experiences nightmares and horrible memories. William also feels confused‚ agitated and full of frustration. Problem: William’s problems are the following; PTSD‚ with anxiety disorder‚ major depressive disorders‚ stimulant use disorder‚ unspecified cannabis-related disorder‚ other specified disruptive impulse-control and conduct disorder‚ and unspecified
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Patient Y adjusted well on the postpartum unit with the help of the nursing interventions mentioned above. Patient Y’s pain score continued to decrease throughout her stay. She started taking medication for severe pain and by the third day she was only requiring mild medication to alleviate her pain. Patient Y’s following was discontinued the following day and she remained free from any urinary infections. In regards to reducing the risk of infection for the incision‚ the healthcare team performed
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Shared Psychotic Disorder SYMPTOMS The essential feature of Shared Psychotic Disorder (Folie à Deux) is a delusion that develops in an individual who is involved in a close relationship with another person (sometimes termed the "inducer" or "the primary case") who already has a Psychotic Disorder with prominent delusions. The content of the shared delusional beliefs may be dependent on the diagnosis of the primary case and can include relatively bizarre delusions (e.g.‚ that radiation is being
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Giovanna Eynaudi According to diagnostic criteria provided in the DSM-5‚ Mr. Fife should be diagnosed with social anxiety disorder. As mentioned in the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for social anxiety‚ an individual should experience clear fear or anxiety about one or more social situations in which he or she is being observed and possibly analyzed by others (Criterion A). For instance‚ Mr. Fife’s information‚ he meets criterion A as he mentions how social situations such as speaking to strangers or
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Case Report Name: Anna Munsch Class Name: Abnormal Psychology What diagnosis has been given to this client? Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia Background Information Please outline the major symptoms of this disorder. According to the DSM‚ the major symptoms of Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia are recurrent panic attacks with anxiety about experiencing another attack. Also present is anxiety being in a public place where escape will be difficult or embarrassing or where it will be difficult
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1. Diagnostic criteria: Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a disorder in which the individual has “persistent and intrusive preoccupations with an imagined or slight defect” in their appearance (Anxiety and Depression Association of America‚ 2014). DSM-5 classifies BDD in the section of “Obsessive – Compulsive and Related Disorders” and the diagnostic criteria is as follows (Katharine Phillips‚ n.d.): • Appearance preoccupations for at least an hour a day: the individual must be preoccupied with
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SPD and MPD were analyzed two times for better statistical power. Participants within this study continued the treatment for the following five years. Participants assigned to SPD were positioned supine horizontal‚ prone‚ left side down‚ and right side down. For those assigned to MPD the previous four positions were modified to supine 30° head
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that fuel fear‚ leading to increased anxiety and eventual compulsive reactions. Both adults and children that suffer with OCD‚ are often aware that their thoughts and behaviors are irrational‚ however‚ the impulse to perform the compulsive ritual to relieve the anxiety of the obsessive thought‚ is too powerful for them to ignore. The cycle of anxiety‚ obsessive thoughts‚ and compulsive reactions‚ becomes
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Introduction to Generalized Anxiety Disorders and Treatments in Adults This treatment paper offers to acquaint the reader with information regarding the significance‚ impact and treatments of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adults. Among one of the most prevalent disorders in the United States‚ GAD has the propensity to severely hinder one’s everyday style of living and is listed within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association [APA]‚ 2013)
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and in disproportion to the magnitude of the cause. In many cases‚ these feelings persist with no external cue at all. Beyond this‚ a more severe type of depression often needing professional intervention is Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).1 According to the World Health Organization (WHO‚ 2015)‚ over 16 million U.S. adults over the age of 18 experienced at least one major depressive episode annually.2 As with many psychological disorders‚ Major depression tends to be highly variable and inconsistent
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