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Elderly and Medications (Start Low, Go Slow)
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Calculator - Depression-Arkansas (D-ARK) Scale - Diagnostic Scoring
Calculator - Depression-Arkansas (D-ARK) Scale - Severity Scoring
Calculator - Geriatric Depression Scale
Calculator - Mood Disorder Calculator
Calculator - Short Michigan Alcohol Screening Test
General Adaptation Syndrome (Stress-Adaptation Syndrome)
Key Defense Mechanisms
Mental Health
Mental Illness/Disorder
Positive Mental Health: Jahoda's Six Major Categories
Basics - Mental Health and Mental Illness: Basics
Autonomic Nervous System
Autonomic Nervous System
Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Effects
Synapse Transmission
Basics - Mental Health and Mental Illness: Basics
Diathesis-Stress Model
Fight-or-Flight Response
General Adaptation Syndrome (Stress-Adaptation Syndrome)
Key Defense Mechanisms
Legal Definition of Mental Illness
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Mental Health
Mental Illness/Disorder
Neurotransmitters
Legal-Ethical Issues
Neurotransmitter Functions and Effects
Neurotransmitters
Positive Mental Health: Jahoda's Six Major Categories
Stages of Personality Development
Biological Aspects of Mental Illness
Central and Peripheral Nervous System
Erikson's Psychosocial Theory
Freud's Psychosexual Development
Limbic System
Mahler's Theory of Object Relations
Peplau's Interpersonal Theory
Stages of Personality Development
Sullivan's Interpersonal Theory
The Brain
Theories of Personality Development
Assess - Psychiatric Assessment
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)
Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS)
AIMS Rating Form
Assess - Psychiatric Assessment
Documentation
Documentation
Electronic Health Records
Focus Charting (DAR)
PIE Method (APIE)
Problem-Oriented Record (POR)
Ethnocultural Considerations
Culturally Mediated Beliefs and Practices
Culture and the DSM-5
Ethnocultural Assessment Tool
Ethnocultural Considerations
Perception of Mental Health Services: Ethnocultural Differences
Medical History
Mental Status Assessment and Tool
Mental Status Assessment and Tool
Mental Status Assessment Tool
Multiaxial Assessment
Mood Disorder Questionnaire
Mood Disorder Questionnaire
SBQ-R Scoring
Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R)
SBQ-R Explanation
Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE)
Psychometric Properties
SBQ-R Explanation
The Clock-Drawing Test
Short Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (SMAST)
Substance History and Assessment Tool
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
Geriatric Depression Rating Scale (GDS)
Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A)
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D)
Hoarding Rating Scale
Mini-Cog[TM] Screening Instrument
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)
The Lewy Body Composite Risk Score (LBCRS)
The Lewy Body Composite Risk Score (LBCRS) Purpose and Scoring Guidelines
Lewy Body Composite Risk Score
The Lewy Body Composite Risk Score (LBCRS) Purpose and Scoring Guidelines
Disorders/Interv - Psychiatric Disorders/Interventions
Anxiety Disorders
Agoraphobia
Anxiety Disorders
Client/Family Education - Anxiety Disorders
DSM-5 Anxiety Disorders
Four Levels of Anxiety
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Panic Disorder
Panic Disorder - Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Separation Anxiety Disorder
Bipolar and Related Disorders
Bipolar and Related Disorders
Depressive and Bipolar Disorders - Client/Family Education
DSM-5 Bipolar Disorders
DSM-5 Bipolar Disorders - Manic Episode
Depressive Disorders
Depressive Disorders
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
DSM-5 Depressive Disorders
Major Depression and the Bereavement Exclusion
Postpartum (Peripartum) Major Depressive Episode
Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PDD)
SIGECAPS - Mnemonic for Depression
Disorders/Interv - Psychiatric Disorders/Interventions
Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
Conduct Disorder/Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders
DSM-5 Disruptive, Impulse Control, Conduct Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Disorders for Further Study
Dissociative Disorders
DSM-5 Dissociative Disorders
Suicidal Behavior Disorder/Nonsuicidal Self-Injury
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Anorexia Nervosa/Bulimia Nervosa
Binge Eating Disorder
Client/Family Education - Eating Disorders
DSM-5 Feeding and Eating Disorders
Elimination Disorders
Feeding and Eating Disorders
Gender Dysphoria
DSM-5 Gender Dysphoria Disorders
Gender Dysphoria
Gender Dysphoria
Sexual Dysfunctions/Paraphilic Disorders/Gender Dysphoria - Client/Family Education
Neurocognitive Disorders
Alzheimer's Disease - Advances in Treatments
Alzheimer's Disease - Medications
DSM-5 Neurocognitive Disorders
DSM-5 Neurocognitive Disorders - Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Neurocognitive Disorder with Lewy Bodies
Neurocognitive Disorders
Neurocognitive Disorders - Early Diagnosis
Neurocognitive Disorders (NCD) - Client/Family Education
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder
DSM-5 Neurodevelopmental Disorders
DSM-5 Neurodevelopmental Disorders - Intellectual Disability
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
DSM-5 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Hoarding Disorder
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Tricotillomania
Tricotillomania - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Paraphilic Disorders
DSM-5 Paraphilic Disorders
Paraphilic Disorders
Personality Disorders
Alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders
Dependent Personality Disorder
Dependent Personality Disorder - Borderline Personality Disorder
DSM-5 Personality Disorders
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Personality Disorders
Personality Disorders - Client/Family Education
Psychiatric Interventions
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Family Therapy
Group Therapy/Interventions
Individual Roles/Difficult Group Members
Integrative Therapies
Leadership Styles
Nonverbal Communication
Nonverbal Communication - Communication Techniques
Phases of Relationship Development
Psychiatric Interventions
Therapeutic Milieu
Therapeutic Relationship/Alliance
Therapeutic Use of Self
Treatments for Depression - Nonpharmacological
Yalom's Therapeutic Factors
PTSD Treatments
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Other PTSD Treatments
Prolonged Exposure Therapy
PTSD Treatments
Recovery Model
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Delusional Disorder
DSM-5 Schizophrenia Spectrum/Psychotic Disorders
Four A's of Schizophrenia
Positive and Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
Schizoaffective Disorder
Schizoaffective Disorder - Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia - Client/Family Education
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia-DSM-5 Changes
Thought Disorders - Content of Thought (Definitions)
Thought Disorders - Form of Thought (Definitions)
Sexual Dysfunctions
DSM-5 Sexual Dysfunction Disorders
DSM-5 Sexual Dysfunction Disorders - Female Sexual Interest/Arousal Disorder
Sexual Dysfunctions
Sleep-Wake Disorders
DSM-5 Sleep-Wake Disorders
Sleep-Wake Disorders
Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
DSM-5 Somatic Symptom Disorders
Illness Anxiety Disorder
Other Somatic Symptom Disorders
Other Somatic Symptom Disorders - Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD)
Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
Somatic Symptom Disorder
Substance Addiction and Behavioral Addiction
Non-Substance-Related Disorders/Behavioral Addiction
Substance Addiction
Substance Addiction and Behavioral Addiction
Substance-Related Disorders: Client/Family Education
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
DSM-5 Substance Use and Addictive Disorders
Substance Use and Substance-Induced Disorders, Intoxication, and Withdrawal
Substance/Medication-Induced Disorders
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders - Alcohol Use Disorder
Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Acute Stress Disorder
Adjustment Disorders
Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder
DSM-5 Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD)
Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Drugs/Labs - Psychotropic Drugs/Labs
Drugs/Labs - Psychotropic Drugs/Labs
Labs/Plasma Levels
Clozapine Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Program
Disorders and Labs/Tests
Labs/Plasma Levels
Plasma Level/Lab Test Monitoring
Therapeutic Plasma Levels - Mood Stabilizers
Psychotropic Drugs
Antidepressant Agents
Antiparkinsonian Agents
Antipsychotic (Neuroleptic) Agents
Antipsychotic Use Contraindications
Antipsychotic-Induced Movement Disorders
Antipsychotics and Treatment-Emergent Diabetes
Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Agents
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Drug-Herbal Interactions
Elderly and Medications (Start Low, Go Slow)
MAOI Diet (Tyramine) Restrictions
Metabolic Syndrome
Mood-Stabilizing Agents
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
Pharmacokinetics
Psychotropic Drugs
Serotonin Syndrome
Therapeutic Drug Classes
Psychotropic Drugs A - Z
Alprazolam
Amitriptyline
Aripiprazole, Aripiprazole lauroxil
Asenapine
Benztropine
Brexpiprazole
Bupropion HCL
Buspirone
Carbamazepine
Cariprazine
Chlordiazepoxide
Chlorpromazine
Citalopram
Clomipramine
Clonazepam
Clozapine
Desipramine
Desvenlafaxine
Diazepam
Divalproex sodium
Doxepin
Duloxetine
Escitalopram
Eszopiclone
Fluoxetine
Fluphenazine hydrochloride
Flurazepam
Fluvoxamine
Gabapentin
Haloperidol
Hydroxyzine
Iloperidone
Imipramine
Lamotrigine
Levomilnacipran
Lithium
Lorazepam
Loxapine
Lurasidone HCL
MAOIs
Mirtazapine
Molindone
Nadolol
Nefazodone
Nortriptyline
Olanzapine
Olanzapine and fluoxetine HCl
Oxazepam
Paliperidone
Paroxetine HCL
Phenobarbital
Pimozide
Propranolol
Psychotropic Drugs A - Z
Quetiapine
Ramelteon
Risperidone
Selegiline Patch
Sertraline
Suvorexant
Thioridazine*
Topiramate
Trazodone
Trihexyphenidyl
Venlafaxine
Vilazodone HCl
Vortioxetine
Zaleplon
Ziprasidone
Zolpidem
Crisis/Suicide/Grief/Abuse/Military
Complicated Versus Uncomplicated Grief
Crisis Intervention
Crisis/Suicide/Grief/Abuse/Military
Death and Dying/Grief
Groups at Risk for Suicide
Incest/Sexual Abuse
Military, Families, and PTSD
Other Kinds of Abuse
Prevention/Management of Assaultive Behaviors
Safety Plan (to Escape Abuser)
Signs of Child Abuse (Physical/Sexual)
Suicide
Suicide Assessment
Suicide Interventions
Terrorism/Disasters
Victims of Abuse
Geriatric/Elderly
Age-Related Changes and Their Implications
Disorders of Late Life
Elder Abuse
Elder Suicide
Geriatric Assessment
Geriatric/Elderly
Pharmacokinetics in the Elderly
Tools/References
Abbreviations
Abbreviations
Assessment Tools
Assigning Nursing Diagnoses (NANDA) to Client Behaviors
DSM-5 Classification and Disorders
Pregnancy Categories
References
Tools/References
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