Summary Nurs 6550 Acute Care Midterm Exam Study Guide

Psychosocial * IIGeneralized IIanxiety IIdisorder IIdiagnosis IIcriteria Excessive IIanxiety IIand IIworry IIoccurring IImore IIdays IIthan IInot IIfor II6 IImonths Difficulty IIcontrolling IIworry 3 IIor IImore IIof IIthe IIfollowing: IIrestlessness, IIfeeling IIkeyed IIup IIor IIon IIedge; IIeasily IIfatigued; IIdifficulty IIconcentrating IIor IImind IIgoing IIblank; IIirritability; IImuscle IItension; IIsleep IIdisturbances significant IIdistress IIor IIimpairment IIon IIsocial, IIoccupational, IIor IIother IIimportant IIareas symptoms IInot IIattributed IIto IIanother IImedical IIcondition IIor IIsubstance IIabuse symptoms IInot IIexplained IIby IIanother IImedical IIdisorder * IITreatment IIof IIacute IIpanic IIattacks • physical IIactivity • selective IIserotonin IIreuptake IIinhibitors IIare IIfirst IIline IItherapy • continue IImedication IIfor II12 IImonths IIafter IIsymptoms IIimprove IIprior IIto IItapering • antidepressants IIand IIbenzodiazepines IImay IIspeed IIrecovery IIfrom IIanxiety-related IIsymptoms IIbut IIdo IInot IIimprove IIlong IIterm IIoutcomes. IIBenzodiazepines IIare IIassociated IIwith IItolerance IIand IIshould IIonly IIbe IIused IIshort IIterm • psychotherapy IIcan IIbe IIas IIeffective IIfor IIGAD IIand IIPD; IIcognitive IIbehavior IItherapy IIhas IIthe IIbest IIlevel IIof IIevidence • tailored IIoptions IIto IIindividuals IIhave IIthe IIbest IIoutcomes IIand IImay IIinclude IIa IIcombination IIof IItherapies * IIInpatient IItreatment IIof IIdepression reasons IIfor IIinpatient: IIsuicidal IIbehavior; IIrefusal IIto IIeat; IIsevere IImalnutrition; IIcatatonia; IIpresence IIof IIgeneral IImedical IIor IIcomorbid IIpsychiatric IIconditions IIthat IImake IIoutpatient IItreatment IIunsafe IIor IIineffective II(Depression IIMgnt IIGuidelines IIAC IIfolder) * IIWhen IIis IIserotonin IInorepinephrine IIreuptake IIinhibitor IIindicated most IIoften IIprescribed IIfor IIanxiety/sleep IIdisorders influence IIon IIthalamus IIand IIprefrontal IIareas IIof IIthe IIcortex fibromyalgia when IISSRIs IIdon’t IIwork side IIeffects IIare IIworse