Section: Module 10: Emergencies in Psychiatry | Management of Mental Health Disorders in Primary Care | NextGenU.org
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Competencies covered in this module:- Manage psychiatric emergencies in compliance with the MHA.
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Students mustView
Read the entire chapter. (22 minutes)
FDP School of health sciences - 2020
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Students mustView
Read from the section "Management goals" to "Future Considerations/ Summary." (31 minutes)
PubMed Central - 2017
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Activity 5: Psychiatric Emergencies (230 minutes) Forum
In this activity, you will write an analysis of a given fictional case and recommend strategies to effectively evaluate and manage a patient.
Step 1. Analyze (30 minutes)
Analyze the fictional case below:
A 23-year-old woman is rushed to the emergency room by her boyfriend after accidental ingestion of hydrochloric acid. The woman is vomiting violently with blood and has extreme drooling. Prior to her delivery to the emergency room, she asked her boyfriend to give her fresh milk in an attempt to ease her throat pain, even if she couldn’t swallow anymore. Previously, the woman was diagnosed with a panic disorder which contributed not only to her current condition but also to the delay of treatment.
As the resident physician with experience handling emergencies [medical and psychiatric], how will you respond to this situation?
Step 2. Respond (180 minutes)
Write a 300-600 word case analysis that addresses the following questions:
- What are some potential barriers to faster and immediate treatment of the patient?
- What strategies will you employ in the evaluation and management of patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies, especially the patient diagnosed with panic disorder from the case?
- Which treatment plans are most appropriate for the patient’s recovery?
Step 3. Share (10 minutes)
To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work into the “Message” box. Then click “Post to forum.” Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).OPTIONAL Step 4: Interact (10 minutes)
If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”
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Students mustView
Read the entire chapter. (17 minutes)
FDP School of health sciences - 2020
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Students mustView
Read entire webpage. (28 minutes)
APA - 2021
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Activity 6: Program Proposal for Suicide Prevention of the Youth (260 minutes) Forum
In this activity, you will write a program proposal for suicide prevention of youth diagnosed with a specific psychiatric disorder.
Step 1. Analyze (30 minutes)
Analyze the case scenario below:
Suppose you are the head of the Youth Welfare and Development Department of your locality, and there is an alarming increase in the number of children and adolescents reported to have attempted suicide, which is also associated with a specific psychiatric disorder [your selection]. As the department head/medical practitioner, you are requested to design a proposal for a program to address this current problem.
Based on the above scenario, select one common psychiatric disorder in children and adolescents that is usually associated with suicidality.
Step 2. Prepare (210 minutes)
Prepare a 300-800-word proposal that facilitates safety and support for youth patients diagnosed with a specific psychiatric disorder leading to suicidality. Ensure that the following components below are covered in your proposal.
- Title of your program
- Target audience and settings
- Intended audience who will benefit from your program.
- Purpose
- Provides the framework that sets the direction of the program.
- Specific target goals/outcomes
- Provide a plan as to how the purpose will be achieved.
- Background
- Provides more information and details about the problem that the program seeks to address by presenting a brief history of the problem and its length with relevant references and statistics.
- Action items
- Lay out the potential barriers and solutions to the problem.
- Effectivity of the solutions to solve the problem.
- Other specific actions, strategies, methods and resources needed to make it happen.
- Expected outcomes
- Layout the expected results of a successful program.
- Adaptations to geriatric patients
- Description of adaptations that can be implemented if the program will cater to geriatric patients.
Step 3. Share (10 minutes)
To share your work, click on the “Add a new discussion topic” button under this post and paste your work into the “Message” box. Then click “Post to forum.” Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting. For further instructions, see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library: APA citation resource (N.B. references are excluded from word counts).OPTIONAL Step 4: Interact (10 minutes)
If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”
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Quiz: Module 10
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