Diagnosis
This disorder, often inaccurately referred to as Schizophrenia, is characterized by an individual with multiple personalities, or alters.
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?
A temporary mental state characterized by confusion, anxiety, incoherent speech, and hallucinations.
What is delirium?
If high risk factors are identified during assessment, there should be documentation of this.
What is consultation?
An involuntary 3-day hold for mental instability.
What is a 5150?
Signs of use include frequent scratching or skin picking.
What is methamphetamine?
When a diagnosis is eliminated as a possibility.
What is a rule out?
This alerts doctors and consumers about serious or life-threatening side effects that a drug may have.
What is a black box warning?
When documenting the intervention, this needs to be included to justify services.
What is the functional impairment?
When a person cannot meet their need for food, clothing, and/or shelter due to a mental disorder or alcohol use.
What is grave disability?
What is jaundice?
An illness in which psychosis only occurs in the context of a major mood episode.
What is Bipolar Disorder with Psychotic Features?
The nickname for the change in respiration when a person is overdosing on opiates.
What is the death rattle?
When there is evidence of intimate partner violence, there should be documentation of this.
What is a referral?
There are mandated and permitted reasons to break this.
What is confidentiality?
A life-threatening condition that can arise when imbibing large amounts of alcohol, characterized by shakes and high blood pressure.
What is delirium tremens?
Comparing conditions that share the same symptoms.
What is differential diagnosis?
What is Serotonin Syndrome?
In order to address client's physical health needs, there should be documentation of this.
What is care coordination?
What is between the client and the door?
A treatment strategy that combines FDA-approved medications, counseling and behavioral therapies, to help people with substance use disorders, especially opioid use disorders and alcohol addictions.
What is medication-assisted treatment?
An excessive and abnormal reaction to a life stressor.
What is Adjustment Disorder?
A drug-induced movement disorder that causes involuntary facial tics and uncontrollable movements.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
Activities that a person licensed to practice as a health professional is permitted to perform.
What is scope of practice?
A report needs to be made to this entity when abuse occurs in a long-term care facility.
What is the ombudsman?
The number of days someone can be out of their apartment before it is considered vacated/abandoned.
What is 120 days?