Patient Psychiatric Analysis

Substance abuse in people with co-occurring severe psychiatric disorders and substance abuse disorder contributes to worse prognosis. As well as more relapses and rehospitalizations, housing instability, impaired social functioning, homelessness. This includes legal problems as well. The advancement of combined treatment models that target both disorders at the same time by the same clinicians are ideal. Individuals with co-occurring mental illness, especially schizophrenia, and substance abuse problems

Introduction Despite strong progress in our understanding of psychiatric disorders, moving away from psychological theories of unstable ego or bad mothering1 to clear physical pathologies, the exact etiology of psychiatric diseases remains elusive. The advancements in in-vivo brain imaging and micro-array studies in the past decades have revealed much about the macroscopic and microscopic physical alterations that are happening in human patients, and has put forward a new etiological candidate: myelin

reported behavioral health issues in inpatient psychiatric settings involves patient assaults (Perez, 2014). Increased occurrence of assaults can have a damaging impact on the life of psychiatric patients (Luckhoff et al., 2013). It presents a threat to the physical and psychological well-being of both psychiatric nursing staff and all patients present (Luckhoff et al., 2013). There are numerous studies showing assaults occurring amongst staff and patients hospitalized in inpatient units; however, there

General Hospital Inpatient Psychiatric Care Environments Nancy P. Hanrahan, Ph.D., R.N. Aparna Kumar, M.A., M.P.H. Linda H. Aiken, Ph.D., R.N. Objective: Although general hospitals receive nearly 60% of all inpatient psychiatric admissions, little is known about the care environment and related adverse events. The purpose of this study was to determine the occurrence of adverse events and examine the extent to which organizing factors of inpatient psychiatric care environments were associated

Abstract Purpose: the purpose of the study was examined whether psychiatric disorder in earlier life is potential risk to Parkinson diseases (PD. The study also examined the effect of mental illness or psychiatric disorders on PD diagnosis. Methods: PD is not a common disease and thus the method that was used in the study was database analysis. 2000 Taiwan insurance database, was the main focus where 73, 579 patients who visited ambulatory care center and those who were hospitalized for the first

Chapter 1: Practicing the Science and Art of Psychiatric Nursing Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of care for a patient living in the community with serious and persistent mental illness? Within 3 months, the patient will: a. deny suicidal ideation. b. report a sense of well-being. c. take medications as prescribed. d. attend clinic appointments on time. ANS: B Recovery emphasizes managing symptoms, reducing psychosocial

obese, especially in regard to recommendations on screening and management for their condition. Methods: Survey data from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) were examined from 2010 using the weighted estimates. Weighted Chi square analysis and weighted t-tests were performed to examine associations between obesity status and medical interventions.

Psychology and Health Issues According to the American Psychological Association, health psychologists “help patients manage stress, chronic disease and avoid preventable diseases” by “incorporating psychological theory and research to develop methods to assist patients in maintaining healthy lifestyles”(Uyemura, B (2011.). Psychologists have the knowledge needed to help a patient develop their aspect of their existence and be able to live with stress or illnesses. Health psychologists strive

Competitor Analysis One element of an external environmental assessment is the complicated, dynamic process of a competitor analysis. The new paradigm of healthcare delivery makes it necessary for organizations to think about their competitive edge, something that healthcare administrators did not have to think about in the past. Ginter, Duncan, and Swayne (2013) identify the essential elements of a service area competitor analysis: establishing the categories of service; determine the service area

Feedback relating to surgery included a participant expressing that they awaited a greater improvement. Research has shown that patient’s expectations after surgery involve improvements in measures that extend beyond seizure control, such as; happiness, independence, quality of life and even memory and intellectual advances (Baxendale & Thompson, 1996). Evidence for deflated expectations of surgery in adults, using pre-surgical hopes and follow up feedback has been documented in the adult population