Psychiatric medication

Aggregate Strength and Weakness Gilliam Psychiatric hospital is the largest mental health hospital in the state of South Carolina, in which provides service to incarcerated inmates who are mentally ill. South Carolina state mental health hospital had to close their doors due to limited funds in the state budget system. Some of the patients were forced out into the community with limited resources to survive and ended up in the hands of the judicial system. As a result the mentally ill clients…

relevant information to family members and clients regarding information of medication usage. Information from accurate websites would be of benefit, the client or family member would be able to collect the information themselves. If the counselor has internet access they can print the information out for the client and their family members and discuss it in detail and answer any question that they may have regarding the medications and why the need is…

Six million children in the U.S. are on medications for ADHD and a total of nine million with neurobiological psychiatric diagnoses are on one or more psychotropic drugs. Several researchers have stated to suggest this disease is a fraud, that somehow children are being abused by these treatments is really an outrage, because for these kids, to not get treated is really the greatest abuse and neglect (Baugham, 2001). Dr. Russell A Barkley a clinical professor of psychiatry at the Medical…

Adjustment Disorder as defined by the American Psychiatric Association in the DSM V (2000) is as a maladaptive reaction to identifiable psycho-social stressors or life changes. It is suggested that typically when diagnosed with Adjustment disorder patients tend to report symptoms of avoidance, maladaptive…

she has been homicidal towards her husband. Her main complaint “ I am stressed and unable to eat or sleep ”.The clinical impression based on the diagnostic criteria of DSM-5 indicates that the patient is suffering from bipolar disorder (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) History of present illness Lk stated she recently moved back from Louisiana. Currently, she is home stay mother. She reports that there were some type of altercation with her husband. Her husband is reporting she has been…

depression. Efforts to decrease the number of adolescents who suffer from depression include assistance from helpers and community programs, but before one can be a helper or seek help they must first understand the problem. The American Psychiatric Association defines depression as “a common and serious medical illness that negatively affects how you feel, the way you think and how you act” (2017). When experiencing the loss of a loved one, the ending of a relationship or any other…

understanding of the patient. Questioning also enables the development of a deeper nurse-patient relationship, which is essential in promoting therapeutic healing in patients. Given that therapeutic communication is especially important when caring for a psychiatric patient, it is important that nurses home their therapeutic communication skills so that they are adaptable to different situations. A patient’s answer to a nurse’s question may not be predictable, especially when they are escalating…

recovering from a suicidal attempt are often stunned when they remember they’ve thought of killing themselves. Patients with severe psychiatric disturbances often watch home videos and can’t even believe the things they did. They often ask is that really me? Did someone edit the video? They are in complete disbelief. In my clinical experience I’ve noticed that psychiatric disorders are the hardest to come to terms with and overcome especially in abusive or controlling relationships. The most…

combined (Mental Health America). A Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner makes medical and psychiatric diagnoses, conducts physical and mental health assessments, designs treatment plans, prescribes medications, provides counseling and therapy, and takes on many other tasks to promote psychological health and well-being. Neuropsychological tests are specifically designed tasks used to measure functions in the brain. In looking at neurological testing in Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, it is evident…

examination where their motor, sensory, and psychiatric symptoms will be tested. These symptoms may include reflexes, vision/eye movement, mental status, and mood. Psychiatric examinations may also be performed to confirm a diagnosis. When they do the psychiatric examinations they test your mental stability, mood swings, and test one's quality of judgment (Huntington's disease,…