P3 – Explain factors that may lead to abusive situations Adults most at risk There are certain groups of people who appear to be more vulnerable to, or at risk of, abuse than others. They tend to be people with physical or learning difficulties or mental health problems. This can also include older people and people suffering from dementia because they are in a confused state. People in these groups tend to be more accepting of what happens to them, this could be because they don’t really understand the situation or because of some strong medication they might be taking. Sometimes people in these groups tend to be isolated with limited social networks and low self esteem.
“People with Generalized Anxiety Disorder report that the anxiety that they experience cause substantial interference with their lives and they need a significant dosage of medications to control their symptoms.” (Gerow and Chatmon 2013, p. 258). To try and help Mr. Hudson with his disorder I’m going to try two methods of treatment. The first method would be a psychoactive drug therapy. I will have him try an antianxiety drug called Equanil, a muscle relaxant for his extreme muscle tension. According to Gerow and Chatmon, “When muscular tension is reduced, a person usually reports feeling calm and at ease” (p. 281).
Typically, people with depression find it hard to go about their day-to-day activities and may also feel that life is not worth living. People with depression may take antidepressants, which are psychiatric medication to alleviate symptoms. When taken, antidepressants affect the nervous system in your body, mainly your neurotransmitters. There are several forms of depression. Major depressive disorder and dysthymic disorder are the most common.
There is an increased risk of non-compliance due to: lack of insight, side effects and subjective response to medication. Lastly, a significant problem is substance use. Substance use/abuse can lead to an exacerbation of psychotic symptoms and suppression of the effect of antipsychotic medication. Barkhof et al. (2006) states that substance abuse frequently leads to conflict with family members, causing higher levels of expressed emotions, equaling a psychotic relapse.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is a way to monitor any behaviors that may eventually lead the adolescent to commit suicide. In cognitive behavioral therapy, the person is made aware of how his or her actions towards certain thoughts and feelings can lead to unhealthy moods. It focuses on fixing the person’s thoughts and feelings in order to help treat depression. According to editors and writers for the periodical Drug Week, “[c]ognitive behavioral therapy, a form of psychotherapy, was found to be effective if combined with fluoxetine use” (2005). A study was conducted by Dr. Graham Emslie, a professor at UT Southwestern, within the last decade that included 334 teenagers, all of whom suffered from major depression.
Although most of these pills were prescribed for a medical purpose, many ended up in the hands of people who misused or abused them. First and foremost, prescribers and physicians should be subject to mandatory education and training on proper prescription practices and on the nature of addiction. For an example, methadone and oxycodone are very different drugs, yet they are often prescribed interchangeably, leading to unintentional overdose. The Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) should also be used. These are state-run electronic databases used to track the prescribing and dispensing of controlled prescription drugs to patients.
For instance, disorganized schizophrenics will say words out of context or repeat behaviors due to being confused. In contrast to paranoid and disorganized schizophrenics, catatonic schizophrenics experience comatose like states marked by extreme rigidity and statue like postures. The fourth subgroup of schizophrenics is the undifferentiated schizophrenic. These sufferers will either have a combination of symptoms or have few symptoms but simply do not fit into any of the other subgroups. The fifth subgroup of schizophrenics is the residual schizophrenics.
Dalziell also suggested that individual nurses need to be proactive by interviewing patients about their families and then implementing changes in their practice to include their family in care. This purpose of this paper is to discuss Wright and Leahey’s (2009) 15 minute family interview through providing an example of a family assessment that took place on a mother baby unit. This paper will also include nursing diagnoses that pertain to the family and will critically analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the interview session. Application of Wright and Leahey’s 15 Minute Family Interview Wright and Leahey (2009) suggest that family nursing can be effectively and meaningfully practiced in 15 minutes or less, and created an interview process that include the following 5 key ingredients: Therapeutic conversation, Manners, Genograms & Ecomaps, Therapeutic questions and Commending family strengths. Wright and Leahey (2009) state that “all conversations between nurses and families, regardless of time, have the potential for healing through the very act of
It is common for those suffering from BPD and their families to feel confused by a lack of clear diagnosis, effective treatments and accurate information. It is true that the disorder originates in the families of those who suffer from it, and is closely related to traumatic events during childhood and to PTSD. SIGNS AND SYMTOMS Studies suggest that individuals with BPD tend to experience frequent, strong and Long-lasting states of aversive tension, often triggered by perceived rejection, being alone or perceived
Patients treated by medical professionals say that patients experienced short-term loss of consciousness, paranoia, hallucinations, tremors, and even seizures. There have also been studies that show the long term effects of using synthetic marijuana regularly (Gupta). Those experts predict that long term use of this drug with produce memory loss and psychosis, a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality