NURS 6630 – Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology

The Assignment: 5 pages Examine Case Study: A Middle-Aged Caucasian Man With Anxiety. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes. At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision and […]

Impulsivity and compulsivity have a wide range of clinical presentations and often overlap with many other psychiatric disorders. Some individuals act without forethought and have difficulty saying “no” to certain things, such as using illicit drugs or spending money, whereas other individuals engage in compulsive behaviors with undesirable consequences. In some cases, these impulsive and […]

Assignment 1: Short Answer Assessment Question 1: In 3 or 4 sentences, explain the appropriate drug therapy for a patient whopresents with MDD and a history of alcohol abuse. Which drugs are contraindicated ifany, and why? Be specific. What is the timeframe that the patient should see theresolution of symptoms?The co-occurrence of psychiatric disorders, including […]

For this Discussion, review the case below. Reflect on the case study excerpt and consider the therapy approaches you might take to assess, diagnose, and treat the patient’s health needs.   Case: An elderly widow who just lost her spouse.  Subjective: A patient presents to your primary care office today with chief complaint of insomnia. Patient is […]

Examine Case Study: A Middle-Aged Caucasian Man With Anxiety. You will be asked to makethree decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factorsthat might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision andmoving throughout the exercise. Before you make your […]