Comorbidity

Statistics show that untreated mental illnesses are connected to physical comorbidities, so no matter what specialty I am in, I will come across undiagnosed mental issues. Every nurse that works with children needs to be able to recognize mental health issues and be able to manage connected health needs. As I consider nursery nursing…

Ostrich Effect. The Ostrich Effect is just that, putting your head in the sand in hopes the problem will go away. The leading cause of death in AA men is cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and heart attacks, which lead to numerous other comorbidities. There are some health disparities in the AA population, some are self-induced, and some are societal disparities. Each year about 610,000 people die of heart disease, 795,000 have strokes. Stroke is the fifth leading cause of…

School nurses are often the first line of defense and a safety net for students who are feeling unsafe or uncomfortable. They can help create an environment that is safe and welcoming for students by building trusting relationships and keeping the lines of communication open. It is important to work with teachers, principals, and the whole school team to promote student health, well-being, and a positive school environment. A positive self-concept makes children feel likeable, worthwhile, and…

Research Question What are the health risks of smoking habit really do to your body? Previous studies suggest that smokers minimize the personal health risk of smoking; smokers may not be aware of the various smoking-related disease risks or believe that they are susceptible to them. Smoking is a major health hazard. There is now an exhaustive body of evidence: including hundreds of epidemiological, experimental, pathological and clinical studies to demonstrate that smoking increases the…

Top Patient safety issues in Health Care Facility As clients and patient’s expectations rise, patient care becomes more difficult finding that outdated approaches to defining, organizing, and operating quality assurance functions are no longer suitable. More and more, health care organization are becoming devoted that improving quality needs a comprehensive approach. Continuous quality improvement of all kinds improve performance through reducing poor quality delivery of service rather than…

a stranger, so this format allows for the most authentic responses. Finally, the DAWBA screens for several other disorders that are comorbid with OCD. The study notes that this is, “particularly relevant to the assessment of OCD where rates of comorbidity are high, with up to 80% of young people meeting diagnostic criteria for an additional diagnosis” (Krebs et al. 246). Diagnosis opens the door to treatment and to relief for those with pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder. Common…

The National Institute of Mental Health states Major depression is serve symptoms that interfere with an individual’s ability to work, sleep, study, eat, and enjoy life (NIMH). Symptoms of this diagnoses is being depressed most of the day, pleasure and interest is reduced, significant weight loss, loss of energy, inability to concentrate and or recurrent thoughts of death (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). The prevalence rate of this diagnosis is a 12 month occurrence of 7%, individuals…

inappropriate hygiene and grooming skills; impairments in executive functioning, motor planning, attention, and acclimating to new routine and change; bouts of tantrums and aggression; high levels of anxiety due to sensory overload; and common comorbidities of depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder. Depression, like ASD, creates challenging situations that must be overcome by the individual. Wisenthal and Krupa (2013) noted the impacts of depression on health, functioning, life satisfaction…

Depressive disorders are twice as likely in females between the ages of 15 and 40 as in males. Depression is also very common over the age of 65 but is more difficult to diagnose and can go untreated due to the presentation of sign and symptoms. Comorbidity with other chronic illnesses makes the prognosis poorer and health care providers…

Unfortunately in the case of David this falls true. David presents of having a comorbidity of conduct disorder also known as disruptive behavior disorder. Approximately 20-40% of children who already have ADHD eventually develop this disorder (ADHD Basics, 2006). In short terms, conduct disorder can be explained as a disorder in children…