| Neurological and Psychiatric Diseases and Their Unique Cognitive Profiles: Implications for Nursing Practice and Research. | |
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PMID: 23422693 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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ABSTRACT: To successfully negotiate and interact with one's environment, optimal cognitive functioning is needed. Unfortunately, many neurological and psychiatric diseases impede certain cognitive abilities such as executive functioning or speed of processing; this can produce a poor fit between the patient and the cognitive demands of his or her environment. Such nondementia diseases include bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress syndrome, depression, and anxiety disorders, just to name a few. Each of these diseases negatively affects particular areas of the brain, resulting in distinct cognitive profiles (e.g., deficits in executive functioning but normal speed of processing as seen in schizophrenia). In fact, it is from these cognitive deficits in which such behavioral and emotional symptoms may manifest (e.g., delusions, paranoia). This article highlights the distinct cognitive profiles of such common neurological and psychiatric diseases. An understanding of such disease-specific cognitive profiles can assist nurses in providing care to patients by knowing what cognitive deficits are associated with each disease and how these cognitive deficits impact everyday functioning and social interactions. Implications for nursing practice and research are posited within the framework of cognitive reserve and neuroplasticity. |
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David E Vance; Joan E Dodson; Jason Watkins; Bridgett H Kennedy; Norman L Keltner |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE |
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Title: The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses Volume: 45 ISSN: 1945-2810 ISO Abbreviation: J Neurosci Nurs Publication Date: 2013 Apr |
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Created Date: 2013-2-20 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8603596 Medline TA: J Neurosci Nurs Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 77-87 Citation Subset: - |
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Questions or comments about this article may be directed to David E. Vance, PhD MGS, at devance@uab.edu. He is an Associate Professor at the School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. Joan E. Dodson, MA, is a Graduate Student at the Department of Psychology and Center for Translational Research in Aging and Mobility, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. Jason Watkins is a Nursing Student at the School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. Bridgett H. Kennedy, PhD, is a Credentialed Course Instructor at the Department of Psychology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. Norman L. Keltner, EdD RN, is a Professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. |
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