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When assessing an individual, it is important that professionals are aware of an individual’s cultural beliefs and expectations related to psychotropic treatment. It is up to the individual who is receiving assistance to accept or refuse treatment. During an assessment, professionals will need to learn about an individual’s cultural beliefs and their expectations of services. Professionals may do this by first asking individuals to tell them about themselves and how they feel about the services that they want to receive. Once making a recommendation, the professional may then ask the individual if they feel comfortable with the recommendations that have been made and if would be something that they like to try.

There are many benefits and drawbacks of legalizing marijuana. Some benefits include boosting the economy, it may be regulated, and crime may go down. Some drawbacks of legalizing marijuana include individuals with an addictive

behavior may become addicted to the substance, individuals may have easier access the substance, and it may increase the use of the substance including increasing the use with teens. Medications that are used to treat addictive disorders are Naltrexone, Methadone, and Buprenorphine. Different medications may be used based of the severity of ones disorder or the substance that they tend to use.

Reference:

Ingersoll, R. E. & Rak, C. F. (Eds.) (2016). Psychopharmacology for mental health professionals: An integrative approach (2nd ed.). Retrieved from the VitalSource Bookshelf. 

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How do we assess an individual's cultural beliefs and expectations related to psychotropic treatment? We assess an individual’s cultural beliefs and expectations related to psychotropic treatment by asking the adult individual or parent or guardian of a minor client about their belief. We can also look at prior treatments. It is important to educate the client and family about the medication that is recommended, the side effects, and if possible, the cost of the medication. The client and family need to have the accurate information in order to make an informed decision. It is also ethical to share alternate treatments if they are evidence or research based and if the clinician has used that treatment before.

If a family is nervous about psychotropic treatment it could be due to a number of reasons. One could be spiritual beliefs, afraid of the unknown, faulty information, myths about the side effects, and disbelief that it will work, to name a few.