Select an SMI diagnosis (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) and a medication that is used to treat someone with that diagnosis.
Conduct a search in the peer-reviewed literature to gather some basic information on the medication. APA Style
First, provide a detailed description of the medication that you have selected.
What group or groups of clients would be a candidate for this particular medication? Why? •
How does the medicine work (describe the action in the brain)? See the following website to help you out: http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/
What are some of the benefits of the drug? Risks? Side effects? Dosage?
When would the medication be indicated for a particular client or group of clients? When would it be contraindicated?
Describe the medication in a fashion that would be understandable to an individual with a psychotic disorder and/or the caregiver for such individual. Prepare an informational description that you could use to teach a client or group of clients about this particular medication. Attend to language and simplicity of presentation. As you write, consider what questions a client might ask (i.e. what that client might need or want to know).
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