Obsessive-compulsive disorder patients are bothered by senseless thoughts or behaviors that they cannot stop.
In body dysmorphic disorder, physically normal patients believe that parts of their bodies are misshapen or ugly. Trichotillomania patients compulsively pull hair from various parts of their body. Excoriation disorder patients so persistently pick at their skin that they leave scars.

Certification is a process by which a professional organization certifies that an individual has met certain predetermined standards specified by that specialty practice. The nurse practitioner's certification determines their scope of practice, and it assures the public that they have mastered a body of knowledge in a particular medical specialty.
Credentialing is a process used to protect the public by ensuring a minimum level of professional competence. Licensure is a process by which an agency of state government grants permission to individuals to engage in the practice of that profession. Licensure prohibits all unlicensed persons from engaging in a legally protected practice. Registration is unrelated to this topic.

Case management involves coordinating care across treatment settings to ensure quality outcomes.
Examples of mental health promotion and education would include:
* Teaching patients about interventions and ways to cope with specific life stressors
* Validating "normalcy" of feelings and ensuring patients that they are not "crazy"
* Helping patients recognize and identify their feelings and behaviors
* Helping patients identify resources in their community

Because medications alone do not treat a person's environmental or interpersonal stressors and their responses to stressors, an integrated approach is the most beneficial in treating mental illness.
The most common reasons patients seek individual psychotherapy are as follows:
* Loss
* Interpersonal conflict
* Symptomatic presentations such as panic, anxiety, phobias, and negativity
* Unfulfilled expectations and life transitions
* Character issues such as narcissism or aggressiveness

In forensics, the nurse-client relationship is based on the crime committed and the investigational aspects of the interaction. This basis of the relationship is not focused on diagnosing or providing care for the patient outside of the investigation of the crime.