Benzodiazepine

Why are people with mental health issues not receiving the proper care they need? A mental illness is a disorder of the mind that affects the mood, thought process, or behavior.What are the different types of mental disorders? A list of different disorders are depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, cyclothymic disease, Psychotic disorders, eating disorders, impulse control, addictive disorders, OCD, PTSD and many more. These listed disorders affect about one in every four people. These make up…

Patient Characteristics The patient, Joe Clay, is a 35 year old white, American male that works in public relations in San Francisco, CA. He has a flirtatious and vibrant personality, filled with bursts of impulsivity. Activities include social drinking due to his work and participating in parties. Patient Functioning & Symptomatic Presentation The patient’s personality changes when he is around alcohol. When he meets his wife at the time, he pushes her boundaries into drinking alcohol,…

I have demonstrated an awareness of safe clinical practice within my own limitations and the environment in which I practice in the following ways: • In Albany and Karratha you are given significant autonomy over your patients. I have become more comfortable with making decisions for my patients, however at the same time I understand when I require guidance. At these moments, I seek the expertise of my supervisor, the physician teams or place a call to specialties at tertiary centres. On ward…

Introduction Epilepsy is known as Apasmara: apa, means negation or loss of; smara, means recollection or consciousness. Epilepsy known form thousands of years but came forward past hundred years. It was known from the Babylonians and Greeks also have records of epilepsy and they represent as Sacred Disease21. In India concept of epilepsy is known from ancient Indian medicine and it was developed during the Vedic period of .In the Ayurvedic literature of Charaka Samhita epilepsy is known…

The War on Prescription Drug Abuse Regulation of Prescription drugs is mandatory in order to curb this nationwide epidemic. The use of prescription drugs in today’s society have led to harsh consequences such as addiction, overdose and the transition to illegal drug abuse. Despite the need for regulation there are others who believe that regulation of drugs will end up hurting our patients in the long run. However, drug regulation is key to Americas survival as a country because without it our…

Many different factors can contribute to an anxiety disorder. One main theory is major life stressors. Things that are included in major life stressors are grief, financial difficulties, relationship difficulties, or a major trauma. Some examples of major trauma include witnessing a violent crime, major illness, childhood trauma, or abuse, and encountering a major environmental disaster. Anxiety can also be cause by good stressors. Some examples of good stressors include planning a wedding,…

yellow jacket, tranks, and Mexican valium. In the event that depressants are mixed with alcohol there is always the chance for death as it could further slow the heart rate and breathing to the point that the individual stops. Barbituates, Benzodiazepines, and sleep medications are all pill forms that induce “drowsiness, slurred speech, poor concentration, confusion, dizziness, problems with movement and memory, lowered blood sugar, [and] slowed breathing” (National Institute of Drug Abuse,…

An Open Letter to Congress, Since before Nixon’s declaration of the war on drugs, our nation’s policy makers have stigmatized the use of marijuana of any form. Since then research has found many novel uses for marijuana medically. With the enactment of Proposition 215 in 1996, the stigmatization of marijuana began the slow start of dismantling. Proposition 215 allowed those with the agreement of their primary care giver the ability to possess or grow marijuana for medical purposes—without the…

first and foremost thing to be done prior to discharge patient from acute rehab. Patient and family education will include safe movement of the patient, understanding the risk of orthostatic hypotension, precautions of fall risk medications, like benzodiazepines, diuretics, anti-hypertensives, and anti-psychotic medications, etc. Using the assistive devices properly as recommended by the physical therapists. Proper education on safe movement and fall precautions to patients and their family…

local newspapers, thus leading the reader to formulate a perception of the treatment option. Methadone can be overdosed on, if the patient is not given the appropriate medical amount or takes methadone among other abused substances, mainly strong benzodiazepines. If a patient takes a benzo and then takes methadone the results can be fatal, thus an overdose. A second commonality, is the abuse of take home medicine. In an outpatient clinic, the clinic phases out their patients on levels 0-5. Phase…