Essential Psychopharmacology
Learning Objectives
· Assess client factors and history to develop personalized plans of antidepressant therapy for adult and geriatric clients
· Analyze factors that influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in adult and geriatric clients requiring antidepressant therapy
· Evaluate efficacy of treatment plans
· Analyze ethical and legal implications related to prescribing antidepressant therapy to adult and geriatric clients
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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
· clomipramine
· desipramine
· desvenlafaxine
· doxepin
· duloxetine
· escitalopram
· fluoxetine
· fluvoxamine
· imipramine
· ketamine
· mirtazapine
· nortriptyline
· paroxetine
· selegiline
· sertraline
· trazodone
· venlafaxine
· vilazodone
· vortioxetine
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marie_Asberg/publication/22697065_A_New_Depression_Scale_Designed_to_be_Sensitive_to_Change/links/09e41513f85c708fee000000.pdf
https://mym.cdn.laureate-media.com/2dett4d/Walden/NURS/6630/03/mm/adult_geriatric_depression/index.html
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
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