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    Medication used to treat psychiatric conditions are abused by those who have been diagnosed with co-occurring disorders Why is this so common? Non-medical prescription use and prescription drug disorders are also associated with increased frequency of substance use‚ mood‚ and anxiety disorder. (Blanco et al.‚ 2013) Several medications are available and effective in treating anxiety disorders. These include benzodiazepines; Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs)‚ Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)

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    Furthermore‚ when analyzing a song‚ it is advisable to take a close look at the speaker. In this case‚ the speaker is Demi Lovato. One article that explores Lovato’s background can be found in an Everyday health article. This article‚ entitled "Bipolar Disorder: Regain Tour Self-Esteem" gives a thorough biography of Bipolar Disorder. This artist was born on August 20‚ 1992‚ in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico. Her family consisted of Madison De La Garza‚ Dallas Lovato‚ and Amber Lovato; her parents’ are Patrick

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    Bipolar and Paranoid Personality Disorder Bipolar disorder is a condition that causes a person to go back and forth in a positive or negative mood and depression. This kind of mood swing can occur very quickly‚ like an “on” and “off” switch. Although there is no knowledge on the direct cause of bipolar disorder‚ it is quite evident that it is passed on through genetics. Bipolar disorder usually begins somewhere between the ages of 15-25 and can affect both men and women. Bipolar Disorder can

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    ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS DSM-IV ADJUSTMENT DISORDERs (SPECIFY if ACUTE/CHRONIC) 309.24 With anxiety 309.0 With depressed mood 309.3 With disturbance of conduct 309.4 With mixed disturbance of emotions and conduct 309.28 With mixed anxiety and depressed mood The essential feature of adjustment disorders is a maladaptive reaction to an identifiable psychosocial stressor that occurs within 3 months of the onset of the stressor. (The reaction to the death of a loved one is not included here‚ as it

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    Cognitive Disorders Definitions Cognition: The act‚ process‚ or result of knowing‚ learning‚ or understanding -represents a fundamental human feature that distinguishes living from existing -has a distinctive personalized impact on the individual’s physical‚ psychological‚ social & spiritual conduct of life -Direct relationship with ADL’s Cognitive Disorders: Psychiatric disorders that are manifested in deficits in memory‚ perception‚ & problem solving. 1) Delirium 2) Dementia 3)

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    |Chapter 44 | | | |Management of Patient with Renal Disorders | | | | | | | |Submitted by: | |Inac‚ Sarah Gaile T.

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    DOI: 2/2/2016. Patient is a 59-year-old female certified nursing assistant who sustained injury to her low back and right knee while transferring a patient. Per OMNI entry‚ she was initially diagnosed with right knee contusion/strain and lumbar sprain. She is status post right knee arthroscopic medial meniscectomy‚ medial condyle abrasion arthroplasty major synovectomy/3 compartments and lateral release on 07/31/16. Per the PT note dated 10/17/16‚ patient is doing well with the exercises. However

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    dealt deficiencies at birth. Two such diseases‚ bipolar disorder and schizophrenia‚ are mental diseases that slowly eat at one’s psyche. Bipolar disorder affects roughly 2.6% of adult Americans and it only affects around 1% of adolescents. Fortunately‚ schizophrenia is less prevalent‚ affecting less than 1% of all humans. In the magnificent play “Hamlet”‚ crafted by William Shakespeare‚ the titular character appears to suffer from bipolar disorder and his struggle with it is one of the main subplots

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    Case Summary The new client is a seventeen-year-old female‚ who was brought in by her father because of her behavior changes within the last two years. The father reports her grades have slipped tremendously‚ she has had a major change in friends‚ and uses marijuana and alcohol. Two years ago‚ her brother hit her over the head with a rake. Although she was stunned and had a headache‚ there was no follow up doctor’s visits. Upon coming in‚ it was evident a neuropsychological test needed. The neuropsychological

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    Anemia Anemia is a common hematopoietic disorder in which a patient has a reduction in the total number of red blood cells and hemoglobin. The causes of anemia are decreased production of erythrocytes or blood loss‚ and increased destruction of erythrocytes (Huether & McCance‚ 2012). Anemia is classified into several types namely‚ pernicious anemia‚ folate deficiency anemia‚ sideroblastic anemia‚ chronic inflammatory anemia‚ and post-hemorrhagic anemia. For the purpose of this paper‚ I will select

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