STUDY GUIDE FOR MEDICATION TREATMENT SCHIZOPHRENIA SPECTRUM AND OTHER PSYCHOSIS DISORDERS

Clinical Requirement:

please see attached STUDYGUIDEFORMEDICATIONTREATMENTSCHIZOPHRENIASPECTRUMANDOTHERPSYCHOSISDISORDERSquestion.docx 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  treatment of patients with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders. · Research your assigned psychotropic medication agent using the Walden Library. Then, develop an organizational scheme for the important information about the medication. · Review Learning Resource: Utah State University. (n.d.).  Creating study guides.  https://www.usu.edu/academic-support/test/creating_study_guidesLinks to an external site. THE ASSIGNMENT Create a study guide for your assigned psychotropic medication agents. Your study guide should be in the form of an outline with references, and you should incorporate visual elements such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards. Be creative! It should not be in the format of an APA paper. Your guide should be informed by the  FDA-approved and Evidenced-Based, Clinical Practice Guidelines Research but also supported by at least three other scholarly resources. Areas of importance you should address, but are not limited to, are: · Title page · Description of the Psychopharmacological medication agent including brand and generic names and appropriate FDA indication uses · Any supporting, valid and reliable research for non-FDA uses · Drug classification · The medication mechanism of action · The medication pharmacokinetics · The medication pharmacodynamics · Mechanism of Action · Appropriate dosing, administration route, and any considerations for dosing alterations · Considerations of use and dosing in specific specialty populations to consider children, adolescents, elderly, pregnancy, suicidal behaviors, etc. · Definition of Half-life, why half-life is important, and the half-life for your assigned medication  · Side effects/adverse reaction potentials · Contraindications for use including significant drug to drug interactions · Overdose Considerations · Diagnostics and labs monitoring · Comorbidities considerations · Legal and ethical considerations · Pertinent patient education considerations · Reference Page Assignment: schizophrenia- select your drug of choice- I will not assign (Therapy for Patients With Schizophrenia) Reference-STUDYGUIDEFORMEDICATIONTREATMENTSCHIZOPHRENIASPECTRUMANDOTHERPSYCHOSISDISORDERS.docx · Stahl, S. M. (2021).  Stahl's essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (5th Ed.) Cambridge University Press. · Chapter 4, "Psychosis, Schizophrenia, and the Neurotransmitter Networks Dopamine, Serotonin, and Glutamate" (pp. 77-158) · Chapter 5, "Targeting Dopamine and Serotonin Receptors for Psychosis, Mood, and Beyond: So-Called “Antipsychotics” (pp. 159-243) · American Psychiatric Association. (2019).  Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with schizophrenia Links to an external site. . https://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Psychiatrists/Practice/Clinical%20Practice%20Guidelines/APA-Draft-Schizophrenia-Treatment-Guideline.pdf · Clozapine REMS. (2015).  Clozapine REMS: The single shared system for clozapine Links to an external site. . https://www.clozapinerems.com/CpmgClozapineUI/rems/pdf/resources/Clozapine_REMS_A_Guide_for_Healthcare_Providers.pdf · Funk, M. C., Beach, S. R., Bostwick, J. R., Celano, C. M., Hasnain, M., Pandurangi, A., Khandai, A., Taylor, A., Levenson, J. L., Riba, M., & Kovacs, R. J. (2018).  Resource document on QTc prolongation and psychotropic medications Links to an external site. . American Psychiatric Association. https://www.psychiatry.org/File%20Library/Psychiatrists/Directories/Library-and-Archive/resource_documents/Resource-Document-2018-QTc-Prolongation-and-Psychotropic-Med.pdf · Kay, S. R., Fiszbein, A., & Opler, L. A. (1987). The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) for schizophrenia.  Schizophrenia BulletinLinks to an external site. , 13(2), 261–276. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/13.2.261 · Levenson, J. C., Kay, D. B., & Buysse, D. J. (2015). The pathophysiology of insomnia.  ChestLinks to an external site. , 147(4), 1179–1192. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4388122/ · McClellan, J. & Stock. S. (2013). Practice parameter for the assessment and treatment of children and adolescents with schizophrenia.  Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryLinks to an external site. , 52(9), 976–990. https://www.jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(09)62600-9/pdf · Naber, D., & Lambert, M. (2009). The CATIE and CUtLASS studies in schizophrenia: Results and implications for clinicians.  CNS DrugsLinks to an external site. , 23(8), 649–659. https://doi.org/10.2165/00023210-200923080-00002 · Utah State University. (n.d.).  Creating study guides Links to an external site. . https://www.usu.edu/academic-support/test/creating_study_guides