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Mental Illness Volume IModule 4
Lisa Briska RN
1 Introductory Mental Health Nursing, Fifth Edition,
Chapters 2, 9, 10, 19
Introductory Medical-Surgical Nursing, Timby & Smith
Chapter 67
,2 Organic Mental Disorders
,3 Etiological disorders
Direct result of a consequence of a medical condition
A physical cause (also known as Organic disorder)
Can be diagnosed from:
Patient’s history
Physical examinations
Laboratory findings
Examples:
High fever, abuse of drugs/alcohol, AIDS, trauma to the br
Brain tumor, low blood sugar
If there is no known cause, it is called a Functional Disorder
, 4 Delirium
Disturbance of cognitive ability
Sudden onset, acute and reversible
More common in elderly
Has a specific cause and can be treated
Confusion
Reduced awareness
Sleep disturbances
Restlessness
Anxiety
Delusions
Hallucinations
Fear
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