The early psychosocial treatments of first episode psychosis is of crucial importance in the improvement of the prognosis of the illness. When ensuring successful care‚ timely maintenance of treatment response is optimal in regards to better long term outcomes. The appropriate use of psychotherapeutic drugs to suit each individual can be a difficult task as the side effects of the medication can impact on adherence to treatment. Psycho-education in regard to illness and medication. The treatment
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schizophrenia‚ paranoid/persecutory delusions. Freeman et al. (2002) state in their abstract that the focus of their theory is on persecutory delusions as a symptom of schizophrenia and not on schizophrenia as a disorder‚ but with a focus on psychosis. As psychosis isn’t a disorder in itself‚ but a symptom which may appear in other disorders such as bipolar disorder‚ as well
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Interpersonal skills are the effective communication and listening skills required by nurses to engage or interact with clients and formulate a therapeutic working relationship (Hungerford et al.‚ 2015; Stein-Parbury‚ 2013). In a client experiencing psychosis‚ the nurse must develop the therapeutic relationship to be able to engage with the client in effective communication (Dodd & Jeffs‚ 2014). Some of the interpersonal skills the nurse would use to engage Amelia in the interview process would be active
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May). The relationship between non-acute adolescent cannabis use and cognition. Drug & Alcohol Review‚ 26(3)‚ 309-319. Retrieved April 4‚ 2009‚ doi:10.1080/09595230701247772 Reading‚ R. (2004‚ November). Causal association between cannabis and psychosis: examination of the evidence. Child: Care‚ Health & Development‚ 30(6)‚ 730-731. Retrieved April 6‚ 2009‚ doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2004.00483_4.x Myerscough‚ R. Taylor‚ S (1985‚ December) The effects of marijuana on human physical aggression. Journal
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Biological Criminal Behavior Jordan Miller‚ Amy Showers‚ Sarah Wilson‚ Myron Reynolds‚ Cristine Saldate‚ Aisha Peeples CJA 314 May 14‚ 2012 Alonzo Medina Biological Criminal Behavior People perceive that crime‚ primarily violent crimes‚ such as murder‚ is the most serious crime society faces in modern times. This has led to efforts by many research groups to attempt to find the cause of such criminal behavior. The focus of such research is biological issues with the belief that a biological
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Treating Psychotic Disorders The history of the concept of psychosis is traced from the time it was coined in 1845 to the present day. Originally‚ psychosis included the category of mental handicap‚ as well as certain other serious mental disorders. But within a year‚ this changed; psychiatric disorders became included under its umbrella heading amidst a confusing array of terminology. The term psychosis stems from the Greek ψύχωσις (psychosis)‚ "a giving soul or life to‚ animating‚ quickening" and
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EXW 350 Exam II Study Guide 1. Describe the major aspects of amphetamine psychosis and its relationship to paranoid schizophrenia. Amphetamine psychosis is a mental illness that usually happen to people who use an illegal drug called amphetamine. People develop this condition when they use this type of frequently. The experts say that in some rare cases‚ a single use of amphetamine can trigger the disorder‚ but more studies is needed to confirm it. Signs and symptoms of this drug include decreases
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Stefanie Lewis Case Study Psych 101 Professor G. Rizor My chosen case study of a person with psychosis is called tears of a clown. In this case study the subject name is Melanie Stokes. She was a pregnant mother whom was awaiting the arrival of a new baby girl named Sommer Sky. Melanie delivered her baby girl on February 23‚ 2001. Melanie mother Carol begins to notice a change in her daughter’s behavior and mood shortly after given birth. In the beginning her mother just thought that her action
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from mild and even severe stress. This might be due to economic instability‚ genes‚ and different problems an individual may encounter. This condition can be referred as Neurosis or psychosis in general terms. Neurosis is a mental disorder that involves distress but should not be mistaken already as psychosis. Psychosis is a condition when someone is actually said to “loss contact with reality”. As I can actually observe in our surroundings‚ some of our fellow Bulakeños suffering from such cases doesn’t
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Treatment for schizophrenia As several factors are involved in the aetiology of schizophrenia‚ comprehensive treatment may require a combination of several treatment methods. As it is not realistic for every patient to receive a combination of several treatments‚ clinicians should devise individualised treatment plans taking into consideration patient’s background and their most severe and harmful symptomology. Biological treatments Antipsychotic drugs Antipsychotic drugs are typically an efficacious
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