How to Treat Pediatric Patients with Psychiatric ProblemsAll major psychiatric disorders can be seen in a child or adolescent, and therapy may involve...By BenefieldWilliam H Jr
t mean you have a psychiatric disorder. The fact that you know your thoughts don’t make sense could be a sign of good mental health. But if these paranoid feelings happen all the time or start to get in the way of your home or work life, you might want to talk to your doctor or...
In order to know how to treat ADHD naturally, you should not overlook fish oil. To combat the symptoms of the condition, fish oil can give a helping hand for your kid. Experts believe that a shortage of polyunsaturated fatty acids might contribute neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders like...
Direct involvement with patients is often one of the most rewarding aspects of the jobs for psychiatric nurse practitioners. For good reason, too, as this is what attracted many nurses to the role – knowing they can make a real and lasting difference. Mental health nurses...
my first job was working in a psychiatric facility and I was the admissions person. It was my job to admit new patients to the unit. Now this is a locked facility. People aren't getting locked up because they're doing well. They're not really doing very well at all. ...
Some people seek therapy to treat a diagnosed mental health condition, such as an anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, or depression. But you don’t need to have a mental health condition or any obvious signs and symptoms to see a therapist. In fact, anyone may benefit from the...
They often have another psychiatric disorder that they're more willing to discuss during therapy; this other disorder then becomes the primary diagnosis. However, once BDD has been discussed, it's a relatively easy disorder to diagnose, usually with a simple questionnaire. Currently, there are two...
Keep in mind that casual use isn’t a treatment for depression, and theFDA has warnedthat ketamine and compounded ketamine products aren’t approved to treat any psychiatric disorders. (A ketamine-derived drug called esketamine is approved for some people as part of treatment-resistant major depre...
Aims: German psychiatric outpatient clinics have been established to treat the sickest among outpatients. They receive a lump sum per patient and quarter. This reimbursement is currently under scrutiny, because it can act as a disincentive for the care-givers and to the...
than 50 years of age were invited to participate. Exclusion criteria were: insufficient command of the German language; lack of provision of informed consent; and presence of an acute psychiatric illness, e.g., schizophrenic psychosis. 2.2. Study Design...