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NRNP 6635 Week 1: History and Theories of Psychopathology Factors That Influence the Development of Psychopathology In most fields of medicine, diagnosis is based on a physical assessment (signs and symptoms), lab and radiology results, and a past medical history. …

Discussion: Factors That Influence the Development of Psychopathology This week’s discussion aims to analyze historically and currently recognized biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors that inform the expression, course, and prevalence of psychopathology.  Historically, psychopathology’s perception is that of behaving outside…

NRNP 6635 The Psychiatric Evaluation and Evidence-Based Rating Scales Discussion The Psychiatric Evaluation and Evidence-Based Rating Scale According to Saddock, Saddock, and Ruiz (2015), the psychiatric interview is the most important element in the evaluation and care of persons with…

The Psychiatric Evaluation and Evidence-Based Rating Scales Hamilton Depression Rating Scale According to Carlat (2017) three objectives of a psychiatric interview write-up include thoroughness, time efficiency, and readability. A psychiatric interview should take no longer than 10 to 15 minutes…

NRNP 6635 The Psychiatric Evaluation and Evidence-Based Rating Scales Discussion Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE) Health care providers alway use the Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE)While gathering subjective and objective data to evaluate the mental health status of the elderly. MMSE is…

Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale (AIMS) – NRNP 6635 Discussion: The Psychiatric Evaluation and Evidence-Based Rating Scales Assessment tools have two primary purposes: 1) to measure illness and diagnose clients, and 2) to measure a client’s response to treatment. Often, you…

Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale Psychiatric Interview Components One important component of the psychiatric interview is gathering the history of present illness (HPI) (Carlat, 2017). One piece of the HPI is gathering information on the current and premorbid level of functioning (Carlat,…

Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) Week 2 Initial Post            The psychiatric interview is the basis upon which all the other work of the PMHNP is based. It is during this assessment that the key data…

NURS 6630 week 2 Discussion: Foundational Neuroscience Agonist-To-Antagonist Spectrum of Action of Psychopharmacologic Agents In medicine, drugs can act either as agonist or antagonist. As an agonist, drugs bind to target receptor, changing its activity to produce a response. Agonist…

NURS 6630 week 1 Assignment: Short Answer Assessment Psychopharmacological Approaches to Treatment Introduction The brain, which is the most complex part of the human body, is responsible for the regulation and function of the human body. It is made up…