- Major depressive disorder.
- Anorexia nervosa.
- Bulimia nervosa.
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Category: BS Nursing
- The right to refuse all medications under any circumstances.
- The right to immediate discharge upon request.
- The right to receive treatment in the least restrictive environment.
- The right to deny communication with family members indefinitely.
- "That's not possible; the government doesn't spy on people."
- "It must be frightening to feel that way."
- "Why do you think the government is spying on you?"
- "Let's turn off the television, then."
- Explore unconscious conflicts and childhood experiences.
- Identify and modify distorted thought patterns and maladaptive behaviors.
- Achieve self-actualization and personal growth.
- Gain insight into their interpersonal relationships.
- Increased sensitivity to cold.
- Increased risk of sunburn and heatstroke.
- Decreased need for fluids.
- Hypersensitivity to certain foods.
- Generalized anxiety disorder.
- Major depressive disorder.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Panic disorder.
- Evaluation of interventions.
- Implementation of interventions.
- Planning of care.
- Medical consultation.
- Insisting on immediate abstinence from all substances.
- Focusing solely on treating the infection, ignoring drug use.
- Providing education on safer injection practices and overdose prevention.
- Discharging the patient once the infection is controlled.
- Higher doses due to increased metabolism.
- Lower doses due to slower metabolism and increased sensitivity.
- The same dose regardless of age.
- A different class of antidepressant.
- Administering medication precisely as prescribed.
- Maintaining professional boundaries and objectivity at all times.
- Using one's personality and communication skills to build rapport and facilitate healing.
- Strictly adhering to all hospital policies and procedures.
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs).
- Benzodiazepines.
- Antipsychotic medications.
- Mood stabilizers.
- Force-feed the patient to ensure nutritional intake.
- Label all food items in front of the patient.
- Offer pre-packaged foods or allow the patient to open sealed containers.
- Explain logically that the food is safe.
- Directly challenge the belief as unscientific.
- Refer the patient to a traditional healer instead of Western medicine.
- Incorporate cultural understanding into the care plan, while providing standard medical care.
- Dismiss the belief as irrelevant to psychiatric treatment.
- Administer a PRN sedative.
- Call for security assistance.
- Attempt verbal de-escalation while ensuring personal safety.
- Document the incident thoroughly.
- Generalized anxiety disorder.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
- Somatic symptom disorder.
- Resolve underlying psychological conflicts.
- Prevent further psychological deterioration and return the individual to pre-crisis functioning.
- Provide long-term psychotherapy.
- Cure the mental illness causing the crisis.
- Advise the patient to stop the medication immediately.
- Inform the patient these are common initial side effects that usually subside.
- Suggest taking the medication on an empty stomach.
- Recommend doubling the dose to overcome the side effects faster.
- "Do you know what day it is today?"
- "What brings you to the hospital?"
- "Do you think you have a problem?"
- "How would you handle a fire in your home?"
- Major depressive disorder.
- Generalized anxiety disorder.
- Bipolar disorder, manic episode.
- Schizophrenia, paranoid type.
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