prescribing psychotropic medications

prescribing psychotropic medications

Assessing and Treating Pediatric Clients With Mood Disorders

When pediatric clients present with mood disorders, the process of assessing, diagnosing, and treating them can be quite complex. Children not only present with different signs and symptoms than adult clients with the same disorders, but they also metabolize medications much differently. As a result, you must exercise caution when prescribing psychotropic medications to these clients. consider how you might assess and treat pediatric clients presenting with mood disorders.

Assignment is based on interactive client case studies. For this assignment, you will be required to make decisions about how to assess and treat clients.

Each of your decisions will have a consequence. Some consequences will be insignificant, and others may be life altering.

Resources

Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (4th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Note: To access the following chapters, click on the Essential Psychopharmacology, 4th ed tab on the Stahl Online website and select the appropriate chapter. Be sure to read all sections on the left navigation bar for each chapter.

· Chapter 6, “Mood Disorders”

· Chapter 7, “Antidepressants”

https://www.magellanhealth.com/media/445492/magellan-psychotropicdrugs-0203141.pdf

https://iacapap.org/content/uploads/A.7-Psychopharmacology-2019.1.pdf