Assignment: Pharmacological Treatment Plans

Assignment: Pharmacological Treatment Plans

Developing appropriate pharmacological treatment plans requires medical and mental health professionals to consider all potential factors that may be contributing to the client’s psychopathology. Contributing factors may include family history of mental illness (Preston, O’Neal, & Talaga, 2010), personal history, life circumstances, and drug abuse. Additionally, neurotransmitter malfunctions (genetic or self-induced) may manifest as diagnosable mental illnesses. Mental health care teams (e.g., counselors, medical doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and support teams) need to consider all of these factors in diagnosing and treating psychopathology.

For this Discussion, review the document “Neurobiology Considerations Case Study: Suzy” found in this week’s Learning Resources and consider the recommendations you might make to treat Suzy.

·       Post a brief description of the possible pharmacological recommendations for treating Suzy.

·       Explain any neurobiological considerations that inform your recommendations.

·       Explain the benefits and limitations of your recommendations.

·       Justify your recommendations based on the Learning Resources and current literature.

References (use 2 or more)

·       Lichtblau, L. (2011). Psychopharmacology demystified. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar, Cengage Learning.

·       Preston, J. D., O’Neal, J. H., & Talaga, M. C. (2017). Handbook of clinical psychopharmacology for therapists (8th ed.). Oakland, CA: New Harbinger.

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·       National Institute of Mental Health. (2008). Introduction: Mental health medications. Retrieved from 

·       National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. (2014). Brain basics: Understanding sleep. Retrieved on from 

·       Document: 

The treatment plan is built around the problems that the patient brings into
treatment. Within the treatment plan is a problem list that details each problem. The problem list comes at the end of the diagnostic summary. It tells the
staff what the patient will do in treatment. It must take into account all of the
physical, emotional, and behavioral problems relevant to the patient’s care,
as well as the patient’s strengths and weaknesses. It must also address each
of the six dimensions of ASAM that you are following.
The treatment plan details the therapeutic interventions, what is going
to be done, when it is going to be done, and by whom. It must consider each
of the patient’s needs and come up with clear ways of dealing with each problem. The treatment plan flows into discharge planning, which begins from
the initial assessment.