Pat was at a psychiatric hospital for his severe bipolar disorder. His mom arrived at the hospital to discharge him after the court served him 8 months to get the necessary treatment he needs due to his brutal behavior. It all started when he got home from work and he heard his wedding video playing. He traced the sound where it was leading to the bathroom and then suddenly caught her with another man. Pat got so frustrated that he was losing his mind and brutally assaulted his wife’s lover after his wife’s lover said, “Get out!”
People on medications who suffer from mental illness may not feel like themselves, so many people fear of losing their selves. Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes unusual and extreme shifts in a person’s functioning, mood and behavior further conveyed through erratic mood swings. However, the symptoms delusions of grandeur, and racing thoughts get in the way. It’s very important to be understood when dealing with a mental illness, furthermore remember to work out the manic episodes. The author, Adam Haslett, addresses a daily issue battling a disorder in the story “Notes to My Biographer”.
Twenty percent of teenagers with major depression develop bipolar disorder within 5 years. (“Bipolar Disorder Statistics”). Bipolar disorder is defined as a brain disorder that causes unusual mood swings, activity level, and unable to carry out daily activities. (“Bipolar disease”).
We separated potential studies for full-text reading. A third review author (ET) resolved any disagreements. We described the reasons for including and excluding trials. Data Extraction and Quality Assessment Two review authors (AJG, HR) independently extracted data from the included studies using a standard data extraction form.
Signs of symptoms of bipolar disorder a. Feeling hopeless, sad, or empty. b. Irritability c. Inability to experience pleasure d. Fatigue or loss of energy e. Physical and mental sluggishness f. Appetite or weight changes g. Sleep problems h. Concentration and memory problems i. Feelings of worthlessness or guilt 4. Treatments and Medications a. Bipolar disorder requires long-term treatment. Since bipolar disorder is a chronic, relapsing illness, it’s important to continue treatment even when you’re feeling better.
According to our Psychiatric mental health nursing text, bipolar disorder is “characterized by mood swigs from profound depression to extreme euphoria (mania), with intervening periods of normalcy” (2015, page 499). • What is the priority RN action for this client? The priority RN action for this client is to maintain a low level of stimuli and to observe the clients’ behavior regularly.
In 1898, a German psychiatrist, Emil Kraepelin, described the confusion with the side effects and named this disorder in the Latin expression, dementia praecox. Later in 1908, Bleuler, a Swiss psychiatrist and eugenicist, initially named the expression "Schizophrenia" Schizophrenia comes from the mix of the Greek words for split (skhizein) and brain (phren). Schizophrenia is a disorder which is severe and chronic and disables the brain. It is most commonly described as a psychosis which is a type of illness that causes mental disturbances that affect thoughts, emotions, and actions. In America, schizophrenia affects one percent of the population from any gender, race, and cultural group.
It is a manic-depressive illness and bipolar disorder can be defined by four different types. Although this disorder can affect anyone, it is most common in
Bipolar patients suffer from either severe depression, or a severe state of excitement, grandiosity, in general an extreme level of excitement or euphoria. Depression, also known as Uni-polar
Task 1 Mental Disorders= is whereby an individual has a mental condition which leads to impairment of the mind and the functioning of that person. This can have an effect on the person’s emotion and personality. Depression Depression is an illness which involves the body, thoughts and mood; this can have an effect on normal functioning daily. There are emotional, motivational, cognitive and physical symptoms which are linked in with depression. There are two types of explanations of depression one is biological and the other is psychological.
Jasmine Yard SPCH 1500 10/5/14 Topic: Bipolar Disorder General Purpose Statement: To inform. Specific Purposes Statement: To inform my peers of the severity of Bipolar Disorder. Central Idea: To inform my peers of the severity of Bipolar Disorder, including description, the causes and symptoms, the treatments and who is more likely to develop bipolar disorder.
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a common mental disorder that is caused by genetics, the environment, brain structure, and chemistry. Bipolar disorder can often be misdiagnosed in teenagers since they are going through changes in their body and mind. One could see mood swings in a teenager and make the mistake of thinking he or she is going through normal changes. However, if one looks deeper into Holden’s character, one realizes that his mood swings, along with his excessive desire for sexual experiences, are actually symptoms of bipolar disorder. The first warning sign of his mental condition is when he buys Sunny, the prostitute, for the night.
RCT involves the random allocation of participants between experimental groups, whose members receive the treatment or other intervention, and control group whose members receive a standard or placebo treatment. Also, it is a gold standard in testing the efficacy of an intervention (UCL, 2011). To commence the article assessment is the view of the abstract. The heading and abstract of the study was well outlined, concise and focused on the sample population, methodology, data analysis as well as the result of the study.
For this Audit the author took the following steps in developing questions for the Audit tool as guided by The National Institute for Clinical Excellence
Evaluation research is a new element of scientific research which is a guide for conducting and gathering evidence research (Monette, Sullivan & DeJong, 2011). This paper will explain evaluation research and its importance. Also, this paper will describe two types of evaluation research along with providing examples of each using two journal articles and give one example of the following topics: formative research, proximal goal and the long-term goal of our research proposal. Describe research evaluation and explain why it is important Evaluation research is the use of scientific research methods to plan intervention programs to determine how effective programs are or clinical practices achieve their goals, and to monitor the implementations
