Explain the risks and benefits of anti-psychotic medication for individuals with dementia When an anti-psychotic is used for more than 12 weeks they can cause a number of side affects. These side affects can include shakiness, sedation, unsteadiness, falls and blood clots. These risks can be overcome if the prescription is reviewed by the prescribing doctor regularly. There are however a number of benefits to taking the anti-psychotic medication. They can stop people from suffering from hallucinations and dilusions , they can help with depression and they also help people who suffer from mood swings.
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Torrey (2009) confirms that 70 percent of patients with Schizophrenia, who have taken these Antipsychotic Medications, have vastly improved according to studies. This means that an individual who is dealing with Schizophrenia can find a place of stability and safety on the road to recovery. To further strengthen the belief that Antipsychotic Medications are a help to individuals with Schizophrenia Torrey (2009) believes that when individuals attend therapy on a regular basis, and he or she continues their treatment of Antipsychotic Medications there will be a reduction in the symptoms of the disease, hospital stays will be shortened to almost non-existence, and the chance of acquiring to be re-hospitalized is reduced dramatically. All of these factors working together show the world at large that there is a sign of hope for individuals, which have been diagnosed with
Schizophrenia is a mental illness that most often requires multiple therapies that help a person manage their mental disease. For the larger portion of individuals with schizophrenia a combination of psychotropic medication and a psychosocial therapy is most successful (Townsend, 2008). Schizophrenia has been reviewed and presented in steps for nursing to help diagnose people. The cause of the mental disease remains a puzzle to psychiatrists, but identifying the type and care needed for people is clear. Schizophrenia can be managed, but it requires the assistance of medication and possibly other therapies.
All these five purposes are stated in the last paragraph of the introduction (Pyrczak, 2008). Que 1: Anger, violence, and other negative feelings among alcohol and drug addicted individual, and how traditional therapy is not always helpful to all participants with the addiction were specifically identified in the problem area. Que 2: The researcher established some individuals who are not helped by the traditional treatment and therefore affected by the negative emotions were more than likely to return back to the addictive
The Effects of DBT on relapse in Bi-Polar Patients The Effects of DBT on Relapse in Bi-Polar Patients We chose to do our paper on The Effects of Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) on relapse of Bi-Polar patients. DBT is a cognitive behavioral treatment that was originally developed to treat chronically suicidal individuals diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) and it is now recognized as the gold standard psychological treatment for this population. It has more recently been shown to work in other areas of mental health such as substance dependence, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating disorders and mood disorders such a Bi-Polar. DBT has a grouping of four as in there are four components : DBT
Comparison of Model Comparison of Model Paper Melanie Smith PCN 501 Grand Canyon University Kenneth Hall June 17, 2013 This comparison model paper is designed to look at both a psychological and neurobiological approach to addictions. Each model is designed to look at how a person can become or recover from addiction, and what are the underlying factors that cause the addiction. Learning Model The learning model dates back to Pavlov and Skinner, with a take on classical conditioning, and operant conditioning. Research shows that that with the use of psychoactive drugs produces a variety of learned behaviors (O'Brien, Childress, & McLellean, Ehrman, 1992). Clinical studies have shown that in “cocaine addicts produced evidence
Treatments There are three major types of treatment that seem to be successful; psychodynamic therapy, drug therapy, and hypnotic therapy. Psychodynamic therapy focuses on bringing about repressed memories. This could be a long process which is perfect for the psychodynamic approach(Comer, R. J., 2011). Hypnosis is used to recall repressed memories as well. The person is put into a trance where they may be able to reach the furthest parts of their mind and find the missing memories.
Forbes, D., Creamer, M. & Biddle, D. (2001). The validity of the PTSD checklist as a measure of symptomatic change in combat-related PTSD. Journal of Behavior Research and Therapy, 39, 977-986. pii: s0005-7967(00)00084-x. Hall, C., & Henderson, C. (1996). Cognitive processing therapy for chronic PTSD from childhood sexual abuse: a case study.
al., analyzed homicidal behaviors in schizophrenic individuals, particularly those with paranoid schizophrenia. The potential risks and necessary preventative measures were examined. The study also measured the effectiveness of clozapine in preventing violent behaviors. Articles in both international and national databases were reviewed, covering a span of 31 years from 1979 to 2010. The study seemed to be very accurate since it included both males and females from all demographics, with schizophrenia and without.