Psychiatric medication

Union. After Dr. Rosen stop John Forbes Nash’s attempt to escape, Dr. Rosen forcefully sedates Nash, and sent him to a psychiatric facility. It is at this psychiatric facility, Alicia, the wife of John Forbes Nash discovers that Nash has been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. After given a serious of insulin shock therapy, Nash was released to his home with antipsychotic medication to deal with his…

not often that someone must be treated involuntarily. This occurs when “individuals have little or no awareness of their illness, i.e., they have anosognosia, and when they are not being treated with medication, they become dangerous to themselves or others” (What Is the Effect of Involuntary Medication on Individuals with Serious Mental Illness 1) Typically, being committed to a mental facility is followed by a diagnosis and prescription to control whatever disorder an individual may have. This…

clinical we were working with the nurses on the psychiatric unit. Our task was to learn how they prioritize patients. Since they have five clients with varying needs, the nurses need to be adept at figuring out who needs the most care at any given moment. Personally, I wanted to learn how the nurses talked with challenging patients. By challenging, I mean aggravated clients or clients that have thought process problems such as tangentiality or mutism. Psychiatric nurses are comfortable with…

Smoking among the clients, at Northwestern Mental Health Center, is a huge problem. Many of the clients smoke a half a pack or more a day. This becomes an issue for these clients in multiple aspects of their life. To begin with, smoking causes many physical issues with the body including Lung and Cardiovascular disease. It will affect their mental health as well. Nicotine is a stimulant, which increases the client’s heart rate and in turn can increase their anxiety as well as other aspects of…

Resources on ADHD, ADHD stands for attention deficit/ hyperactivity disorder defined as “a common behavioral condition affecting 11 percent of school age children” (CHADD). For a diagnosis of ADHD, “clinical guidelines provided by the American Psychiatric Association are found in the diagnostic manual titled Diagnostics and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders known as the DSM5 book” (CHADD). As I gain a better understanding of ADHD, I have learned three ways to control my own ADHD which are…

United States.” In fact, anxiety is one of the most common psychiatric disorders today with a wide range of treatment options. Currently, many people that suffer from anxiety aren’t being treated for it and often choose to use a substance such as marijuana in lieu of other medication. Substances like marijuana provide an alternative way to cope with mental disorders that are often incurable without professional attention and prescription medication. With the increased popularity of recreational…

Introduction of the Client Mark is a twenty-nine year old, Caucasian male. He is a single medical student who has just entered his first year in a surgical residency program. Mark has made this appointment of his own free will because he believes his medical residency is causing some difficulty in his life and wants to speak with a therapist. DSM-5 Diagnosis Social Anxiety Disorder F40.10 - with Specifier of Performance Anxiety (here after referred to as performance anxiety). The client…

the patients use and marijuana and alcohol. Those factors can contribute to the absorption of the medication prescribed and may be the reason why the patient’s symptoms did not decrease. “In general, more than 1.5 ounces of alcohol (or the equivalent: one beer or one glass of wine) per day, may directly contribute to psychiatric symptoms, may interfere with proper metabolism of psychotropic medications, or both” (Preston, Kindle Locations 1566-1567). I would also want to ask their opinion on the…

3-6 months (or even years). This is to show that their epilepsy has been well controlled by medication.…

psychologists be granted prescription privileges? Katelenn Lawrence Ronald Reagan IB Grade 12 Should psychologists be granted prescription privileges? Currently in today’s mental health care people see psychiatrists for medication management and brief appointments, and they see other professionals, such as psychologists and social workers, for intense, ongoing needs. The debate in the psychology field about prescription privilege for psychologists has been going on…