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mcnaughtons case and lawin 1843 mcnaughton shot and killed sir robert peels secretary edward -drymmond it was shown that
convulsive disordersdefinitionconvulsion is a series of forceful in voluntary contraction and relaxation of voluntary muscles due to disturbance of
cerebral palsycerebral palsy is a non-progressive neuromuscular disorder characterised by disorder of strength muscle control posture or movement due
admission of mentally patientvoluntary basis voluntary admission any adult person who considers himself to be mentally ill can request
assessment for assessment of clinical manifestation of the disease you need to understand three stages of clinical course of the disease which
puerperal psychosischild birth can precipitate schizophrenia depression and mania management it depends on the nature of the symptoms
tubercular meningitis tbmtubercular meningitis is a serious complication of childhood tuberculosis it usually occurs secondarily to primary
other psychiatric emergencies 1 psychotropic drug withdrawal abrupt cessation of antipsychotic benzodiazepines result in symptoms
implementation of nursing careisolate the child when the child is admitted with suspected meningitis the nurse has to take care that childs
barbiturate sedative hypnotic or anxiolytic intoxication and withdrawalthis emergencies related to substance abuse may be acute or
diagnosislumbar puncture is done which shows cloudy csf with increased pressure the white cell count predominantly contains neutrophils csf proteins
medical managementtrealment of choice is cephalosporin which is given interavenously alternatively can be given in case of increased intra cranial
alcohol related emergenciesalcohol is one of the most serious health problems alcoholism is defined as a primary or chronic disease with
attempted suicidesuicide and homicide represent major source of morbidity and mortality in psychiatric practice suicide means killing of
predisposing factorsthe patients with diabets mellitus malignancies and those on immunosuppressive drugs have reduced resistance and are more
hydrocelea hydrocele is a painless water-filled cyst found in front of the testisit is brightly translucent and cannot be emptied by pressure of a
basic principles of emergency psychiatry nurses handling psychiatric emergencies should keep the following principles in mind the
undescended testes cryptorchidismundescended testes is a ccmmon disorder it may be unilateral and may be classified as ectopic cryptorchidism when
descent of the testisthe testis develops on the posterior abdominal wall at the mesonephric ridge to reach the adult position in the scrotum it
psychiatric emergmcypsychiatric emergmcy is the treatment of disorders of mood thought and behavior in an emergency setting
group psychotherapy definition group psychotherapy is a treatment of psychological problem in which two or more patients interact in the
phimosisphimosis may be congenital or acquired the foreskin in young infants cannot be retracted because at that gge it is adherent to the underlying
individual psychotherapyit is conducted on one to one basis it is effective when a therapeutic rapport develops between patient and
planning of nursing care planning of the nursing care depends on the decision of the surgery the surgery may be performed in two stages
psychosocial therapypsychosocial therapy is one of the important treatment modaiities used for the patients with mental disorders it is given