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tth

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on: Jul 19, 2018
When assessing a patient's plan for suicide, the priority areas to consider include:
 
  a. patient financial and educational status.
  b. patient insight into his or her suicidal motivation.
  c. availability of means and lethality of method.
  d. quality and availability of patient social support.

Question 2

__________ side effects can occur when antipsychotic medications are taken that manifest as abnormal movements such as akathisia and pseudo-Parkinson symptoms.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


peter

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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If a person has definite plans that include choosing a method of suicide readily available to the person and if the method is one that is lethal (i.e., will cause the person to die with little probability for intervention), the suicide risk is considered high. These areas provide a better indication of risk than socioeconomic status, insight, and support systems.

Answer to Question 2

Extrapyramidal
These side effects occur as a result of an imbalance of neurotransmitters in the brain. Additional extrapyramidal side effects (EPSEs) include dyskinesia, akinesia, and dystonia.


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