Personality Disorders
Personality disorders are diagnosed when personality traits become inflexible and maladaptive and significantly interfere with how a person functions in society or cause the person emotional distress.
Somatoform Disorders
Somatoform disorders are characterized by physical symptoms suggesting medical disease but without demonstrable organic pathology or a known pathophysiological mechanism to account for them.
Bipolar Disorder
Learn about the nursing management, assessment, diagnosis, and care planning for bipolar disorder in this study guide.
Dementia
Dementia is defined by a loss of previous levels of cognitive, executive, and memory function in a state of full alertness
Delirium
Delirium is a disturbance of consciousness and a change in cognition that develop rapidly over a short period.
Major Depression
Major depression is classified under mood disorders which are characterized by disturbances in the regulation of mood, behavior, and affect that go beyond the normal fluctuations that most people experience.
Stress and Anxiety
Stress and anxiety are universal feelings and are part of our daily lives.
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia refers to a group of severe, disabling psychiatric disorders marked by withdrawal from reality, illogical thinking, possible delusions and hallucinations, and emotional, behavioral, or intellectual disturbance.
Psychological Therapies
Here are the most common psychotherapies being practiced today:
Nursing Care Tips for Psychiatric Disorders in Children
Here are psychiatric disorders in children (autism disorder, ADHD, Rett Syndrome, and more) and how nurses can take care of them:
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