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how to deal with seizures
The vast majority of seizures are self-limited. Thus, even if you did nothing at all, the person will almost always completely recover after the seizure. During the seizure, your main objective is to ensure that the person does not injure herself. Do the following: • If possible, try to turn her on to her side. […]
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how to deal with suicide attempt
Things to remember when dealing with a person who has attempted suicide • Suicide is often due to mental illnesses such as depression or alcohol misuse. • Many people who attempt suicide have a severe life problem such as marital or financial difficulties. • Suicide is also associated with long-standing or serious physical illnesses. • […]
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How to Treat Suicide
The medical treatment of suicide attempts The general rule is that if you have a hospital nearby, rush a person who has attempted suicide there so that time is not wasted in case medical help is needed later. Hanging, stabbing, gunshot wounds, deep cuts or burns These are serious medical emergencies. While you are waiting […]
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schizophrenia treatment psychotherapy
Schizophrenia of CARE AND TREATMENT The community treatment team, who can be made available following GP referral,have been recommended to intervene as early as possible. This intervention is supported by the National Service Framework (Department of Health 1999),particularly with young people following their first episode of psychosis and confirmation of schizophrenia as a diagnosis. Prompt […]
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Things to remember when dealing with someone who is suspicious or has odd beliefs
Things to remember when dealing with someone who is suspicious or has odd beliefs • Suspiciousness and hearing voices are symptoms of a severe mental disorder. • The commonest types of severe mental disorder are schizophrenia and manic–depressive disorder. Acutepsychoses can also cause these symptoms. • Such people often suffer discrimination and stigmaby others in […]
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How to deal with hearing voices?
How to deal with How to deal with hearing voices? Questions to ask the family or friends • When did it start? This will tell you whether the illness is sudden, which would be a sign of mania or brief psychoses, or long-standing, which would suggest schizophrenia. • Have you noticed any odd behaviours? For […]
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Why do some people have hearing voices?
Hearing voices are not common. They are typically associated with severe mental disorders: • Schizophrenia. There will often be a long history of illness, usually more than six months. • Manic–depressive illness. Typically, there is a history of sudden onset and of similar episodes in the past. • Drug psychoses. These occur after intoxication with […]
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How to deal with confusion and agitation
Questions to ask the family or friends • How did it start? Typically, confusion starts suddenly and the person is brought to the clinic quickly because the family is worried. • Has it happened before? If there is a history of similar episodes, he may be suffering from repeated strokes, or from alcohol misuse. • […]
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How to deal with aggressive or violent
Questions to ask the family or friends • What happened? One person’s description of violence may be quite different from another’s.Find out exactly what happened. • How did it start? Has the person been irritable for several days, or was this a sudden outburst?Sudden aggression is often caused by a specific trigger, such as an […]
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The importance of follow-up in the treatment of mental illness
Proper diagnosis and treatment will cure some health problems. Examples of such curable problems are bacterial infections. However, this is not the case for most mental illnesses. Seeing a person with a mental illness on many occasions is often the keyto ensuring recovery. When you see a person on many occasions you have an opportunity: […]
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