Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Disorders

The difference between paraphilia and paraphilic disorders. Some of the main paraphilic disorders, including: exhibitionism, voyeurism, fetishism, frotteurism, sexual sadism, sexual masochism, and pedophilia.

Addiction and substance use disorders. Important terminology regarding addiction, including: intoxication, tolerance, dependence, and withdrawal. Alcohol use disorder, including the signs and symptoms of intoxication, signs and symptoms of withdrawal, signs and symptoms of delirium tremens, nursing care of a patient experiencing alcohol withdrawal, and treatment to promote alcohol abstinence. Opioid use disorder, including the signs and symptoms of intoxication, signs of toxicity (i.e., opioid overdose), the antidote for opioids, signs of opioid withdrawal, and treatment of opioid use disorder. Finally, stimulant use disorder, including the signs and symptoms of intoxication, signs and symptoms of toxicity, signs and symptoms of withdrawal, and treatment of stimulant use disorder.

Alzheimer's disease and reviews the differences between dementia and delirium. The symptoms of early-stage, moderate-stage, and late-stage Alzheimer's disease, along with other symptoms associated with dementia, such as confabulation, preservation, and sundowning. The diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care of a patient with Alzheimer's disease. Important teaching regarding home safety. Finally, key differences between dementia and delirium.

Gender dysphoria and body dysmorphic disorder. What gender dysphoria is and symptoms of gender dysphoria. Diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care of patients with gender dysphoria. What body dysmorphic disorder is, along with signs/symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder. The diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care of patients with body dysmorphic disorder.

Dissociative disorders, including: dissociative amnesia, depersonalization disorder, and dissociative identity disorder. Risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care of patients with dissociative disorders.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism. The symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and family teaching associated with ADHD. The risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and family teaching associated with autism.

Conduct disorder and oppositional defiant disorder. The characteristics of each disorder, risk factors associated with conduct disorder, and treatment of conduct disorder.

Personality disorders, including: paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, narcissistic personality disorder, avoidant personality disorder, dependent personality disorder, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.

Schizophrenia. Positive and symptoms associated with schizophrenia (i.e., delusions, hallucinations, altered speech patterns), along with the negative symptoms associated with schizophrenia. Detailed explanation of disorganized speech associated with schizophrenia, including: flight of ideas, pressured speech, neologisms, echolalia, word salad, and clang association. Diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care of patients with schizophrenia.

Bipolar Disorder. Types of bipolar, symptoms of mania and depression, treatment of bipolar disorder, and nursing care of patients with bipolar disorder.

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Obsessions and compulsions, diagnosis of OCD, treatment of OCD, and nursing care of patients with OCD. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Risk factors, signs/symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care of patients with PTSD.

Major depressive disorder (MDD). The risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care for a patient with depression. Other depressive disorders, including: persistent depressive disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, and seasonal affective disorder.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and nursing care of generalized anxiety disorder. Specific anxiety disorders, including social anxiety disorder and agoraphobia.