Antidepressants 1. Read the journal article posted this week in the module about medications and depression as an adverse effect of medications (non-psychiatric). Based on this article, I want you to think about how you assess patients from a psychiatric standpoint -standard of care is ruling out medical causes before prescribing psychotropic medications. 2. As a psychiatric practitioner, how would you go about identifying a patient that could potentially be having depression as an “adverse effect” of their medications? What would you discuss with them about this finding? (Specifically, how would you approach treating them or not treating them?) 3. Discuss how hormones influence female behavior and put them at risk for depression (identify specific ages and changes in the body physiologically that are significant for females). 4. Discuss Serotonin Syndrome- identify who is most at risk? when this is likely to occur during treatment? what symptoms are commonly reported early on? is there a specific medication to treat this? is there a difference in how this may present in children vs. adults vs. elderly clients? Please utilize at least 3 academic journals including the journal article that I have attached to this order (under 10 years old), no websites, no text other than the Current textbook for the class. Please answers the 4 points above with specific questions. Please follow the schedule and APA 7th for the maximum points.Show more
