Case Study: An African American Child Suffering from Depression.

  • Review ALL this week’s Learning Resources below, including the Medication Resources indicated for this week. • Reflect on the psychopharmacologic treatments you might recommend for the assessment and treatment of pediatric patients requiring antidepressant therapy. 1) Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders [electronic resource] : DSM-5. https://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=cat06423a&AN=wal.DSM5&site=eds-live&scope=site 2) Sequenced treatment alternatives to relieve depression (STAR*D): part 1: study design. https://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=105677501&site=ehost-live&scope=site 3) Sequenced treatment alternatives to relieve depression (STAR*D): part 2: study design. https://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rzh&AN=105699368&site=ehost-live&scope=site 4) Principles In Using Psychotropic Medication In Children And Adolescents https://iacapap.org/content/uploads/A.7-Psychopharmacology-2019.1.pdf 5) Children’s Depression Rating Scale, Revised https://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mmt&AN=test.1781&site=eds-live&scope=site 6) Biomarkers in pediatric depression https://ezp.waldenulibrary.org/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=mnh&AN=24002798&site=ehost-live&scope=site 7) The Role of Ethnicity in Variability in Response to Drugs: Focus on Clinical Pharmacology Studies https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5237776_The_Role_of_Ethnicity_in_Variability_in_Response_to_Drugs_Focus_on_Clinical_Pharmacology_Studies 8) Controversies in the use of antidepressants in children and adolescents: A decade since the storm and where do we stand now? https://doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2014.938497