Breeana Bustos September 16, 2015 Davina Dakanay NURS 223L R.S. 9/3/2015 5250 8/13/1996 2B 19 y/o Mal Caucasian Depakote and Seroquel
6’0” 145 lbs 97 F (oral) 98 bpm
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Schizophrenia / mood disorders not otherwise specified
Psychosocial
R.S. admitting psychiatric diagnosis is Schizophrenia/ mood disorders not otherwise specified.
Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that affects how people think, feel, and perceive the world. The hallmark symptom of schizophrenia is psychosis, such as experiencing auditory hallucinations and delusions The signs and symptoms of schizophrenia may be divided into 4 parts. Positive symptoms and Negative symptoms-. Cognitive
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Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that has affected people throughout history. People with the disorder may hear voices other people don 't hear. They may believe other people are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts, or plotting against them(NIH, 2015). Before being admitted to CRH, R.S. was anxious, irritable, and had racing thoughts. He stopped taking his medication because he believed he didn’t need them anymore. He currently lives with his mother but states that his mother is out to get him and doesn’t want him in the house, so she called 911 to have him placed in a mental hospital. R.S. also believes that there is a gang who is trying is trying to kill him. His thought process is not clear and he also made threats to kill himself. His mood was unstable which impaired his insight and judgment. Upon assessment R.S. showed no signs of schizophrenia and his thought process was clear due to his compliance on medication and receiving the help he needs.
Mood disorders represent a category of mental disorders in which the underlying problem primarily affects a person’s persistent emotional state (NIH, 2015). Upon assessment I did not notice any sudden changes in R.S. mood. But according to his chart, R.S. mood is often altered and at times his mood turns into anger and acts out violently.
19-year-old R.S. was admitted to Canyon Ridge hospital on a 14 day hold. Patient was initially admitted to Arrowhead Medical Center
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder often characterized by abnormal social behaviour and failure to recognize what is real. Common symptoms include false beliefs, unclear or confused thinking, auditory hallucinations, reduced social engagement and emotional expression, and inactivity. A person with schizophrenia often hears voices, experiences delusions and hallucinations and may believe thoughts, feelings and actions are controlled or shared by someone else.
Schizophrenia is a disorder that is characterized by a broken thought process and poor emotional responses. Typical symptoms of this disorder include delusions, paranoia, hallucinations, social dysfunctions,
Schizophrenia is one of the most treacherous brain disorders that affect many people in the world today. It is very difficult for someone to distinguish between what is real and what is not. Most people with this disorder are considered disabled because daily life as a normal person is almost impossible. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, people with schizophrenia may hear voices that other people don’t hear, and they also may think other people are trying to hurt them. Sometimes they don’t make any sense when they talk. Depending on the patient, schizophrenia can vary from mild to severe. There are many symptoms that coincide with schizophrenia. Some of these symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, disordered thinking, and emotional unresponsiveness. There are many risk factors of schizophrenia such as age, gender, intelligence, and culture. Schizophrenia is not considered a psychological disorder, but a brain disease. Some doctors may assume that the brain is not able to process information correctly. A person’s genetics, physiological and social, and their environment may factor in to what can trigger schizophrenia. This is an unfortunate and debilitating disorder, however there are many therapies available to help with this disease.
Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that affects more than one percent of the population. When schizophrenia is active, symptoms can include delusions, hallucinations, trouble with thinking and concentration, and lack of motivation. However, when these symptoms are treated properly, a large portion of those diagnosed will greatly improve over time.
Schizophrenia is a severe brain disorder in which people understand reality unusually. Psychotic symptoms distort an individual’s thinking. These include
Schizophrenia, from a Greek origin meaning, “splitting of the mind,” is a chronic psychiatric disorder that makes it difficult to distinguish between what is real and what is deceptive. This illness alters a person’s ability to think or act, identify reality, portray emotions, and relate to others. Attitudes and behaviors that coincide with this infirmity are contradictory, and the persons who obtain this sickness must learn to live with the conflicting lifestyle. Schizophrenia is a severe illness that possesses numerous theories of causation and eccentric symptoms.
Symptoms vary between three different diagnoses including Bipolar 1, Bipolar 2, and cyclothymic disorder. Each diagnosis has similarities but different time lengths between depressive and manic episodes. Bipolar 1 being more severe, can lead to hospitalization opposed to mild symptoms of Bipolar 2 and cyclothymic, causing more depressive episodes rather than experiencing extreme manic episodes.
Schizophrenia, paranoid type was researched in terms of diagnostic criteria based on many different actions that affect people in multiple ways. Schizophrenia is a disease in the brain that is an emotionally draining illness that can affect the victim along with anyone in contact with the victim. RB a young man has a diagnosis of schizophrenia, paranoid type. He lives at home with a loving family and he was always socially active and great student. Schizophrenia has been a severely stigmatized disorder has many different aspects to the disorder. The standard diagnostic criteria for Schizophrenia are characteristic symptoms, social and occupational dysfunction and the duration of the symptoms. Everyday health describes Paranoid Schizophrenia as “Delusions of grandeur or persecution afflict paranoid schizophrenics, along with feelings of anger. These patients often argue a lot and can be violent.” RB is believed to have all the concerning aspects that clients with Schizophrenia have. I will be developing a case study to discuss RB’s positive and negative symptoms, delusional thinking, what medications would be helpful, screenings important to RB’s diagnosis and psychosocial treatments that he would benefit from.
Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that affects the way a person thinks, acts, and view the world. People who suffer from schizophrenia perception of reality is altered. Schizophrenia may cause people to hear and see things that don?t exist, they
Schizophrenia is a severe, chronic (long-term) mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves, much like other mental disorders such as depression or anxiety. About 1% of Americans have schizophrenia. People with schizophrenia sometimes seem as if they have lost contact with reality. Although schizophrenia is not as common as other mental disorders, the symptoms have the potential to be very debilitating.
According to the DSM IV-TR. Symptoms of schizophrenia, include meeting three criteria: need to have two or more characteristics symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized behavior/catatonic behavior or negative symptoms such as blunted affect, alogia, or alovitian which was evident in this film.. In addition to these symptoms, the individual must also display a social or occupational dysfunction, such as a disturbance in functioning in his work, interpersonal relationship or self-care. The third criterion is having all of these symptoms continue for more than six months which John Nash showed throughout his graduate school.
As a nationally and globally spread issue, schizophrenia has been a debilitating psychological disorder for centuries. Known as one of the most severe disorders, schizophrenia is growing more and more capable of treatment by medication and other modes of therapy, but the disorder itself markedly changes the patient who is diagnosed. Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and disabling brain disorder that has affected people throughout history. The symptoms can frighten people with the disorder, causing them to become removed and distressed. Schizophrenic patients can sometimes seem simply odd but not remarkably different until they begin to speak their mind on what they are actually thinking and experiencing. This affects patients’’ families
Schizophrenia has a lot of known and unknown causes. Scientist believes that genetics and environment are the most recognized causes of schizophrenia (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014). Other causes of schizophrenia could be that people who are diagnosed with schizophrenia have a chemical imbalance. Chemical imbalances can affect the way a person reacts to certain stimuli. For example reactions can differentiate from stimuli such as the senses: sound, taste, smell, and sight (Mental Health America, 2013). The symptoms of schizophrenia can range from positive to negative symptoms. Positives symptoms are called positive because the symptoms are things that are added to the patient 's personality. Some positive symptoms of schizophrenia are as follows: delusions, hallucinations, and disordered thinking and speech. Negative symptoms would be things that are lost in a patient’s personality. Some negative symptoms of schizophrenia are as followed: social withdrawal, emotionless responses to stimuli, and lack of ambition and drive (Mental Health America, 2013).
Schizophrenia may be one of the most misunderstood psychological disorders by professionals and laypeople alike. The disruptions inflicted by schizophrenia are so diffuse that they may often overlap with other disease processes. Researchers and filmmakers have attempted to provide more information to the masses regarding mental illnesses. Many hope that this education will assuage some of the pejorative thoughts about those who suffer from these symptoms. Similar to physical disorders, cases of mental illness do not always fit exactly into the dimensions outlined in textbooks. A diligent healthcare provider must explore patiently and meticulously to consider multiple alternatives in their quest to discover the true etiology. Ironically, another challenge arises after a diagnosis is stated, treatment is initiated, and the patient is treated. Some patients are self-aware of their illness and begin to realize improvements over the course of treatment. This may lead some patients to discontinue their therapies as they feel that they are permanently cured. Unfortunately, unlike a bacterial infection that can be treated with an antibiotic for a short time period, some mental illnesses require lifelong treatment regimens. Certainly, being oblivious to one’s disorder can be counterproductive to successful treatment; possessing a conscious understanding of one’s sickness may present a two-edged sword. The debilitating symptoms of schizophrenia rarely affect only the person who has
Unlike positive symptoms, negative symptoms are associated with disruptions to normal emotions. Patients with negative symptoms suffer from lack of pleasure in daily life, speak very little, and have a “flat affect” or talk in a dull or monotonous voice. These symptoms are harder