Part I: Provide a brief description of a current event or example of a problem with healthcare quality, along with any explanation reported in the media for the cause of the problem and its solution. In your opinion, is the problem a systems problem or a problem with an individual provider? Why?
Part II: The syndrome in Katskee, if it materializes, is a medical problem for which the patient bears no responsibility. A more difficult problem area in defining “disease” involves those conditions or syndromes within some control by the individual. Consider, for example, alcoholism or substance use disorder as a “disease.” What difference does such a label make? What characteristics of alcohol or substance use disorder justify the label, “disease”?
In your answer, include and compare and contrast the following information from SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration):
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders (Links to an external site.) (known as Co-occurring Disorders)
The DSM-5 definition of Substance Use Disorders
