Assessing and Treating Clients with With Bipolar Disorder Assessing and Treating Clients with With Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder is a unique disorder that causes shifts in mood and energy, which results in depression and mania for clients. Proper diagnosis of this disorder is often a challenge for two reasons: 1) clients often present as depressive…
Week 4: Bipolar Therapy Week 4: Bipolar Therapy Jay, an 18-year-old high school senior, presents with symptoms of difficulty sleeping and feeling sad, which results in an initial diagnosis of depression. His mother later reports, however, that Jay exhibits symptoms of irritability and risk-taking behaviors. (His little brother reported to his mother that they were…
Assessing and Treating Adult and Geriatric Clients With Mood Disorders 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…
Discussion: The Impact of Ethnicity on Antidepressant Therapy Discussion: The Impact of Ethnicity on Antidepressant Therapy Major depressive disorder is one of the most prevalent disorders you will see in clinical practice. Treatment for this disorder, however, can vary greatly depending on client factors, such as ethnicity and culture. As a psychiatric mental health professional,…