Antipsychotic

Introducing Personality Disorders Personality is a combination of an individuals thoughts, feelings and behaviors. It is what defines a person in this world and it develops a reputation for an individual. Whether this is a desired reputation or not, it is developed from day one. An individual with a personality disorder may uphold a reputation that the majority of society would characterize as undesired. Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD), is a specific disorder that has been extensively…

measure to assess certain situations that a nurse may encounter. A chemical restraint is a type of medical measure nurses are beginning to use because the recent abolishment of physical restraints (Daly 125). An example of an emotional restraint is antipsychotics, this injected medication can take the mind over of an individual and make them unable to have control of their own activates of daily living. An investigation was done on several nursing home because there was a recent rise in nursing…

Tetrabenazine (Xenazine) and antipsychotics are the most common medications used to treat Huntington's disease. The tetrabenazine is made specifically for the involuntary jerking movements that these patients experience. The antipsychotics can be beneficial, but they also can hurt more than help. The antipsychotics suppress movement, but they can worsen the involuntary jerking movements(Huntington's disease, 2017). Psychotherapy…

her acute mania is remission, which is described as resolution of her state of mind or improvement to the extent that one or two behaviors are mildly lingering (UpToDate, 2016). The medication may include mood stabilizer, antipsychotic, antidepressant, antidepressant-antipsychotic combination, and or anti-anxiety medications to treat Jenny for her bipolar symptoms. A physical evaluation should be ordered to obtain a base line on her physical condition and rule out any unknown mind…

metabolic panel), CBC (complete blood cell count), and thyroid function studies (TSH, free T4). How is hyperprolactinemia treated? Hyperprolactinemia is typically treated by tapering, discontinuing, or switching any implicated medications such antipsychotics (eg, haloperidol) or antiemetics (eg, metoclopramide). Patients with pituitary adenomas (prolactinomas) typically benefit from initial treatment with dopamine agonists such as Dostinex (cabergoline). Dopamine agonists are effective because…

Schizophrenia is on the most prominent psychotic disorders in our society today. The National Institute of Mental Health states the 1% of the United States population has Schizophrenia, with the caveat that Schizophrenia may often be undiagnosed. Demographically there is no indication of difference of diagnosis based on ethnicity or gender. Schizophrenia symptom begin to manifest typically between the ages of 16 through 30. The symptoms will manifest earlier in men than women, and typically will…

of the brain to do regular thinking activity. The same dead cells are the cause of Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) in men and women. This is also a type of Dementia, which has no permanent cure. The initial stage treatment is avail with various antipsychotic medications along with cognitive and palliative care. Whenever a person is affect with this brain disorder, it is advisable to know more about the facts to understand the patient well and educate the neighbors and society to treat them as…

Psychoanalysis Evaluation Joey Williams – 5th Hour January 12th, 2017 Kiana has been observed and has shown many symptoms of mental illness. From seeing things to hearing things to a very vivid imagination. I believe she shows some symptoms of persistent depressive disorder and schizoaffective disorder. She has become very depressed as she doesn’t find joy or the initiative to act in social activities or leave her room. Her emotions greatly change as she spends more time within her room and she…

The cortex, including the hippocampus, is the main area of the brain affected with the decline from dementia. Dementias are caused, basically, by brain cell death. Progressive brain cell death, that happens over time, is what is behind most dementias. Dementia can be caused by a head injury, a stroke, a brain tumor, or other causes. Dementia can also be caused by traumatic brain injury, especially if those injuries were repetitive. It is possible for dementia to be caused by prior diseases…

are receiving appropriate medical treatment. Treatment & Prognosis Treatment is comprised of medications, and, when sufficient insight has been gained with medication, psychotherapy can be very helpful. Antipsychotic medications may relieve the hallucinations and delusions, and however antipsychotics, such as aripiprazole, clozapine, or resperidone, are very effective in helping many people with schizophrenia attain normal or near-normal lives and…