Nursing Diagnoses in Psychiatric Nursing Care Plans and Psychotropic Medications

depression, personality disorders, and substance disorders, and on and jail inmates have some form of mental health problem ness, thought disorders, anger/agitation, and impulsivity. De-mon psychiatric behaviors include hallucinations, suspicious-community-based services, many of these individuals drift into poverty and homelessness, increasing their vulnerability to criminalization. Because the bizarre behavior of mentally ill individuals living on the street is sometimes offensive to com-munity standards, law enforcement offimany have dual diagnoses (Yurkovich & Smyer, 2000). Com-to protect the welfare of the public, as well as the safety of the individual, by initiating emergency hospitalization. However, legal criteria for commitment are so stringent in most cases, that arrest becomes an easier way of getting the mentally ill person off the street if a criminal statute has been violated. According to the Bureau of Justice, more than half of all pris-nial of problems is a common behavior among this population. ( James & Glaze, 2006). Some of these individuals are incarcer-ated as a result of the increasingly popular “guilty but mentally ill” verdict. With this verdict, individuals are deemed mentally ill, yet are held criminally responsible for their actions. The individual is incarcerated and receives special treatment, if needed, but it is no different from that available for and needed by any prisoner.incarceration include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major Psychiatric diagnoses commonly identifi cials have the authority Forensic Nursing ed at the time of ●^363

2506_Ch22_358-369.indd Sec1:363 2506 Ch 22 358 - 369 .indd Common Nursing Diagnoses and Interventions for Forensic Nursing in Correctional Facilities●to have a strong correlation with recidivism among the prison population. Many individuals report that they were under the DefiinflUse of substances and medication noncompliance are common based on a self-protective pat tern that defends against underlying perceived threats to positive self-regard.and dual diagnoses are common. DetoxifiSobstacles to rehabilitation. Substance abuse has been shown curs in jails and prisons, and some inmates have died from the withdrawal syndrome because of inadequate treatment during this process. e^ c 1 uence of substances at the time of their criminal actions, DEFENSIVE COPING nition:: 363 Repeated projection of falsely positive self-evaluation cation frequency oc- 1 10/1/10 9:38:16 AM 0 / 1 / 10 9 : 38 : 16 AM