Assignment 3: Psychotropic Drug Overview: Antidepressant (7 points = annotated outline) Directions: For this assignment, you will select a psychotropic medication from the classifications of antidepressants or mood stabilizers. Choose a medication likely to be prescribed to clients with whom you are interested in working and/or a medication you would like to know more about. Create an annotated outline/infographic that includes the following: a) The use of the medication in the management of mental health –including DSM-5 code and diagnosis; b) Common side effects and any contraindications; c) Describe the pharmacokinetics of the medication using the acronym ADME to describe the process. ADME stands for: i. absorption (how the drug gets into …show more content…
CLO: Understand basic classifications, indications, and contraindications of commonly prescribed psychopharmacologic al medications Week 4: Treatment of Anxiety Disorders: Anxiolytic Agents, Sedative-Hypnotics, and Antidepressants MFTs role is to recognize anxiety in children and help them cope. Divorce, violence in society, the media, the school system, can all contribute to stress and trauma in children. Other areas to keep in mind are gender differences in anxiety. Women report more anxiety in men, and these differences can be associated with factors of gender role expectations and more women than men seek treatment for mental health related issues. Educational differences: anxiety disorders occur more often in lower socioeconomic and lower levels of education. Everyday you see clients with sleep disorders. Most clients with sleep disorders will improve. Sleep disturbance is associated with an increased relative risk for suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and suicide even in the absence of mood disorders. According to the National Institutes of Health State-of-the-Science conference on Manifestations and Management of chronic Insomnia in Adults, evidence supports the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral-therapy and benzodiazepine receptor agonists in the treatment of chronic