Verbal therapy

Many social workers are challenged by the task of how to best help the client with schizophrenia. Most agree, however, that medication treatment for the active symptomology of schizophrenia and the other psychotic disorders is an absolute necessity. Any type of verbal therapy by social workers or other mental health professionals is not productive until the client is stabilized, the psychosis is reduced, and some semblance of reality is restored. Once the client is stabilized, social work interventions that emphasize problem-solving methods may be used to address the significant problems that affect the daily lives of clients with schizophrenia. Strict behavioral intervention strategies may be employed that help clients become aware of their actions and the consequences on their levels of daily functioning (Sensky et al., 2000). 

Promoting an Optimal Response to Therapy Treatment with a leprostatic drug may require many years. These patients are faced with long-term medical and drug therapy and possibly severe disfigurement. The nurse must spend time with these patients, allowing them to verbalize their anxieties, problems, and fears. 

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Treatment-related factors Perceived benefits of therapy Written and verbal instructions Convenience of treatment Medication provides symptomatic relief Patient-related factors... 

Therapy monitoring using parameters previously defined in the protocol. The pharmacist should carry out this monitoring from the medical records and verbal exchange with the patient and/or the caregiver, nurse, physician, and other family members. 

Verbalize that symptoms are related to an illness not a deliberate act. Provide one-on-one supportive therapy to address fears and reduce feelings of isolation. Refer for group therapy to increase skills and socialization. Date Team, social worker... 

Finali, G., Piccirilli, M., Oliani, C. and Piccinin, G.L. (1991) L-Deprenyl therapy improves verbal memory in amnesic Alzheimer patients. Clin. Neuropharmacol. 14 523-536. 

The patient will verbalize an understanding of the risks of herbal therapy. 

In a study reported two years after Wefel s, investigators tested forty-six breast cancer patients at similar timepoints as in the Wefel study. Of those participants, one group had received chemotherapy. Another had chemo plus tamoxifen. A third group with early non-invasive malignancy had undergone local therapy only. Patients in both chemo groups deteriorated in verbal memory performance. The women who also got tamoxifen further deteriorated in nonverbal memory. Those who received no adjuvant treatment actually improved their scores (consistent with practice effects). ... 

People affected by dementia often have trouble naming objects, people, and sounds. Medications given to improve memory can also improve this related speech disorder. Speech therapy is also beneficial the client can practice communication skills, and family and friends can be taught how to give subtle verbal cues to the client without causing added frustration. 

Therapies for children with phonological or articulatory communication disorders also emphasize phonological awareness. Speech and communication specialists wiU concentrate on making the speaker aware of minimal pairs or word pairs, such as bad and tad, which have only one different sound, in this case the /b/ and /1/. The person realizes that the intended meaning can be easily misconstrued if he or she does not properly pronounce each individual sound. Verbal and intraoral tactile cues are given to assist those who cannot pronounce specific sounds. 

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