This Nursing Seminar informs all nurses about understanding mental illness. It describes and identifies psychotic illnesses and affective disorders. Sessions entitled sick bodies and fragmenting minds and establishing and sustaining therapeutic relationships describe psychiatric conditions and their nursing care. Strategies in managing bizarre, troubled, and challenging behaviours are given. Hallucinations and delusions are discussed along with ways to help people cope with altered perception and disordered thoughts. Describing depression as the black dog, internalised stressors and emotions are discussed. Risk assessment and ways to care for people who are suicidal are explored. Drug and alcohol addiction along with substance abuse are described. The session looking beyond the plaques and tangles gives insight into holistic and psychodynamic therapeutic relationships of people with dementia. Medical model approaches, medications and ECT are also covered in this outstanding nurses education event.
I myself am a recovering alcoholic and know what it’s like to be an addict, but I don’t really know ho to help a friend that has an addiction. I know that when people tried to help me with my problems I turned away at first and got angry. I think most people do that at first, but I know if my friend gets angry I will lose her, what should I do?
what is the name of the person that treats drug addiction and mental illness?? my therapist told me it and i can’t remember ‘oma’ or something like that. ty.
** it is a certain type of therapist.
Dr. Anita Gadhia-Smith, psychotherapist and author of the best-selling book, “From Addiction to Recovery” is interviewed about alcoholism, addiction, substance abuse treatment, and recovery.
Methadone is a treatment designed to help people with chronic pain relief or with the treatment of narcotic addiction, and the side effects include discomfort, difficulty focusing and anxiety. Find out why methadone’s side effects can sometimes be viewed as psychological withhelp from a licensed mental health counselor in this free video on narcotic addiction and substance abuse. Expert: David Thomas Contact: wtgtampa.com Bio: Dr. David Thomas has been certified as a licensed mental health counselor in the state of Florida since 1986 and in the National Board of Certified Counselors since 1987. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz
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