Assessing and Treating Patients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia

Case study:

Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology (laureate

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media.c

om)

Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With

Psychosis and Schizophrenia

Psychosis and schizophrenia greatly impact the br

ain’s normal processes, which interfere

with the ability to think clearly. When symptoms of these disorders are uncontrolled,

patients may struggle to function in daily life. However, patients often thrive when

properly diagnosed and treated under the clos

e supervision of a psychiatric mental health

practitioner. For this Assignment, as you examine the patient case study in this week’s

Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with

psychosis and schizophrenia.

To prepar

e for this Assignment:

·

Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the Medication Resources

indicated for this week.

·

Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for the

assessment and treatment of patients with schizophrenia

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rela

ted psychoses.

The Assignment: 5 pages

Examine

Case Study: Pakistani Woman With Delusional Thought Processes.

You will be asked

to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to

consider factors that might impact th

e patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic

processes.

At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision and

moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that you have

researched each opt

ion and that you evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to

research each option using the primary literature.

Introduction to the case (1 page)

·

Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the

specific patient

factors that may impact your decision making when prescribing

medication for this patient.

Decision #1 (1 page)

·

Which decision did you select?

·

Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with

clinically relevant and patient

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specific resources, including the primary literature.

·

Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific

and suppor

t your response with clinically relevant and patient

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specific resources,

including the primary literature.

·

What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response

with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the

primary

literature).

Case study:

Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology (laureate-media.com)

Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With

Psychosis and Schizophrenia

Psychosis and schizophrenia greatly impact the brain’s normal processes, which interfere

with the ability to think clearly. When symptoms of these disorders are uncontrolled,

patients may struggle to function in daily life. However, patients often thrive when

properly diagnosed and treated under the close supervision of a psychiatric mental health

practitioner. For this Assignment, as you examine the patient case study in this week’s

Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with

psychosis and schizophrenia.

To prepare for this Assignment:

 Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the Medication Resources

indicated for this week.

 Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for the

assessment and treatment of patients with schizophrenia-related psychoses.

The Assignment: 5 pages

Examine Case Study: Pakistani Woman With Delusional Thought Processes. 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

moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that you have

researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to

research each option using the primary literature.

Introduction to the case (1 page)

 Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the

specific patient factors that may impact your decision making when prescribing

medication for this patient.

Decision #1 (1 page)

 Which decision did you select?

 Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with

clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.

 Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific

and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources,

including the primary literature.

 What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response

with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary

literature).