Psychiatric Case Studies for Advanced Practice

Psychiatric Case Studies for Advanced Practice

by Kathleen Prendergast
Psychiatric Case Studies for Advanced Practice

Psychiatric Case Studies for Advanced Practice

by Kathleen Prendergast

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Overview

Get much-needed exposure to real-world clinical scenarios and psychiatric evaluations, with this invaluable guide to positive, effective psychiatric advance practice nursing care.   For an expert guide to providing patient-centered, evidence-based psychiatric care, keep Psychiatric Case Studies for Advanced Practice by your side. Practical and easy-to-follow, these more than 50 case scenarios clearly display the complaints, diagnoses, and treatments of the most common psychiatric disorders, supporting the critical decision-making skills of nurses practicing in a broad range of settings. Psychiatric, family, emergency, and general practice nurse practitioners of all experience levels will find this an invaluable aid for creating an informed, holistic practice. Follow the real-life cases and expert analysis of psychiatric patients of a wide variety of ages, backgrounds, and conditions . . . Real-world child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric inpatient and outpatient psychiatric case studies that emphasize problem-based learning and an evidence-based practice Current diagnostic content from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5), that includes DSM-5’s newer diagnoses—gender dysphoria, binge eating disorder, and autism spectrum, plus current treatments for alcohol and opiate addiction Sample routine screening tools that offer convenient checklists and handouts to support patient treatment Content presented in a simple format—organized by age and indexed by diagnostic category for quick reference Each case presented in a standard format: chief complaint, history, mental status, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, treatment plan, and rationale for treatment prescribed—with questions at the end that guide you to create a diagnosis using the DSM-5 Cases addressing a wide range of disorders and supporting all experience levels in a variety of treatment settings—counseling centers, correctional facilities, homeless shelters, inpatient psychiatric units, and hospital consultation and liaison services Treatments and rationales that represent current, evidence-based research—treatment sections divided into psychopharmacology, diagnostic tests, referral, psychotherapy, and psychoeducatio Supplemental teaching tool for graduate psychiatric nurse practitioner/APN programs

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781496367839
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health
Publication date: 04/05/2018
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 372
File size: 3 MB

About the Author

Kathleen M. Prendergast, MSN, RN, APN, PMHNP BC, is a former Instructor in Clinical Nursing, Columbia School of Nursing, New York; a Psychiatric Consultant at Seton Hall University Counseling and psychological and a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Caldwell University Counseling Center in Caldwell, New Jersey.

Kasey Jackman, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, is Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Columbia University School of Nursing in New York City, and has taught courses in the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program. Dr. Jackman is a psychiatric nurse practitioner at a psychiatric hospital and has previously worked in outpatient, partial hospital, and private practice settings.

Table of Contents

Dedication v

Acknowledgments vii

List of Contributors xiii

Preface xv

About the Authors xvii

List of Abbreviations xix

Introduction xxiii

Template for Case Studies xxvii

Section 1 Child and Adolescent Case Studies

Case 1 Preschooler with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties Beth Maletz 2

Case 2 In Foster Care and Very Active Mary Askew 8

Case 3 Aggression at a Young Age Kasey B. Jackman 21

Case 4 Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Low Frustration Tolerance Tara J. Richardson 26

Case 5 Attention and Behavior Problems Valeria Dworkowitz 35

Case 6 Not Cooperating and Being Aggressive Barbara Ann Caldwell 46

Case 7 Transgender Youth Kasey B. Jackman Jordon D. Bosse 53

Case 8 Self-Harm and Suicidality Kasey B. Jackman 61

Case 9 Intrusive Thoughts Kasey B. Jackman 69

Case 10 Depressed Adolescent Kasey B. Jackman 75

Section II Adult Case Studies

Case 11 Test Taking Anxiety Kathleen M. Prendergast 84

Case 12 Stimulants and Mania Kathleen M. Prendergast 89

Case 13 Depressed and Anxious in College Kathleen M. Prendergast 98

Case 14 Depressed and Voices Say to Kill Myself Robert White 108

Case 15 Not Doing Well in College Cathi Zillman Barbara R. Sprung 123

Case 16 Depressed and Anxious Kathleen M. Prendergast 134

Case 17 Hates Everyone, Angry Everyday Kathleen M. Prendergast 140

Case 18 Anxiety and Insomnia Kathleen M. Prendergast 148

Case 19 Stressed and Biting Fingers More Kathleen M. Prendergast 154

Case 20 Stressed and Cutting Kathleen M. Prendergast 161

Case 21 Migraines and Impaired Suzanne Drake 167

Case 22 Night Terrors Kathleen M. Prendergast 178

Case 23 Still Has Auditory Hallucinations with Olanzapine Kathleen M. Prendergast 184

Case 24 Out of Control Eating with a History of Depression Dorothy A. Borresen 194

Case 25 Depressed and Anxious Postpartum Kathleen M. Prendergast 206

Case 26 Opiates Are Ruining My Life Laura G. Leahy 214

Case 27 Blacking Out Mary Santorelli 232

Case 28 Back in School and Cannot Focus Kathleen M. Prendergast 248

Case 29 Feeling more Anxious and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Is Worse Kathleen M. Prendergast 259

Case 30 Unsteady after Being on Risperidone Kathleen M. Prendergast 265

Case 31 Thinks He May Be Depressed Christina E. Jacobs 272

Case 32 Manic with Psychotic Features Donna D. Templeton 284

Case 33 Depression Post Brain Tumor Kathleen M. Prendergast 297

Case 34 Feeling Paranoid Kathleen M. Prendergast 305

Case 35 Pregnant and Anxious Kathleen M. Prendergast 314

Case 36 Panic Attacks after Traumatic Incident Kathleen M. Prendergast 322

Case 37 Depressed and Worried about Drinking Kathleen M. Prendergast 330

Case 38 Telepsychiatry Richard H. Broach 337

Case 39 Incarcerated and Substance Use Problems Brighte Gordon 349

Case 40 Worried about a Brain Tumor Laura Cannito 362

Case 41 Still Crying about Her Father's Death Kathleen M. Prendergast 369

Case 42 Treatment after Rehab for Opiate Addiction Kathleen M. Prendergast 374

Case 43 Depressed and Fatigued Kathleen M. Prendergast 383

Case 44 Homeless and Problems with Alcohol Krystyna De Jacq 391

Case 45 Renal Function Decreasing Kathleen M. Prendergast 406

Case 46 Very Tired and Cannot Sleep Kathleen M. Prendergast 420

Section III Older Adult Case Studies

Case 47 Withdrawn after Surgery Kathleen M. Prendergast 429

Case 48 Lithium and the Older Adult Kathleen M. Prendergast 437

Case 49 Worried about Father Dying Mellen Lovrin 451

Case 50 Older and Depressed Kathleen M. Prendergast 462

Case 51 Seeing Dead People Kelly Gardiner 472

Case 52 Agitated and Clapping Hands Robin H. Starr 484

Index by Diagnostic Category 497

List of Medications Referred to in the Cases 501

Clinical Practice Tools List 503

Index 504

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