Assessing and Treating Clients with With Bipolar Disorder

Assignment: Assessing and Treating Clients with With Bipolar Disorder NURS 6630N

The Assignment
Examine Case Study: An Asian American Woman With Bipolar 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
o Which decision did you select?
o Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources.Assessing and Treating Clients with With Bipolar Disorder
o What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with
evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #1 and the results
of the decision. Why were they different?
 Decision #2
o Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources.
o What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with
evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and the results
of the decision. Why were they different?Assessing and Treating Clients with With Bipolar Disorder
 Decision #3
o Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the
Learning Resources.
o What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with
evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
o Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #3 and the results
of the decision. Why were they different?
Also include how ethical considerations might impact your treatment plan and
communication with clients.
Note: Support your rationale with a minimum of three academic resources. While you
may use the course text to support your rationale, it will not count toward the resource
requirement.
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Learning Resources
Note: To access this week’s required library resources, please click on the link to the
Course Readings List, found in the Course Materials section of your Syllabus.
Required Readings
Note: All Stahl resources can be accessed through this link provided.

Stahl, S. M. (2013). Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and
practical applications (4th ed.). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

To access the following chapters, click on the Essential Psychopharmacology, 4th ed
tab on the Stahl Online website and select the appropriate chapter. Be sure to read all
sections on the left navigation bar for each chapter.
 Chapter 6, “Mood Disorders”Assessing and Treating Clients with With Bipolar Disorder
 Chapter 8, “Mood Stabilizers”
Stahl, S. M., & Ball, S. (2009b). Stahl’s illustrated mood stabilizers. New York, NY:
Cambridge University Press.

To access the following chapters, click on the Illustrated Guides tab and then the
Mood Stabilizers tab.
 Chapter 4, “Lithium and Various Anticonvulsants as Mood Stabilizers for Bipolar Disorder”
 Chapter 5, “Atypical Antipsychotics as Mood Stabilizers for Bipolar Disorder”
Vitiello, B. (2013). How effective are the current treatments for children diagnosed with
manic/mixed bipolar disorder? CNS Drugs, 27(5), 331-333. doi:10.1007/s40263-013-
0060-3

Chen, R., Wang, H., Shi, J., Shen, K., & Hu, P. (2015). Cytochrome P450 2D6 genotype
affects the pharmacokinetics of controlled-release paroxetine in healthy Chinese
subjects: comparison of traditional phenotype and activity score systems. European
Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 71(7), 835-841. doi:10.1007/s00228-015-1855-6
Required Media
Laureate Education. (2016f). Case study: An Asian American woman with bipolar
disorder [Interactive media file]. Baltimore, MD: Author

Note: This case study will serve as the foundation for this week’s Assignment.
Optional Resources
Mostafavi, A., Solhi, M., Mohammadi, M., Hamedi, M., Keshavarzi, M., & Akhondzadeh,
S. (2014). Melatonin decreases olanzapine induced metabolic side-effects in
adolescents with bipolar disorder: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial.
Acta Medica Iranica, 52(10), 734-739.
Retrieved from http://acta.tums.ac.ir/index.php/acta
To prepare for this Assignment:

 Review this week’s Learning Resources. Consider how to assess and treat clients requiring
bipolar therapy.