Bipolar
One or more manic or mixed episodes usually accompanied by major depressive episodes
What is Bipolar I disorder
This category of drugs produce few sedating, anticholinergic, and cardiovascular side effects, which make them safer for use in older adults.
What are SSRIs
People with personality disorders are termed this since personality is deeply ingrained and difficult to change.
What is treatment resistant.
Process of safely withdrawing from a substance
What is detoxification
This class of medications may be prescribed to a client BDP to treat mood lability
What is mood-stabilizers
During this phase, clients are euphoric, grandiose, energetic, and sleepless.
What is manic phase
This is a life-threatening condition that can result when a client taking MAOIs ingests tyramine-containing foods and fluids or other medications.
What is hypetensive crisis
This disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others—and by the central characteristics of deceit and manipulation.
What is antisocial personality disorder
Signs and symptoms of withdrawal from this category of substances include: marked dysphoria, fatigue, vivid and unpleasant dreams, insomnia or hypersomnia, increased appetite, and psychomotor retardation or agitation.
What is stimulants
This class of medications may be prescribed to an aggressive client with anti-social personality disorder
What is antipsychotics
Medications used to treat Bipolar disease include:
What is lithium and anticonvulsants or what are mood stabilizers
This is seen when clients take up to 30 seconds to respond to a question.
What is Latency of response
Clients with this disorder may be seen with transitional objects (teddy bears/blankets/dolls) even into adulthood.
What is borderline personality disorder
This medication may be given to as safer alternative to replace opioids
What is methadone
This class of medications may be prescribed to a client with anorexia nervosa to treat disturbed body image and promote weight gain
What is antipsychotics
Term used to describe unrelenting, rapid, often loud talking without pauses
What is pressured speech
What is atropine
This technique involves learning to assess situations realistically rather than always assuming a catastrophe will happen.
What is decatastrophizing
A deficiency in vitamin B1 due to chronic alcohol abuse that results in acute, and possibly permanent, neurological damage.
What is Wernicke-Koraskoff' syndrome.
This class of medication is often prescribed "off label" to treat pain for clients with somatic symptom illnesses
What is SSRIs
Anticonvulsants are prescribed for clients with bipolar to interrupt this process and prevent mania
What is the kindling process
A medical complication resulting from an inadequate washout period between taking MAOIs and SSRIs. S&S include change in mental status, autonomic abnormalities, and neuromuscular excitement.
What is serotonin syndrome
Clients with BPD often think in polarized ways, this is known as
What is splitting
This is the diagnosis that clients with both substance abuse and another psychiatric illness have.
What is dual diagnosis
This antihypertensive is often prescribed to pediatric clients with ADHD to treat impulsivity
What is clonidine