Admitting a patient in Psychiatric Unit
Definition Admission of a client in a psychiatric unit refers to the process of allowing and facilitating a patient to stay in the hospital…
Discharging a Patient from Psychiatric Unit
Definition Discharge of a client in a psychiatric unit refers to the process of formally releasing a patient from inpatient psychiatric care…
History Collection in Psychiatric Patients
Definition A psychiatric history is the result of a medical process, where a clinician working in the field of mental health systemically…
History Collection of Substance Dependent Patients
Description History collection for substance-dependent patients is a crucial step in understanding their addiction patterns, identifying…
Performing Mental Status Examination
Definition Mental status examination (AMSE) is an assessment of general motor behavior, thought and emotional functioning, along with…
Electroconvulsive Therapy: Preparing a patient and assisting
Definition Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a physical therapy, in which there is an application of electrical current to the temporal…
Assisting with Recreational Therapy
Definition Recreational therapy is a type of therapy that uses leisure activities to help meet the physical and emotional needs of patients…
Assisting with Group Therapy
Definition Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy in which one or more therapists treat a group of patients together as a group. Purposes…
Assisting with Hypnosis Therapy
Definition Hypnosis therapy, or hypnotherapy, is a form of complementary treatment that uses guided relaxation and focused attention to…
Assisting with Relaxation Therapy
Description Relaxation in psychology is the emotional state of a living being of low tension in which there is an absence of arousal…
Insulin Sub coma Therapy: Assisting Patient
Definition Injections of plain insulin in increasing doses to produce hypoglycemia of varying depths with the intention of achieving the…
Assisting with Narcoanalysis/ Abreactive Therapy
Definition Narcoanalysis, also known as Abreactive Therapy, is a psychotherapeutic technique that involves administering sedative drugs to…
Psychotherapy: Assisting Patient
Definition Individual psychotherapy is the treatment of emotional and personality problems or disorders by using psychological means. The…
Chemical Chemotherapy: Preparing Patient and Assisting
Definition Convulsive therapy by inhalation of a chemical substance, indoklon or hexafluorodiethyl ether for the treatment of mental illness,…
Rehabilitation of a Psychiatric Patient after Discharge from Hospital
Definition Rehabilitation of a psychiatric patient after discharge refers to the structured process of helping individuals transition from…
Conducting Process Recording
Definition Process recording is the interaction or interview conducted and recorded by the nurse by using various communication techniques.…
Performing Mini-Mental State Examination
Definition The Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) or Folstein test is a widely used screening test using a 30-point questionnaire to measure…