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(solved) NURS 6630 Week 4 Assignment: Assessing and
Treating Pediatric Patients With Mood Disorders; The client
is an 8-year-old African American male who arrives at the
ER with his mother. He is exhibiting signs of depression
Assignment: Assessing and Treating Pediatric Patients with Mood Disorders
Manvir Pannu
Walden University
NURS 6630: Psychopharmalogical Approaches to Treat Psychopathology
Aaron Weiner
December 28, 2020
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Assignment : Assessing and Treating Pediatric Patients With Mood Disorders
In the given scenario, the client is an 8-year-old African American male who
arrives at the ER with his mother. He is exhibiting signs of depression. The patient complained
of feeling "sad", the mother reports that the teacher said the child is withdrawn from peers in
class, decreased appetite, and occasional irritation periods. The client reached all developmental
landmarks at appropriate ages. Laboratory studies are within the normal range. The child was
referred to psychiatry for evaluation.
The patient is alert, oriented x 3, clear, coherent, goal-directed, spontaneous. The self-
reported mood was "sad." Affect was somewhat blunted but smiled appropriately at various
points throughout the clinical interview. He denies visual and auditory hallucinations. No
delusional or paranoid thought processes were noted. Judgment and insight appear to be age-
appropriate. He is not endorsing active suicidal ideation but does admit that he often thinks about
himself being dead and what it would be like to be dead.
Which decision did you select?
The first selected treatment option is Zoloft 25 mg orally daily for depression.
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically
relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature
Major depressive disorder occurs in adults and children and adolescents (Gershon et al.,
1987). According to researchers, it is appropriate for clinicians to prescribe an SSRI for children
and adolescents experiencing persistent moderate to severe depression or anxiety symptoms with
clear evidence of functional impairment in addition to supportive treatment or a course of
psychotherapy (Garland et al., 2016). In the given scenario, the patient is exhibiting functional
(solved) NURS 6630 Week 4 Assignment: Assessing and
Treating Pediatric Patients With Mood Disorders; The client
is an 8-year-old African American male who arrives at the
ER with his mother. He is exhibiting signs of depression
Assignment: Assessing and Treating Pediatric Patients with Mood Disorders
Manvir Pannu
Walden University
NURS 6630: Psychopharmalogical Approaches to Treat Psychopathology
Aaron Weiner
December 28, 2020
, 2
Assignment : Assessing and Treating Pediatric Patients With Mood Disorders
In the given scenario, the client is an 8-year-old African American male who
arrives at the ER with his mother. He is exhibiting signs of depression. The patient complained
of feeling "sad", the mother reports that the teacher said the child is withdrawn from peers in
class, decreased appetite, and occasional irritation periods. The client reached all developmental
landmarks at appropriate ages. Laboratory studies are within the normal range. The child was
referred to psychiatry for evaluation.
The patient is alert, oriented x 3, clear, coherent, goal-directed, spontaneous. The self-
reported mood was "sad." Affect was somewhat blunted but smiled appropriately at various
points throughout the clinical interview. He denies visual and auditory hallucinations. No
delusional or paranoid thought processes were noted. Judgment and insight appear to be age-
appropriate. He is not endorsing active suicidal ideation but does admit that he often thinks about
himself being dead and what it would be like to be dead.
Which decision did you select?
The first selected treatment option is Zoloft 25 mg orally daily for depression.
Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically
relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature
Major depressive disorder occurs in adults and children and adolescents (Gershon et al.,
1987). According to researchers, it is appropriate for clinicians to prescribe an SSRI for children
and adolescents experiencing persistent moderate to severe depression or anxiety symptoms with
clear evidence of functional impairment in addition to supportive treatment or a course of
psychotherapy (Garland et al., 2016). In the given scenario, the patient is exhibiting functional
