detail strategies for social change in mental health disorder as a nurse practitioner

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Please see attached document for detail instructions. APA format with introduction and summary. Also, give detail on what specific proposed change or strategies to help the psychiatric mental health patient as a nurse practitioner.

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Discussion: Influencing Social Change Individuals with psychiatric mental health disorders are frequently stigmatized not only by society as a whole, but also by their friends, family, and sometimes healthcare providers. In your role, however, you have the opportunity to become a social change agent for these individuals. For this Discussion, consider how you might make a positive impact for your clients and advocate for social change within your own community. Apply strategies to become a social change agent for psychiatric mental health. Reflect on how you might influence social change for psychiatric mental health. Post an explanation of how you, as a nurse practitioner, might become a social change agent for psychiatric mental health. Include how you might advocate for change within your own community. (Please be detail on explaining mental disorder and provide examples of possible negative treatment towards persons afflicted by mental disorder. Provide detail actions or strategies to implement for social change). APA format. With an introduction and summary. References Bui, Q. (2012). Antidepressants for agitation and psychosis in patients with dementia. American Family Physician, 85(1), 20–22. Retrieved from http://www.aafp.org/journals/afp.html Jenkins, J. H. (2012). The anthropology of psychopharmacology: Commentary on contributions to the analysis of pharmaceutical self and imaginary. Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry, 36(1), 78–79. doi:10.1007/s11013-012-9248-0 Price, L. H. (2010). Violence in America: Is psychopharmacology the answer? Brown University Psychopharmacology Update, 21(5), 5. Retrieved from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1556-7532 Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (4th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press
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Dementia is used in reference to a group of symptoms that comprise of memory loss,
difficulty with thinking, language or problem solving, mood changes, perception, and behavior
changes (Jenkins, 2012). The most prevalent form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease and is
characterized by progressive deterioration in an individual’s cognitive functions. An individual
also exhibits neuropsychiatric symptoms like agitation, depression, and apathy. As the condition
progresses, patients are robbed of their independence and survive for a limited amount of time,
often in assisted living (Jenkins, 2012). The condition is accompanied by tremendous burdens on
caregivers and family members. Nurse practitioners are equipped with education that imparts
values and attitudes necessary for best practice. However, such attitudes may fail to reflect in the
care, prompting a change of strategies to accommodate the needs of this population.
Possible Negative Treatment of People with Dementia
Stigma is a primary concern for dementia patients and care partners. Patients have
reported misunderstandings based on myths and misconceptions surrounding the condition.
Although the population of patients living with dementia is on the rise, people with the illness
have reported feelings of exclusion or ...


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