PMHNP Study from Vital Boards

Outspoken opponent of NP role - Martha Rogers Treatment for AUD - Naltrexone 50mg daily to prevent relapse Acamprosate - resembles GABA and NMDA antagonist. Anti-craving drug used for maintenance therapy of alcohol withdrawal. Dose 2000 mg/day. Combining acamprosate and naltrexone may be more beneficial together Disulfiram- 250mg day - What drug is used to prevent alcohol consumption by blocking aldehyde dehydrogenase? Naloxone (Narcan) - opiate antagonist, reverses opioid induced resiratory depression Buprenorphine - Suboxone- used for detoxification and part of maintenance therapy in opioid withdrawal. temporal lobe - key role in long-term memory, hearing, and interpretation of visual stimuli Salvador Minuchin - Structural Family Therapy: uses joining, enactment, boundary making, and mimesis techniques Carol Anderson and William McFarlane - psychoeducational family therapy Robert Liberman and Lawrence Weathers - behavioral family therapy Michael White & David Epston - Narrative Therapy Inhibitor - substance that decreases the metabolism of drugs and leads to higher levels leading to toxicity