Primary Symptoms of a Manic Attack
Liza is finally a few steps before reaching her goal, which is to become a Registered Nurse. Currently, she is on her 3rd year in nursing school and is about...
Category: Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Mnemonic for Psychiatric Assessment
You have dreamed for this moment to come, and now here you are a day before your first day of duty as a psychiatric nurse. You can’t help but feel...
What Should You do If You Have Adult ADHD?
What should you do If You Have Adult ADHD? After a diagnosis of adult ADHD is made, medication therapy is usually prescribed to the patient. Most people respond well to...
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is not a primary disease but rather a complication of what has been supposed to be a therapeutic regimen. It is a fatal complication of treatment...
Feeding and Eating Disorders of Infancy and Early Childhood
Feeding disorder of infancy or early childhood is characterized by the failure of an infant or child under six years of age to eat enough food to gain weight and...
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Definition The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, Fourth Edition (DSM IV), defines oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) as a recurrent pattern of negativistic, defiant, disobedient, and hostile behavior toward authority...
Wernicke’s Encephalopathy
Definition Wernicke’s encephalopathy is a serious neurological condition that results primarily from a deficiency of the nutrient thiamine which is also known as Vitamin B1. This condition is an inflammatory,...
Group Therapy
Definition Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy which as small, carefully selected group of individuals meets regularly with a therapist. The client participates in sessions with a group of...
Therapeutic Therapy
A simple type of milieu therapy by which the total social structure of the treatment unit is involved in the helping process. Goal and Objectives To help the patient develop...
Cognitive Disorders
Cognitive disorders are characterized by the disruption of thinking, memory, processing, and problem solving. Types of cognitive disorders include: delirium, dementia, and memory loss disorders (amnesia or dissociative fugue). Risk...
