Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

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Behavior in residual schizophrenia is eccentric, but psychotic morbid level of functioning. The diagnosis is further specifisymptoms, if present at all, are not prominent. Social withdrawal and inappropriate affect are characteristic. The patient has a his-tory of at least one episode of schizophrenia in which psychotic symptoms were prominent.Schizoaffective DisorderSchizoaffective disorder refers to behaviors characteristic of schizophrenia, in addition to those indicative of disorders of mood, such as depression or mania.Brief Psychotic DisorderThe essential features of brief psychotic disorder include a sud-den onset of psychotic symptoms that last at least 1 day but less than 1 month and in which there is a virtual return to the pre-Residual SchizophreniaHallucinatory activity is not prominent. Apart from the delu-by whether it follows a severe identifior more nonbizarre delusions that last for at least 1 month. onset occurs within 4 weeks postpartum.Schizophreniform DisorderThe essential features of schizophreniform disorder are identical to those of schizophrenia, with the exception that the duration is at least 1 month but less than 6 months. The diagnosis is termed “provisional” if a diagnosis must be made prior to recovery.Delusional DisorderDelusional disorder is characterized by the presence of one sions, behavior and functioning are not impaired. The following able stressor or whether the ed



  1. types are based on the predominant delusional theme (American context of a close relationship with another person who already In shared psychotic disorder, a delusional system develops in the Shared Psychotic Disorder ( 1. 5. Medical Association [A MA], 2000): 4. 3. has a psychotic disorder with prominent delusions.GrandioseErotomanicPersecutory Typetreated in some way.status is in love with him or her.unfaithful.famous person.edge, special identity, or special relationship to a deity or Jealous Typedefect, disorder, or disease.Somatic Ty p e Ty p e Ty p e. Delusions that the person has some physical. Delusions that one’s sexual partner is. Delusions of infl. Delusions that another person of higher. Delusions that one is being malevolently Folie à Deux ated worth, power, knowl-)


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