Assignment: Assessing and Treating Adult and Geriatric Clients With Mood Disorders

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?






Rubric:

Assignment exceeds expectations. All topics are addressed with a minimum of 75% containing exceptional breadth and depth about each of the assignment topics.

Quality of Work Submitted:
 The extent of which work meets the assigned criteria and work reflects graduate level critical and analytic thinking. 

Quality of Work Submitted:
 The purpose of the paper is clear. 

Assimilation and Synthesis of Ideas:
 The extent to which the work reflects the student's ability to:

Understand and interpret the assignment's key concepts. 

Assimilation and Synthesis of Ideas:
 The extent to which the work reflects the student's ability to:

Apply and integrate material in course resources (i.e. video, required readings, and textbook) and credible outside resources. 

Assimilation and Synthesis of Ideas:
 The extent to which the work reflects the student's ability to:

Synthesize (combines various components or different ideas into a new whole) material in course resources (i.e. video, required readings,  textbook) and outside, credible resources by comparing different points of view and highlighting similarities, differences, and connections. 

Written Expression and Formatting

Paragraph and Sentence Structure: Paragraphs make clear points that support well developed ideas, flow logically, and demonstrate continuity of ideas. Sentences are clearly structured and carefully focused--neither long and rambling nor short and lacking substance. 

Written Expression and Formatting

English writing standards: Correct grammar, mechanics, and proper punctuation 

Written Expression and Formatting

The paper follows correct APA format for title page, headings, font, spacing, margins, indentations, page numbers, running head, parenthetical/in-text citations, and reference list.