Psychiatry

EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRY Introduction: It is an acute disturbance of behavior, thought or mood of a patient which if untreated may lead to harm, either to the individual or to others. Sign and Symptoms: In emergency situations, psychiatrists are often faced with the diagnosis and treatment of patients presenting with psychiatric symptoms of sudden or presumed recent onset. These symptoms can be subdivided into the following types: 1. Agitation and violent behavior, with or without signs of alcohol

Section A Introduction: Psychiatry For this investigation I have chosen to conduct research into the medical field of Psychiatry. Psychiatry is considered to be one of the most difficult occupations to work in and thus entry into the field of Psychiatry is both difficult and challenging. In Psychiatry there is a large breakdown of additional specialist fields, all of which require a large amount of study to perform well in. In the past 5 years the field of psychiatry has had an employment percentage

A Glimpse into the History of Psychiatry Purpose: A review of the earliest practices in the treatment of mental illness. Objectives: 1. Identify the earliest treatments and protocols as documented through history. 2. Understand the historical stigmas and terminology in regards to mental illness. 3. Awareness of the progression in treating the mentally ill. The Earliest Known History of Psychiatry. Unearthed skulls dating back to 6500 BCE have been discovered by archeologists to have large

begins to lose touch with reality by experiencing hallucinations and delusions, and believes them to be real when in fact they are not (Freudenreich, Weiss, & Goff, 2008; APA, 2013; Darton, 2013; NHS, 2014; MedlinePlus, 2015). Modern conventional psychiatry (Kraepelin, 1987; Shorter, 1992, 1997; Alexander & Selesnick, 1966) uses a predominately biomedical approach to the diagnoses of mental health conditions, which is particularly so for patients of psychotic conditions (Hunter & MacAlpine, 1963; Mayer-Gross

Cultural Activity When doing research I found that Benjamin Rush was the father of the American Psychiatry from 1745 to 1813. Rush claimed that “the cause of madness is seated primarily in the blood vessels of the brain” and that mental derangement occurs because the brain is “overcharged” with blood. Also, I researched that Rush had a “Negritude”. In 1797, Rush declared that blacks suffered from a disease called negritude. This he claimed derived from leprosy and caused the skin to be dark and

these asylums from these lay administrators and creating a credible medical foundation upon which mental health interventions will be built. One of the strategies used to achieve this is the rhetorical justification of the “professional project of psychiatry” the essence of which was captured by the following statements published in the Journal of Mental Science in 1858: “Insanity is purely disease of the brain. The

Clinical psychology and psychiatry are two disciplines applied in the field of mental health that are often confused. The type of issues they address and their working methods may have some resemblance, but there are clear differences between the two. In the field of acquisition, the two are sciences dedicated to the mental health of individuals, and both have the opportunity to perform therapies. It is important to emphasize that when used together, they provide better prognostics in the patient

Allen Ginsberg's Poetry and Psychiatry Introduction From the 1930's to the 1960's, early attempts to combine the psychiatric goals of restoring mental health with new advances in medical science would produce tragic results for many of those who trusted modern psychiatry to provide comfort and healing. During this time, science, psychiatry, ambition, power, and politics came together to leave behind a controversial history of events that destroyed the trust and hope placed by many upon modern

The Journal of Child Psychology & Psychiatry and the International Journal of Eating Disorders are both academic sources which deal with the topic of eating disorders. However, because genre and discipline vary between the texts, the use of evidence differs. While “Research Review: What We Have Learned about the Causes of Eating Disorders- a Synthesis of Sociocultural, Psychological, and Biological Research” combines information with an emphasis on psychology, “Biological Therapies for Eating Disorders”

Introduction This reflective assignment is centred on the process of care planning within perinatal psychiatry. The rationale behind this topic is based on a recent placement with the perinatal team; where the majority of the patients were either pregnant or postnatal women with a long term mental illness. The aim of this essay is to look at how a community nurse would establish a care plan, assess the therapeutic interventions and the policies and legislation in relation to an individual patient