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Assessing and Treating Clients With Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction

Assessing and Treating Clients With Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction Assessing and Treating Clients With Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction Impulsivity, compulsivity, and addiction are challenging disorders for clients across the lifespan. These disorders often manifest as negative behaviors, resulting in adverse outcomes for clients. In your role as the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, you have…

Therapy for Clients With Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction

Therapy for Clients With Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction Therapy for Clients With Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction Impulsivity and compulsivity have a wide range of clinical presentations and often overlap with many other psychiatric disorders. Some individuals act without forethought and have difficulty saying “no” to certain things such as using illicit drugs or spending money,…

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Assignment: Assessing and Treating Clients With Pain

Assignment: Assessing and Treating Clients With Pain Assignment: Assessing and Treating Clients With Pain Pain can greatly influence an individual’s quality of life, as uncontrolled pain negatively impacts mood, concentration, and the overall physical and mental well-being of clients. Although pain can often be controlled with medications, the process of assessing and treating clients can…

Therapy for Clients With Pain and Sleep/Wake Disorders

Therapy for Clients With Pain and Sleep/Wake Disorders Therapy for Clients With Pain and Sleep/Wake Disorders From negative changes in mood to problems concentrating, pain and sleep/wake disorders can have a tremendous impact on clients’ lives. When clients suffer from these disorders, they often seek medical care with the intent of receiving medications to manage…