Elderly Hispanic Man With Major Depressive Disorder

To prepare for this Assignment:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how to assess and
  treat adult and geriatric clients requiring antidepressant therapy.

The Assignment

Examine Case Study: An Elderly Hispanic Man With Major Depressive Disorder.
You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to
prescribe to this client. Be sure to consider factors that might impact
the client’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.

• At each decision point stop to complete the following:
  • Decision #1
    • Which decision did you select?
    • Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
    • What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision?
      Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning
      Resources.
    • Explain any difference between what you expected to
      achieve with Decision #1 and the results of the decision. Why were they
      different?
  • Decision #2
    • Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
    • What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision?
      Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning
      Resources.
    • Explain any difference between what you expected to
      achieve with Decision #2 and the results of the decision. Why were they
      different?
  • Decision #3
    • Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
    • What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision?
      Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning
      Resources.
    • Explain any difference between what you expected to
      achieve with Decision #3 and the results of the decision. Why were they
      different?
• Also include how ethical considerations might impact your treatment plan and communication with clients.

Note:Support your rationale
with a minimum of three academic resources. While you may use the course
text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource
requirement.

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