ASSESSING AND TREATING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS FOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS
ASSESSING AND TREATING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS FOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS
For this assignment, you will develop a patient medication guide for treatment of depressive disorders in a vulnerable population (your choice of one vulnerable patient population to choose from: children, adolescents, older adults, dementia patients, pregnant women, or one not listed of your choice!). Be sure to use language appropriate for your audience (patient, caregiver, parent, etc.). You will include non-copyright images and/or information tables to make your patient medication guide interesting and appealing. Limit your patient medication guide to 5 pages. You will create this guide as an assignment; therefore, a title page, introduction, conclusion, and reference page are required. You must include a minimum of 3 scholarly supporting resources outside of the course-provided resources. ASSESSING AND TREATING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS FOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS
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In your patient guide, include discussion on the following:
- Depressive disorder causes and symptoms
- How is depression is diagnosed for the vulnerable population of your choice, Why is this population considered vulnerable?
- Medication treatment options, including risk vs benefits; side effects; FDA approvals for the vulnerable population of your choice
- Medication considerations of medication examples prescribed (see last bullet item)
- What is important to monitor in terms of labs and comorbid medical issues?
- Special Considerations (you must be specific, not general and address at least one for EACH category; you must demonstrate critical thinking beyond basics of HIPPA and informed consent!): legal considerations, ethical considerations, cultural considerations, and social determinants of health
- Where to follow up in your local community for further information
- Provide 3 examples of how to write a proper prescription that you would either provide to the patient or transmit to the pharmacy.
ASSESSING AND TREATING VULNERABLE POPULATIONS FOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS
