CHAPTER 11 Substance-Related Addictive Disorders OVERVIEW Addictions can be chemical (e.g., alcohol, cocaine, methamphetamines) or nonchemical (e.g., gambling, compulsive overeating/binge eating, sex, Internet use). Addictions that do not involve substances…
CHAPTER 12 Eating Disorders OVERVIEW People with eating disorders experience a severe disruption in their normal eating patterns and their perception of body shape and weight. These disorders are severe…
CHAPTER 17 Suicide Behaviors OVERVIEW Suicide or completed suicide is the act of intentionally ending one’s own life and opting for nonexistence. Suicide is the eleventh leading cause of death…
CHAPTER 19 Grieving and Complicated Grieving OVERVIEW Loss is part of the human experience, and grief and mourning are painful although normal responses to loss. We grieve on a recurring…
CHAPTER 18 Anger, Aggression, and Violence OVERVIEW According to Victoroff, anger is a primal—and not always logical—human emotion (Victoroff, 2009). It can range from mild annoyance to intense fury and…
CHAPTER 21 Nonadherence to Medication or Treatment Implications Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) OVERVIEW When patients do not follow medication and treatment plans, they are often labeled as “noncompliant.”…
CHAPTER 14 Crisis Intervention and Rehabilitation OVERVIEW Everyone experiences crises. The experience itself is not pathological but rather represents a struggle for equilibrium and adjustment when problems seem unsolvable. A…
CHAPTER 15 Family Violence OVERVIEW One of the most disturbing aspects of family violence or victimization is the horrifying legacy of violence. Physical and psychological trauma causes long-lasting and devastating…
CHAPTER 6 Stress and Stress-Related Disorders OVERVIEW We are all familiar with stress. Some stress is termed “good” stress, or eustress. Eustress is beneficial stress; it motivates people to develop…
CHAPTER 22 Major Psychotropic Interventions and Patient and Family Teaching OVERVIEW Although the origins of a psychiatric illness are influenced by a number of factors (genetic, neurodevelopmental, psychosocial experience, infections,…
