Activities: (Nursing Observations – in Psychiatric Wards)

Activities:     Here the nurse should match how is the patient’s behavior … also she can not only match yes or no but also give a specified degree  out of 10 according to her evaluation  This  observational  evaluation could be missing the inter-rater reliability but however, it can verifies how is the patient is […]

SPEED LEARNGING…

SPEED LEARNING The goals of this course: Fast learning + increased ability to comprehend + increased remembering + minimizing the consumed time. Skills: 1) Survey 2) Skim reading 3) Purpose questions What? Who? When? Where? Why and how? this is to focus your concentration while you are surveying the subject. 3) Speculating to set up […]

Obsessive cleanliness

cleanliness Obsessive cleanliness is one of the most common OCD symptoms. OCD sufferers often spend a significant amount of time cleaning, as this is a prominent OCD compulsion and obsession. As well as repeatedly cleaning and disinfecting surfaces, obsessive cleanliness also involves cleaning your hands and clothes on a regular basis. This article looks at […]

مشكلة الأسرة – الفصام بالبيت

هذا الجزء يمثل أهمية كبيرة لكافة أفراد الأسرة التي تعاني من مريض فصام في أحد أعضائها لأن هناك فرض بأن الحياة مع مريض فصامي في المنزل مشكلة كبرى وهذا غير صحيح فبعد السيطرة على أعراض المريض الحادة يمكن التعايش معه ويمكنه العيش بلا أية مشاكل مع الآخرين خصوصاً إذا ما أحسنوا فهمه ومعايشته . ما […]

مرض الفصام والقانون

يعتبر موقف القانون من مريض الفصام وعلاجه ودوائه ومسئوليته عن عمل اقترفه وحقوقه نحو الآخرين من المواقف القضائية المعقدة وهى تعتمد على الظروف المحيطة به ويدخل فيها اعتبارات أخرى كثيرة وهنا سنورد بإيجاز ما يهم الأسر قضائياً فى مثل هذه الأحوال . قانون الصحة العقلية Mental Health Act فى كل دولة بها قانون خاص بها […]

فن حل المشكلات

¨ يعد الغرض الرئيسي من هذا المدخل هو مساعدة الناس على حل المشاكل التي يواجهونها في حياتهم اليومية وذلك بتمكينهم من القضاء و السيطرة على هذه المشاكل من خلال إدراك الذات و الآخرين . ¨ الهدف هو اكتشاف و تطبيق طرق واستراتيجيات للتكيف من شأنها إزالة وتخفيف الاضطرابات الإنسانية و الحفاظ على كل ما هو […]

Introduction to Psychotherapy

What is psychotherapy? Talk therapy!We are talking depending on each other for maintenance of our biological and psychological well being.It is a form of help giving, differ from informal help inPractioners are trainedTheir activity is guided by a theory or thesis that explain sources of patient’s distress It is the time consumed with the patient […]

What is bipolar?

Bipolar disorder is a treatable illness marked by extreme changes in mood, thought, energy, and behavior. Bipolar disorder is also known as manic depression because a person’s mood can alternate between the “poles,” mania (highs) and depression (lows). The change in mood can last for hours, days, weeks or months. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl-s1knNNV0 What bipolar is not? […]

Introduction to sports’ psychology:

  Why sport Psychology: The application of sport psychology can aid in the peak of the acquisition, development and performance of fundamental athletic skills.   What is sport psychology? It is the application of psychological principles and techniques to assist athletes in developing fundemental  athletic skills and enhancing performance in compettive situations. What does sport […]

Electroconvulsive Therapy Review Guidelines

Electroconvulsive Therapy Review Guidelines   The following guidelines are intended for use by provider hospitals/facilities (general and private) for the development, revision and review of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) practices.  These guidelines are designed to identify critical areas regarding ECT administration and are based on the American Psychiatric Association’s recommendations presented in the second edition of […]

The Medical Use Of Restraints

GENERAL INFORMATION: What are restraints? A restraint is any method that limits a patient’s ability to move around freely or reach normal body parts. A patient may be restrained using one or a combination of different ways. What are the types of restraints? Environmental restraint: The area where a person can move freely is limited […]

THE ART OF COMMUNICATION AND INTERVIEWING

                COMMUNICATION AND INTERVIEWING:   COMMUNICATION:   This should be adequate, accurate, understandable, imperative and satisfying the patient.   INTERVIEWING:   Magic skill… to establish interaction, gather data and develop doctor patient relationship.     PRIMARY GOALS OF THE PATIENT INTERVIEW:   At the Beginning       […]

Old Age

Old age, regardless of how it is specifically defined, is now being experienced by more people for a longer period of time than ever before. Old age has increasingly significant political, medical, economic, social, and demographic consequences for all nations. While the percentage of persons age 60 and over now ranges from about 13% to […]