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September, 2020
acute stress disorder causes
acute stress disorder causes Acute stress disorder occurs when a patient is unable to bring immediate closure to a traumatic event. Signs and symptoms of acute stress disorder begin within 4 weeks following the traumatic event and should resolve during the same period. A traumatic experience that usually is life threatening causes the patient either […]
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neurophysiology of anxiety disorders
Anxiety is common to all ages and is characterized by fear and worry. Anxiety is normal. For example, children between 6 and 18 months old experience separation anxiety, and everyone experiences the fight or flight response to stressful situations. Anxiety becomes a disorder when a person is unable to cope with stressors and anxiety interferes […]
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tourette syndrome case study report
tourette syndrome case study report Case 1 A 25-year-old mother of a 2-month-old infant is frantic because he seems to ignore her and her husband when they talk to him. She tells the psychiatric nurse that she is afraid that her son is mentally retarded and blames herself, saying that she must have done something […]
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tourette syndrome nursing interventions
tourette syndrome nursing interventions as follows: • Help the child cope with stressful situations. • Assist the child to focus on the child’s positive attributes. • Explain Tourette syndrome to the child and situations that increase episodes of tics. • Create a less stressful family environment for the child. • Work with the family and […]
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