Psychiatric–Mental Health Study Guide. Nursing Student Study Guide. Psychotropic Drugs 2022

Psychiatric–Mental Health Study Guide. Nursing Student Study Guide. Psychotropic Drugs 2022

Included:
– Mental Health Overview
– Theories and Therapies
– Brain Anatomy & Physiology
– Mental Illness Diagnosis & Origins
– Psychotropic Drugs: Antianxiety & Hypnotic Drugs, Antidepressant Drugs, Mood Stabilizers, Anticonvulsants Drugs, Drug Tx for ADHD, Antipsychotic Drugs, Alzheimer’s Disease Drug Tx; Includes for each (where applicable): Method of Action, Indications, Contraindications, Adverse Effects, Interactions, Black Box Warning, Nursing Considerations and Patient Education, Suffix, Therapeutic and Pharmacologic Classes, Generic and Brand/Trade name
– Treatment Settings
– Cultural Implications
– Legal & Ethical Considerations
– Assessment
– Therapeutic Relationship
– Therapeutic Communication
– Stress
– Childhood & Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Communication, Motor, Tic, Specific Learning, Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum, ADHD
– Schizophrenia and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
– Bipolar Disorders: I, II and Cyclothymic
– Depressive Disorders: Disruptive Mood Dysregulation, Premenstrual Dysphoric, Persistent Depressive, Major Depressive
– Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders: Separation Anxiety, Specific Phobias, Social Anxiety, Panic, Agoraphobia, Generalized Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, Trichotillomania, Body Dysmorphic, Hoarding, Excoriation
– Trauma-Related and Dissociative Disorders: Posttraumatic Stress, Reactive Attachment, Adjustment, Disinhibited Social Engagement, Acute Stress, Depersonalization/Derealization, Dissociative Identity, Dissociative Amnesia
– Somatic Symptom Disorders: Somatic Symptom, Illness Anxiety, Conversion, Psychological Factors affecting Medical Condition, Factitious
– Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Binge-eating Disorder
– Impulse Control Disorders: Oppositional Defiant, Intermittent Explosive, Conduct
– Substance Use Disorders: Cannabis, Hallucinogen, Inhalant, Sedative, hypnotic & antianxiety meds, Tobacco, Opioid, Stimulant, Alcohol
– Personality Disorders: Paranoid, Schizoid, Schizotypal, Histrionic, Antisocial, Narcissistic, Borderline, Avoidant, Dependent, Obsessive-Compulsive
– Suicide and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
– Neurocognitive Disorders: Delirium, Mild Neurocognitive, Major Neurocognitive, Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease
– All disorders include discussion of disorder, signs/symptoms and intervention. Where applicable: risk factors, treatment and medications also included.