NURS 6630 week 5 Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With Bipolar Disorder (NURS6052N)

Assessing and Treating Clients With Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder is diagnosed and classified by noted behavioral changes with episodes of depression or mania. Bipolar disorder, formerly called manic-depressive disorder, is characterized by unusual and dramatic shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and concentration, which affect a person’s ability to carry out day-to-day tasks (National Institute of Mental Health, 2017). The presence of noted manic or depressive episodes often...

NURS6630/NURS 6630/nurs6630 week 5 Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With Bipolar Disorder BACKGROUND INFORMATION The client is a 26-year-old woman of Korean descent who presents to her first appointment following a 21-day hospitalization for onset of acute mania. She was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder. Upon arrival in your office, she is quite “busy,” playing with things on your desk and shifting from side to side in her chair. She informs you that “they said I was bipolar, I...

NURS6630/NURS 6630/nurs6630 week 5 Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With Bipolar Disorder BACKGROUND INFORMATION The client is a 26-year-old woman of Korean descent who presents to her first appointment following a 21-day hospitalization for onset of acute mania. She was diagnosed with bipolar I disorder. Upon arrival in your office, she is quite “busy,” playing with things on your desk and shifting from side to side in her chair. She informs you that “they said I was bip...