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Delirium is an acute organic brain syndrome characterized by a rapid onset of cognitive dysfunction and disruption in consciousness. It can also be referred to as as intensive care unit psychosis, acute brain disorder syndrome, acute confusional state or acute psychosis. It is temporary and a potentially reversible condition. Causes Delirium can be induced by […]
Obsessive compulsive neurosis is a relatively rare but potentially severe, deliberating disorder, characterized severe obsession and compulsion that interferes with normal daily activities, work and thinking. Causes of Obsessive Compulsive Neurosis 1. Physical ailment involving Neuro-anatomic structures Many individuals who have sleeping sickness during the encephalitis epidemic after world developed obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD) individuals who […]
In this article, we are going to be providing you with a brief understanding of what anxiety neurosis is all about. Anxiety is a state of tension or uneasiness and distress akin to fear, but produced by a threatened loss of inner control rather than the perception of an external danger. Anxiety can be described […]
Dementia is a chronic organic brain syndrome characterized by a gradual progressive often irreversible loss of intellectual capacities, resulting from structural changes in the brain. Causes of Dementia idiopathic hereditary nutritional deficiencies; lack of vit B1 and B6 Trauma; epilepsy, head injury Toxic substances neurodegeneration neoplastic untreated condition that gives rise to acute confussional states. […]
Referral system is one of the effective tool in the health care delivery system. For any health issue to be tackled successfully, referral system as a concept must be put in place. Transfer System This can be defined as one-way relationship within a health facility or hospital that a patient is moved from one department […]
Phobic neurosis can be defined as an irrational persistent fear of certain situations, objects, activities or persons. It can also be defined as an exaggerated pathological fear of a specific type of stimuli or situation. This fear occurs whenever the phobic individual is brought in contact with or in anticipation of that object or situation. […]
Hysterical Neurosis is among a group of disorders now known as Somatoform disorders, characterized by physical symptoms which however are without demonstrable organic pathology. It can also be defined as a poly-sypmtomatic disorder characterized by recurrent multiple somatic complaints that are unexplained by organic pathology. It normally results as a reaction to situations that provokes […]
In this article, we are going to be taking a look at what Neurosis is all about. Our major emphasis is on Traumatic Neurosis Hypochondriacal Neurosis Traumatic Neurosis According to Trauma disassociation theory, the development of new personalities occurs in response to severe stress. For vast majority of patients, this begins to occur in early […]
A therapeutic community is a community in which the administration and environment are contributory to patient’s recovery and eventually return to the society. It can also be defined as one in which a conscious effort is made to employ all the staff and patient’s potential in an overall treatment programme, according to the capacity and […]
Defence Mechanism are often associated with the ego, that is why they are called ego defence mechanism. They are strategies employed by the ego for protection in the face of threat to biological and psychological integrity. Ego is the reality component of personality, this is because the ego attempt to resolve conflicts that comes to […]