ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS ARE:
(1) Review the resources, including the MEDICATIONS, and reflect on the psychopharmacology treatment you might recommend for the assessment and treatment of the patient requiring Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction. THE ASSIGNMENT: 5 PAGES.
You are asked to make THREE DECISIONS concerning the medication to prescribe to the patient. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the patient’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic process. At each decision point, you should evaluate all options before selecting your MEDICATION DECISION. Make sure that you researched each option and that you evaluate the decision you have selected in relation to the patient’s condition as a whole, addiction, and behaviors. Be sure to research using the primary literature.
THE Medications are; (1) Vivitrol ( naltrexone) injection, 380 mg Intramuscular in the gluteal region every 4 weeks.
(2) Antabuse ( disulfiram) 250 mg orally daily
(3) Campral (acamprosate) 666 mg orally three times/day.
(1) Introduction to the case (1 Page ): Briefly explain and summarize the case for this Assignment. Be sure to include the patient-specific factors that may impact your decision-making when prescribing medication for this patient.
DECISION # 1: ( 1 Page )
(a) Which Medication decision did you select?
(b) Why did you select this Medication Decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
(c) Why did you not select the other Two Medications options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support tour response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
(d) 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).
( e) Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with patients. Be specific and provide examples.
DECISION #2
(1): What medication from the THREE medications above will you give or continue to give or increase/ decrease the dose or maintain at the given dose to increase the effectiveness and stability of patient treatment?
(1) Why did you select this medication? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and specific- patient resources, including the primary literature.
(2) Why did you not select the other Two medication options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
(3) What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references including the primary literature.
(4) Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with the patient. Be specific and provide examples. DECISION # 3 ( (1 PAGE) What medication will you give either decrease/ increase or change or maintain at given doses to achieve therapeutic effectiveness?
(1) Why did you select this decision? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature.
(2) Why did you not select the other two medication options provided in the exercise? Be specific and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources including the literature.
(3) What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision with this medication option? Support your response with evidence and references to the learning resources including the primary literature.
(4) Explain how ethical considerations may impact your treatment plan and communication with the patient. Be specific and provide examples. CONCLUSION (1 Page) Summarize your recommendation on the treatment options you selected for this patient. Be sure to justify your recommendation and support your response with clinically relevant and patient-specific resources, including the primary literature. Support your rationale with a minimum of SIX academic resources by utilizing the primary and secondary literature.
(7) This paper should include the TITLE PAGE, INTRODUCTION, SUMMARY, AND REFERENCES. PLEASE answer all parts of the Assignment questions expectations with reflective critical analysis, APA writing rules, and style.
