Nursing Diagnosis for Chemical Dependencies

• Withdrawal
• Risk for Injury
• Initial and Active Drug Treatment
• Ineffective Health Maintenance
• Ineffective Denial
• Relapse Prevention
• Ineffective Coping

Nursing Diagnosis for Cognitive Disorders: Delirium and Dementia

• Delirium
• Acute Confusion
• Dementia
• Risk for Injury
• Self-care Deficit
• Impaired Verbal Communication
• Caregiver Role Strain

Nursing Diagnosis for Personality Disorders

Risk for Self-mutilation, 279
Chronic Low Self-Esteem, 283
Impaired Social Interaction, 287
Ineffective Coping, 291

Nursing Diagnosis for Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Impaired Verbal Communication, 224
Impaired Social Interaction, 227
Hallucinations
Disturbed Sensory Perception: Auditory/Visual, 233
Delusions
Disturbed Thought Processes, 238
Paranoia
Defensive Coping, 242
Providing Support to Family/Others
Interrupted Family Processes, 245

Nursing Diagnosis for Bipolar Disorders

Risk for Injury, 193
Risk for Violence: Self-Directed or Other-Directed, 195
Ineffective Coping, 198
Impaired Social Interaction, 201
Total Self-Care Deficit, 203
Interrupted Family Processes,206

Nursing Diagnosis for Depressive Disorders

Risk for Self-Directed Violence, 164
Disturbed Thought Processes, 166
Chronic Low Self-Esteem, 169
Spiritual Distress, 171
Impaired Social interaction, 174
Self-Care Deficit, 196

Nursing Diagnosis of Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders

Anxiety, 124
Ineffective Coping, 127
Disturbed Though Processes, 131
Post-trauma Syndrome, 137
Disturbed Sleep Pattern, 142

Nursing Diagnosis of Selected Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Attention-Deficit and disruptive behavior disorders.
Risk for Violence: Self-directed or other-directed, 75.
Defensive coping, 80
Impaired social interaction, 83
Chronic low self-esteem, 86
Impaired parenting, 88
Pervasive developmental disorders.
Impaired social interaction, 96
Impaired verbal communication, 99
Risk for self-mutilation, 101
Disturbed personal identity, 103