Lara is taken by her friends to the mental health crisis unit. She suffer from chronic alcoholism but has had no other previous history of mental problems. She says that she is frightened because she believes that bugs are crawling on her skin.
The emergency room psychiatrist would be correct to hypothesize that Lara was
manifesting ______.
a. delirium tremens from alcohol withdrawal
b. an acute schizophrenic episode
c. the manic phase of a bipolar disorder
d. a pseudo-epileptic seizure
Question 2
In childhood, boys are at ______ risk than girls for developing problems of anxiety and depression.
a. less c. equal
b. greater d. unknown
The elephant raises its trunk as a sign of warning or to smell enemies or friends
In the communication technique of collaborating, the nurse sends the message that the nurse and pati
Review of Health and Illness over the Adult Years
Patient health history form.
Handbook of Informatics for Nurses and Health Care Professionals, 4/E
form unit