(Answered) NURS 6630 Week 8 Assignment 1: Short Answer Assessment

(Answered) NURS 6630 Week 8 Assignment 1: Short Answer Assessment Pauline Ndoping NURS 6630: Psychopharmalogical Approaches to Treat Psychopathology Assignment: Short Answer Assessment Walden University This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on 02-21-2023 23:07:56 GMT -06:00 In 3 or 4 sentences, explain the appropriate drug therapy for a patient who presents with MDD and a history of alcohol abuse. Which drugs are contraindicated if any, and why? Be specific. What is the timeframe that the patient should see the resolution of symptoms? The medications effective for the patient who presents with MDD and a history of alcohol abuse include SNRI (selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors) and SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors). These medications are better tolerated and thought to be safer for patients who have depression and they are alcoholic (Clevenger et al., 2018). Paxil has been shown efficiency regarding alcohol abuse and social anxiety, hence it can be considered a good choice of drug. Patients who are alcoholics or have substance abuse issues often have anxiety and depression and these conditions comorbid with each other (Potter, 2019). Due to the risk of seizures, Effexor XR is contraindicated. Most of the patients' experience resolution of symptoms in at least four weeks of treatment with SSRI. List 4 predictors of late-onset generalized anxiety disorder. Four predictors of late-onset of generalized anxiety include: • Sex (being female) • Chronic anxiety • Comorbid mental illnesses • Herat failure and arrhythmia • Cognitive impairment (Beutel et al., 2019) List 4 potential neurobiology causes of psychotic major depression. Four possible neurobiological causes of major depression include: • Patients having a higher ventricular brain ratio. • Patients having irregularity in the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. • Patients having imbalanced dopamine levels. This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on 02-21-2023 23:07:56 GMT -06:00 • Patients having higher levels of circulating cortisol (Dean & Keshavan, 2017) An episode of major depression is defined as a period of time lasting at least 2 weeks. List at least 5 symptoms required for the episode to occur. Be specific. According to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for major depression, 5 symptoms required for the episode to occur include: • Most of the day depressed mood. • Noticeably lack pleasure or interest in daily living activities every day. • Decreased or increase in appetite or noteworthy loss of weight when the person is not dieting. • Loss of energy or fatigue