NURS 6521 UMES Antidepressants Sub Classes Modes of Action & Indication

What are the Options?

Class,

Although there may seem to be an infinite number of psychological disorders, when it comes to available treatments, things may be different. Psychological disorders are treated with a variety of different drug classes. The versatility of psychiatric drugs, which can be used to treat a variety of disorders, is their beauty. The various medication classes used to treat psychological disorders are listed below:

Antidepressants
Anti-anxiety medications
Mood-stabilizing medications
Antipsychotic medications

Choose one of the medication classes listed above, describe its subclasses, the mechanism of a subclass, name the medications in that drug class, indications, side effects and counseling points for patient

Module 6: Psychological Disorders

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act…mental health is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood. NURS 6521 UMES Antidepressants Sub Classes Modes of Action & Indication

—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018

As an advanced practice nurse, treating patients who may present with psychological disorders requires critical clinical decision making. It is your expertise in clinical decision making that will ensure that the pharmacotherapeutics and other suggested treatments prescribed to your patients will not only promote positive patient health outcomes but will lead to sustained health and well-being.

Reference: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018). Mental health. Retrieved from https://www.cdc.gov/mentalhealth/index.htm

What’s Happening This Module?

Module 6: Psychological Disorders is a 1-week module, Week 8 of the course. In this module, you will examine types of drugs prescribed to patients with psychological disorders. You also examine potential impacts of pharmacotherapeutics used to treat psychological disorders on a patient’s pathophysiology.

What do I have to do?	When do I have to do it?
Review your Learning Resources	Days 1-7, Week 8
Discussion: Decision Making When Treating Psychological Disorders	Post by Day 3 of Week 8, and respond to your colleagues by Day 6 of Week 8.
Assignment: Decision Tree for Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Disorders	Submit your Assignment by Day 7 of Week 8.

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