Ataque de pánico en un jugador de baloncesto profesional: estudio de caso / Assault of panic in a player of professional basketball: study of case

En el presente artículo se describe el caso de un jugador profesional de baloncesto que ve mermado su rendimiento deportivo tras sufrir un ataque de pánico. El exceso de responsabilidad sobre su salud, su juego y el bienestar del equipo y sus compañeros son variables que pueden estar relacionadas con este ataque. A continuación, se presenta el procedimiento utilizado en donde se evalúa el estado actual del deportista y se trabaja con técnicas de relajación, racionalización de paensamientos irracionales, parada de pensamientos obsesivos, exposición a las sensaciones y situaciones temidas, así como en el fortalecimiento de los puntos fuertes del deportista y focalización en aspectos positivos de su juego(AU)

In the present article there is described the case of a professional player of basketball who sees his sports performance reduced after suffering an assault of panic. The excess of responsibility on his health, his game and the well-being of the equipment and his companions they are variable that can be related to this assault. Later, one presents the procedure used where the current condition of the sportsman is evaluated and one works with technologies of easing, rationalization of paensamientos irrational, stop of obsessive thoughts, exhibition to the sensations and been afraid situations, as well as in the strengthening of the strong points of the sportsman and focusing in positive aspects of his game (AU)

Nursing interventions in crisis-oriented and long-term psychiatric home care.

Psychiatric nurses in The Netherlands are moving out of residential mental health institutions and are pioneering home care for the acutely and chronically mentally ill. The purpose of this study was to identify the interventions nurses currently use and to describe the differences between crisis-oriented and long-term psychiatric home care. Data was collected of 159 nursing care plans from four participating crisis-oriented and two long-term psychiatric home care teams. All stated nursing activities were identified and subsequently labelled and classified using the Nursing Intervention Classification (NIC). Results revealed that in both crisis-oriented and long-term psychiatric home care, nurses used a wide range of nursing interventions. Medication Management, Coping Assistance and Activity Therapy were the most frequently undertaken nursing interventions in both types of care. Within crisis-oriented care, Emotional Support and Self-esteem Enhancement dominated, whereas long-term care focused on Socialization Enhancement and Home Maintenance Assistance. The results will be used for further research and for standardization of nursing care plans within these categories of nursing practice.

Defining crisis and emergency.

All too often, a crisis is responded to inappropriately, as if it were an emergency. Similarly, an emergency is often inappropriately treated with crisis intervention. Resources are wasted or the client receives unsuitable care. It becomes clear when reading the literature that no consensus has been achieved regarding definitions of the terms "crisis" and "emergency." This article argues that the terms are not interchangeable, offers specific definitions of each, and discusses some of the implications of the definitions. The confusing situations which arise in clinical practice may be clarified by the use of these definitions, and it is hoped that they will lead to more appropriate clinical decision making.