Assignment: Assessing and Treating Adult and Geriatric Clients With Mood Disorders NURS 6630N

The Assignment
Examine Case Study: An Elderly Hispanic Man With Major Depressive Disorder. You
will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this
client. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the client’s pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic processes.
 At each decision point stop to complete the following:
o Decision #1
 Which decision did you select?
 Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources.

 What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with
evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
 Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #1 and the results
of the decision. Why were they different?
o Decision #2
 Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources.
 What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with
evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
 Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and the results
of the decision. Why were they different?
o Decision #3
 Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources.
 What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with
evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
 Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #3 and the results
of the decision. Why were they different?
 Also include how ethical considerations might impact your treatment plan and communication
with clients.
Note: Support your rationale with a minimum of three academic resources. While you
may use the course text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource
requirement.
By Day 7
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Learning Resources
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the
Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Required Readings
Note: All Stahl resources can be accessed through this link provided.
Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and
practical applications (4th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

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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”
Stahl, S. M. (2014b). The prescriber’s guide (5th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge
University Press.

Note: To access the following medications, click on the The Prescriber's Guide, 5th
ed tab on the Stahl Online website and select the appropriate medication.

Review the following medications:
 amitriptyline
 bupropion
 citalopram
 clomipramine
 desipramine
 desvenlafaxine
 doxepin
 duloxetine
 escitalopram
 fluoxetine

 fluvoxamine
 imipramine
 ketamine
 mirtazapine
 nortriptyline
 paroxetine
 selegiline
 sertraline
 trazodone
 venlafaxine
 vilazodone
 vortioxetine

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental
disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases.
Montgomery, S. A., & Asberg, M. (1979). A new depression scale designed to be
sensitive to change. British Journal of Psychiatry, 134, 382-389. Retrieved from
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marie_Asberg/publication/22697065_A_New_Depr
ession_Scale_Designed_to_be_Sensitive_to_Change/links/09e41513f85c708fee00000
0.pdf
Required Media
Laureate Education. (2016g). Case study: An elderly Hispanic man with major
depressive disorder [Interactive media file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Note: This case study will serve as the foundation for this week’s Assignment.
To prepare for this Assignment:
 Review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how to assess and treat adult and geriatric
clients requiring antidepressant therapy.