PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY SI REVIEW
Week 3
By: Avery Selch, BSN, CCRN
, REMINDER!!!
• This week you began diving into psychiatric medications. In order to understand this
content, you must have a solid knowledge base on neurotransmitter functions! Please
ensure you are comfortable with neurotransmitters prior to engaging in new material!
, PSYCHOSIS
What is psychosis?
What are the symptoms of psychosis?
Is psychosis a diagnosis or a feature of other psychiatric diagnoses?
Which diagnoses require the presence of psychosis to be confirmed?
Which diagnoses have psychosis as a feature?