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Dual Diagnosis Treatment --- correct answer ----Recovery oriented
intervention, focused on skill-building and behavioral management
effective for some individuals
-Recommendations for care emphasize the need for careful
assessment to ensure that the approach is tailored to the individual
-A combination of psychosocial and pharmacological interventions is
the most commonly found recommendation
Dual Diagnosis --- correct answer ---the client with both substance
abuse and another psychiatric illness
Schizophrenia Diagnostic Criteria --- correct answer ---A: two or more
of following symptoms: delusions, hallucination, disorg. speech,
grossly disorganized or catatonic bx (pos. symptoms), negative symp.
(restricted emotion, dec. thought and speech, lack of motivation and
initiative, inabil. to relate to others)
B: disturb. in one or more areas of function (work, relationships, self
care, etc.)
, C: continuous signs of the illness for 6 mo. incl. at least one month of
symp. that meet criteria A
Schizophrenia Medication --- correct answer ---Haldol, Thorazine,
Seroquel, Risperdal, Zyprexa (Antipsychotics)
Schizoaffective Disorder --- correct answer ---symptoms of
schizophrenia (psychosis) and mood problems (major depressive
episode)
Schizoaffective Disorder Types --- correct answer ---Schizoaffective
disorder is classified into two subtypes: schizoaffective bipolar type
and schizoaffective depressive type
Psychiatric Medication Groups --- correct answer ----antipsychotics
-anti-anxiety (anxiolytics)
-antidepressants
-stimulants
-mood stabilizers
-hypnotics (sleeping meds and controlled anxiety meds)