NURS 6630 – Psychopharmacologic
Approaches to Treatment of
Psychopathology Discussions and
Assignments
NURS 6630 Week 3 Assignment: Assessing and
Treating Adult and Geriatric Clients With Mood
Disorders
Case Study: An Elderly Hispanic Man With Major Depressive
Disorder
Needs to be 6-8 pages, & total references, but 3 need to be Academic
References. Apa Format. Please Read the case study and choose one of
the medications below and answer the questions below. The instructor
states its ok if we don’t choose the best medication for the patient
just as long as we answer the questions and state why we chose the
medication and why we did not choose the others.
Assignment: Assessing and Treating Adult and Geriatric Clients With
Mood Disorders
Advances in genetics and epigenetics have changed the traditional
understanding of mood disorders, resulting in new evidence-based
practices. In your role as a psychiatric mental health nurse
practitioner, it is essential for you to continually educate yourself on
new findings and best practices in the field. For this Assignment, you
, consider best practices for assessing and treating adult and geriatric
clients presenting with mood disorders.
Case Study: An Elderly Hispanic Man With Major Depressive Disorder
Required Readings
Note: All Stahl resources can be accessed through the Walden Library
using this link. This link will take you to a log-in page for the Walden
Library. Once you log into the library, the Stahl website will
appear.NURS 6630 – Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment
of Psychopathology Essay Assignment
Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology:
Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (4th ed.). New York,
NY: Cambridge University Press.
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
• bupropion
• citalopram
• clomipramine
• desipramine
• desvenlafaxine
• doxepin
• duloxetine
• escitalopram