Case study Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology (laureate-media.com) Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia Psychosis and schizophrenia greatly impact the brain’s normal processes, which interfere with the ability to think clearly. When symptoms of these disorders are uncontrolled, patients may struggle to function in daily life. However, patients often thrive when properly diagnosed and treated under the close supervision of a psychiatric mental health practitioner. For this Assignment, as you examine the patient case study in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and treat patients presenting with psychosis and schizophrenia. To prepare for this Assignment: · Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the Medication Resources indicated for this week. · Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for the assessment and treatment of patients with schizophrenia-related psychoses. The Assignment: 5 pages Examine Case Study: Pakistani Woman With Delusional Thought Processes. You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes. At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your decision and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that you have researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that you will select. Be sure to research each option using the primary literature. Introduction to the case (1 page) · Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact your decision making when prescribing medication for this patient. Decision #1 (1 page) · Which decision did you select? · Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. · Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. · What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources (including the primary literature). · Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples. Decision #2 (1 page) · Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. · Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. · What were you hoping ...

1. Case study Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of
Psychopathology (laureate-media.com)
Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With Psychosis
and Schizophrenia
Psychosis and schizophrenia greatly impact the brain’s normal
processes, which interfere with the ability to think clearly.
When symptoms of these disorders are uncontrolled, patients
may struggle to function in daily life. However, patients often
thrive when properly diagnosed and treated under the close
supervision of a psychiatric mental health practitioner. For this
Assignment, as you examine the patient case study in this
week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might assess and
treat patients presenting with psychosis and schizophrenia.
To prepare for this Assignment:
· Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the
Medication Resources indicated for this week.
· Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might
recommend for the assessment and treatment of patients with
schizophrenia-related psychoses.
The Assignment: 5 pages
Examine Case Study: Pakistani Woman With Delusional
Thought Processes. You will be asked to make three decisions
concerning the medication to prescribe to this patient. Be sure
to consider factors that might impact the patient’s
pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.
At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before
selecting your decision and moving throughout the exercise.
Before you make your decision, make sure that you have
researched each option and that you evaluate the decision that
you will select. Be sure to research each option using the
primary literature.
Introduction to the case (1 page)

2. · Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment.
Be sure to include the specific patient factors that may impact
your decision making when prescribing medication for this
patient.
Decision #1 (1 page)
· Which decision did you select?
· Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your
response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources,
including the primary literature.
· Why did you not select the other two options provided in the
exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically
relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary
literature.
· What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision?
Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
· Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment
plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide
examples.
Decision #2 (1 page)
· Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your
response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources,
including the primary literature.
· Why did you not select the other two options provided in the
exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically
relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary
literature.
· What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision?
Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
· Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment
plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide
examples.
Decision #3 (1 page)
· Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your
response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources,

3. including the primary literature.
· Why did you not select the other two options provided in the
exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically
relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary
literature.
· What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision?
Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources (including the primary literature).
· Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment
plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide
examples.
Conclusion (1 page)
· Summarize your recommendations on the treatment options
you selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your
recommendations and support your response with clinically
relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary
literature.
Note: Support your rationale with a minimum of five academic
resources. While you may use the course text to support your
rationale, it will not count toward the resource requirement.
You should be utilizing the primary and secondary literature.
Therapy for Patients With Schizophrenia
According to the Schizophrenia and Related Disorders Alliance
of America, approximately 3.5 million people in the United
States are diagnosed with schizophrenia (n.d.), and it is one of

4. the leading causes of disability. In practice, patients may
present with delusions, hallucinations, disorganized thinking,
disorganized or abnormal motor behavior, as well as other
negative symptoms that can be disabling for these individuals.
Not only are these symptoms one of the most challenging
symptom clusters you will encounter, many are associated with
other disorders, such as depression, bipolar disorder, and
disorders on the schizophrenia spectrum. As a psychiatric nurse
practitioner, you must understand the underlying neurobiology
of these symptoms to select appropriate therapies and improve
outcomes for patients.
This week, as you examine antipsychotic therapies, you explore
the assessment and treatment of patients with psychosis and
schizophrenia. You also consider ethical and legal implications
of these therapies.
Students will:
· Assess client factors and history to develop personalized
therapy plans for patients with insomnia
· Analyze factors that influence pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic processes in patients requiring therapy for
insomnia
· Assess patient factors and history to develop personalized
plans of antipsychotic therapy for patients
· Analyze factors that influence pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic processes in patients requiring antipsychotic
therapy
· Synthesize knowledge of providing care to patients presenting
for antipsychotic therapy
· Analyze ethical and legal implications related to prescribing
antipsychotic therapy to patients across the lifespan
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Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of
Psychopathology (laureate
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media.com)
Assignment: Assessing and Treating
Patients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Psychosis and schizophrenia greatly impact the brain’s normal
processes, which
interfere with the ability to think clearly. When symptoms of
these disorders are
uncontrolled, patients may struggle to function in daily life.
However, patients often
thrive w
hen properly diagnosed and treated under the close supervision
of a psychiatric
mental health practitioner. For this Assignment, as you examine
the patient case study
in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might
assess and treat patients
prese
nting with psychosis and schizophrenia.
To prepare for this Assignment:
·
Review this week’s Learning Resources, including the
Medication Resources
indicated for this week.

6. ·
Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you
might recommend for the
assessment and treatment of patients with schizophrenia
-
related psychoses.
The Assignment: 5 pages
Examine
Case Study: Pakistani Woman With Delusional Thought
Processes.
You will
be asked to make three decisions concerning the medic
ation to prescribe to this patient.
Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s
pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic processes.
At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before
selecting your decision
and moving throughout the
exercise. Before you make your decision, make sure that
you have researched each option and that you evaluate the
decision that you will select.
Be sure to research each option using the primary literature.
Introduction to the case (1 page)
·
Briefly explain

7. and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include
the specific patient factors that may impact your decision
making when
prescribing medication for this patient.
Decision #1 (1 page)
·
Which decision did you select?
·
Why did you select this deci
sion? Be specific and support your response with
clinically relevant and patient
-
specific resources, including the primary literature.
·
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the
exercise? Be
specific and support your response with clinica
lly relevant and patient
-
specific
resources, including the primary literature.
·
What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision?
Support your
response with evidence and references to the Learning
Resources (including the
primary literature).

8. ·
Explain
how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and
communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.
Case study Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of
Psychopathology (laureate-media.com)
Assignment: Assessing and Treating
Patients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Psychosis and schizophrenia greatly impact the brain’s normal
processes, which
interfere with the ability to think clearly. When symptoms of
these disorders are
uncontrolled, patients may struggle to function in daily life.
However, patients often
thrive when properly diagnosed and treated under the close
supervision of a psychiatric
mental health practitioner. For this Assignment, as you examine
the patient case study
in this week’s Learning Resources, consider how you might
assess and treat patients
presenting with psychosis and schizophrenia.
To prepare for this Assignment:
Medication Resources
indicated for this week.
recommend for the
assessment and treatment of patients with schizophrenia-related
psychoses.
The Assignment: 5 pages

9. Examine Case Study: Pakistani Woman With Delusional
Thought Processes. You will
be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to
prescribe to this patient.
Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s
pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic processes.
At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before
selecting your decision
and moving throughout the exercise. Before you make your
decision, make sure that
you have researched each option and that you evaluate the
decision that you will select.
Be sure to research each option using the primary literature.
Introduction to the case (1 page)
Be sure to include
the specific patient factors that may impact your decision
making when
prescribing medication for this patient.
Decision #1 (1 page)
your response with
clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the
primary literature.
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the
exercise? Be
specific and support your response with clinically relevant and
patient-specific
resources, including the primary literature.
ision?
Support your
response with evidence and references to the Learning
Resources (including the
primary literature).

10. treatment plan and
communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.