maturation of executive functioning is adaptive in most cases, underpinning characteristic adolescent behaviours such as social interaction, risk taking and sensation seeking which promote successful adult development and independence.6 However, in some cases it appears that the delayed maturation of prefrontal regulatory regions leads to the development of mental illness, with neurobiological studies indicating a broad deficit in executive functioning which precedes and underpins a range of psychopathology.7 A recent meta - analysis of neuroimaging studies focusing on a range of psychotic and non-psychotic mental illnesses found that grey matter loss in the dorsal anterior cingulate, and left and right insula, was common across diagnoses.8 In a healthy sample, this study also demonstrated that lower grey matter in these regions was found to be associated with deficits in executive functioning performance.

«I have a wealth of experience working with addiction, codependency, mood disorders, anxiety, and a multitude of life issues such as grief, coping with medical diagnosis and illness, life transitions including divorce, retirement, graduation, marriage and adolescence.

Students will gain knowledge of specific strategies for screening, assessment, and treatment of elders, including attention to: situational concerns such a loss, grief and social isolation; issues of trauma and elder care; differential diagnosis of new vs. existing conditions; symptoms related to dementia and Alzheimer's; mental health issues related to depression, mental illness and changes in executive function; substance use issues, including interactions with medications, and other related medical conditions.

This body of research maintains a focus on major life events such as a dementia diagnosis, psychiatric condition, or chronic illness.