1. What is the global burden of disease 30%
of mental health, neurological, and
substance use disorders?
2. How many children and adolescents 20%
are impacted by mental health disor-
ders worldwide?
3. How much does lost productivity re- $1 trillion USD
lated to anxiety and depression cost
the global economy each year?
4. When prescribing medications, the - symptoms
psychiatric mental health nurse - age
practitioner (PMHNP) must consider - physical health
each client's unique circumstances - previous response to treatment
including but not limited to- - lifestyle
5. The development of mental health - genetics
conditions is linked to causes such - biochemical processes
as- - environment
- lifestyle
6. Which is the priority data used to de- c. patient symptoms
termine a treatment plan for mental
health disorders?
a. drug adverse effects
b. patient lifestyle
c. patient symptoms
d. treatment history
7. Psychoactive Medications (image)
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8. Psychoactive & Psychotropic Med- According to the World Health Or-
ications ganization (WHO, 2020), the terms
"psychoactive" and "psychotropic"
may be used interchangeably and
are the most neutral and descriptive
terms for medications that affect men-
tal processes.
9. Symptom-Based Treatment - A diagnosis is determined based on
the presenting symptoms and by uti-
lizing well-developed interview tech-
niques and assessment skills.
- The PMHNP must recognize that
presenting symptoms may represent
what is happening within the client's
brain. For example, changes or loss-
es in grey matter are associated with
numerous psychiatric diagnoses, in-
cluding Alzheimer's disease, schizo-
phrenia, and major depressive disor-
der
10. Challenges of Psychiatric Prescrib- - Several factors hinder the effective-
ing ness of psychiatric drugs making a
one-size-fits-all treatment plan impos-
sible and even harmful. It is impor-
tant to thoroughly understand the full
scope of a client's presenting symp-
toms.
- For example, a client who presents
with depressive symptoms such as a
lack of energy, somnolence, weight
loss, and suicidal thinking may war-
rant treatment with a more stimulat-
ing antidepressant. On the contrary, a
client who presents with both depres-
sive and anxiety symptoms togeth-
er may require a different medication
that will not aggravate their anxiety.
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