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NU326 Psychiatric Emergencies Part 1
Suicide Risk Factors
- Depression
- Previous Attempt
- No Support System
- Access to Firearms or Medications
- Substance Abuse
- Physical or Sexual Abuse
- Chronic Illness or Pain
- Extremes of Age
2 mins
Suicide Assessment
- SAD PERSONS Scale
- Verbal Cues
- Direct (Overt) Statements
- Indirect (Covert) Statements
- Behavioral Cues
- Giving Away Prized Possessions
- Sudden Improvement in Mood
- Putting Personal Affairs in Order
- Lethality of Plan
- Detail of Plan
- Availability of Means
- Proposed Method
- Suicide Precautions
- Safe Environment
- One-on-One Monitoring
- No Suicide Contract
2 mins
Sublimation
- Mechanism
- Mature Ego Defense
- Unconscious
- Example
- Socially Acceptable
1 min
Splitting
- Mechanism
- Unconscious
- Immature Ego Defense
- Association
- Borderline Personality Disorder
1 min
Repression
- Mechanism
- Unconscious
- Immature Ego Defense
- Example
- Memory Loss
1 min
Lithium
- Mechanism of Action
- Mood Stabilizer
- Unknown Mechanism
- Indications
- Bipolar Disorder
- Side Effects
- Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
- Hypothyroidism
- Tremor
- Heart Block
- Contraindication
- Pregnancy
- Considerations
- Monitor Plasma Levels
2 mins
Fluoxetine (Prozac)
- Mechanism of Action
- Inhibits Reuptake of Serotonin
- Indications
- Depression
- Side Effects
- Sexual Dysfunction
- CNS Stimulation
- Weight Changes
- Serotonin Syndrome
- Contraindications
- No MAO-Is
- No Anticoagulants / Antiplatelets
- Considerations
- Suicide Risk
- Delayed Onset of Action
2 mins
Fixation
- Mechanism
- Unconscious
- Immature Defense Mechanism
- Example
- Tantrum
59 secs
Displacement
- Mechanism
- Unconscious
- Immature Defense Mechanism
- Example
- Redirection
1 min
Denial
- Mechanism
- Unconscious
- Immature Ego Defense
- Avoidance Of Pain
- Example
- Drunk-Driving
1 min
Altruism
- Mechanism
- Unconscious And Conscious
- Mature Ego Defense
- Example
- Making Donation
59 secs
