symptoms, such as paranoia or hallucinations, they carried neurological side-effects or extrapyramidal effects, such as tardive dyskinesia, dystonia and Parkinson-like symptoms. Here are some typical antipsychotics: • Thioridazine (Mellaril®) • Haloperidol (Haldol®) • Trifluoperazine (Stelazine®) • Molondine (Moban®) • Trifluoperazine (Stelazine®) • Perphenazine (Trilafon®) • Chlorpromazine (Thorazine®) • Fluphenazine (Prolixin®) • Loxapine (Loxitane®) In the 1990s, newer generation anti-schizophrenia
In this case study, one day of care for a 28 year old, male patient on a low secure psychiatric unit will be examined and discussed. The main focus will be on implementation and evaluation of the nursing process. These areas will be covered under; physiological, psycho-sociological and pharmacological aspects of the patient’s care. Although, the case study is discussed using third person expression, the care discussed is what was implemented and evaluated by myself, a second year student nurse
Introduction Terminal delirium is a potentially reversible confusional state that occurs in clients nearing death with advanced illnesses. Delirium frequently has a physiologic cause which leads to cognitive impairment (Potter & Perry, 2014). There are many different risk factors related to terminal delirium; ranging from dehydration to metabolic imbalances. If a terminal patient develops the condition, they will start to have behaviours such as restlessness and agitation. Many studies have been
Tourette Syndrome cannot be prevented, but if an earlier family member had this disorder, then that means that the following family members might be more at risk. In order to completely rule out the chance of newer family members getting the disorder, someone that has this illness should not have kids, in order to not pass the genes down. Although there is no serious way to prevent tics, early detection and treatment can help reduce the extreme harshness of the symptoms and prevent some of the life
symptoms under condition. However, some certain treatment doesn’t always work for a certain individual, it all depends. We can see in Alex’s case that “after another week of Haloperidol, a typical anti-psychotic drug, Alex had some severe hallucinations and complained of voices in her head.” In this case it is clear to see that Haloperidol did not work for Alex and in fact it made
Risperidone had higher affinity for 5-HT2A than D2 receptors, which the opposite was true for haloperidol. There were 48 children and adults with Tourette syndrome, 24 of the patients were given the risperidone drug with the dosage of 0.5 to 6.0 mg/day, whereas the rest of the 24 patients were given placebo (Dion et al, 2002). The amount given was increased
Risks and Alternatives of Restraints in Health Care Facilities Restraints limit a patient’s movement. This brings up many ethical debates and issues. There are certain guidelines that should be followed when it comes to using restraints. It is important to know the different kinds of restraints, how to apply a physical restraint properly and how to administer a chemical restraint safely. It is important to consider alternatives as the use of restraints can present risk and negative outcomes. History
The question of human nature and the facets of evil present itself numerous times in the captivating movie, “The Good Son”. This psychological thriller exceeds an audience’s expectation to the portrayal of childhood psychiatric disorders. The main antagonist is Henry, a manipulative and conniving thirteen-year-old boy, who exhibits myriad symptoms and characteristics of the DSM-IV-TR standards of conduct disorder with callous unemotional traits. Henry’s conduct disorder is exhibited through his age-inappropriate
The Treatment of Schizoaffective Disorder Schizoaffective disorder is a psychotic disorder that distorts a person’s perception of reality. Showing itself to be very similar to schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder has symptoms that include hallucination, delusions, and disorganized speech. This disease also shows similarities to affective disorders, such as bipolar disorder with symptoms including major depressive episodes, manic episodes, or these types of symptoms are mixed with those that
Why zoos should not be kept ! “ Some zoo animals have such serious problems that they must regularly be given drugs to keep them calm.” -- Jose Gonzolez. There is a zoo debate because some people like zoos However some people feel like zoos should not be here because zoos hurt the animals and put them on drugs. Why there is a debate because people feel we need zoos to keep animals from becoming extinct but in zoos they beat the animals. Zoos should not be kept because animals are not taken
I IDENTIFYING DATA D Data: The inmate is a 32 year old white male serving a 1 year and 4 months sentence for 2 COUNT of BURGLARY/DWELL/OCC CONVEY,GRAND THEFT 300/5000, and GRAND THEFT MOTOR VEHICLE. He entered the Department of Correction on 4/3/17 and his TRD is 7/23/2018. This is inmate’s first Florida prison term. II. REASON FOR ADMISSION: The inmate was admitted to Lake CI TCU on 9/28/2017 from RMC-Main Unit due to inmate’s experiencing auditory hallucinations, bizarre behaviors and delusional
Schizophrenia is a psychosis, in which a person cannot tell the imagined and reality apart, so they might begin hearing voices, or things besides humans talking. Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe brain disorder, which can be inherited in families with mental illnesses. It can also be caused by an imbalance between chemical reactions in the brain, dopamine and serotonin. This causes a person to experience delusions, disorganized speech and/or hallucinations, which affects how the person functions
Grappling with Schizophrenia is scary and confusing. A certain relief may be experienced to learn the diagnostic label for this psychiatric illness. However, the moment is fleeting upon hearing there is no conventional medical cure for Schizophrenia. It is encouraging that some people have beaten the brain disorder. Others manage to control its debilitating symptoms and independently function in society. If you or a family member has been diagnosed with Schizophrenia, it is good to gather information
Delirium is an unexpected change within the brain that creates a sense of confusion and emotional disturbance. People who have delirium find it difficult to concentrate, remember things, focusing their attention and possible sleep disruption. The condition may present when a person goes through alcohol withdrawal, is recovering from surgery or as dementia. The different kinds of delirium are: • Delirium Tremens (DT’s) – occur during alcohol withdrawal following severe alcohol addiction. • Hyperactive
Medication is an option, especially for those who have severe enough tics. There are drugs called neuroleptics which have the highest success rates in suppressing tics. A variety of neuroleptics are available but some are more effective than others. Haloperidol and Pimozide are more effective. Aside from neuroleptics, patients can take stimulant medications such as methylphenidate and dextromethorphan. These can lessen ADHD symptoms in people with Tourette's without the side effect of increased tics. If
The walking dead does in fact exist. However, it is not the flesh eating zombie that many think about when hearing the term ‘walking dead.’ Instead, it is a rare and serious mental disorder also known as Cotard’s Syndrome. “In 1880, Jules Cotard (1840-1889) described the syndrome that bears his name as a constellation of false nihilistic beliefs, often in the form of self-negation.” (Ramirez-Bermudez, Aguilar-Venegas, Crail-Melendez, Espinola-Nadurille, Nente & Mendez, 2010) Throughout time there
Francis Crick articulated that in order to better understand the brain, scientists would need to be able to control specific types of cells or individual neurons (Crick, 1979). He stated that if this was possible, researchers could activate a single neuron and watch the cascade of other neurons being activated. Or inhibit a neuron and observe what other cells around it followed. Crick continues and believed that this would someday be possible. His knowledge of the visual system, a system of the brain
Delusions and hallucinations are the most commonly known symptoms of schizophrenia. Most people have a basic idea of what schizophrenia is but few people look into early onset, or childhood, schizophrenia. Childhood schizophrenia is rare; only 1 in 100 people living with this disorder developed it during their childhood years. This mental disorder is defined as a rare and severe form of the known psychotic disorder, schizophrenia, which starts in children who are younger than thirteen and most often
There are several theories that attempt to explain why people abuse and become addicted to drugs. As each theory has developed, parallel models for treating and recovering from addiction have also evolved. Pharmacology plays a large role in many of them, and as the use of drugs to treat addiction has become such common practice it is necessary for any clinician who works with addicts to have an understanding of psychopharmacology. This essay will discuss the academic model of psychopharmacology as
The chronic disease I am researching and writing about is named Parkinson's disease (PD). By definition, Parkinson’s disease is a slowly progressive neurologic disease characterized by an expressionless face, tremor at rest, slowing of voluntary movements, walking manners are with short accelerating steps, peculiar posture and muscle weakness, caused by degeneration of an area of the brain known as the basal ganglia, and low production of the neurotransmitter dopamine (basically a chemical released