Mnemonic: Clinical Signs of Anorexia Nervosa BE WICKED Bradycardia Emaciation Weak proximal muscles Cold hands and feet Erosion of teeth Dry hand, dependent oedema Swelling of the parotid and submandibular glands, Skin discolouration
You need about 7-8 hours of sleep per 24-hour cycle. Some people, however, are short sleepers and need much less. With aging, your daily requirement of sleep decreases. If you feel fresh in the day, you are getting adequate amount of sleep. If you are sleep-deprived, you are prone to a number of adverse physical and mental health outcomes.
changes in mental health policies that have made dangerousness a relatively more common reason for admission (as non-violent patients are more likely tobe treated in the community) overcrowding lack of sufficiently experienced staff increased use of illegal substances.
Improving Medication Compliance Mnemonic : Informed Decision Activated Concerning Schizophrenia. We should give Information before starting the medications. This should include the name, mechanism of action, effects, and side effects of the drugs. The patient should actively take part in the decision , and he should actively discuss the information with the clinician. At each visit, the clinician should ask the patient should if they have any CONCERNS or questions about the drug which he should address. Family therapy for SCHIZOPHRENIA.
The following features suggest vascular dementia Patchy deficits Better free recall Fewer recall intrusions Early apathy Poor verbal fluency Vascular risk factors Relative preservation of personality Neurological signs e.g pseudobulbar palsy, brisk reflexes Erratic progression Signs of hypertension and arteriolocsclerosis on physical examination The Hatchinski ischemic score is used to differentiate between the two. score above 6 suggests vascular dementia and below 5 suggestive dementia of Alzheimer type.