Depressive disorder causes and symptoms How depression is diagnosed for the vulnerable population of your choice, why is this population considered vulnerable Medication treatment options including risk vs benefits

For this assignment, you will develop a patient medication guide for treatment of depressive disorders in the vulnerable population of older adults. Be sure to use language appropriate for the caregiver. You will include non-copyright images and/or information tables to make your patient medication guide interesting and appealing. Limit your patient medication guide to 5 pages. You will create this guide as an assignment; therefore, a title page, introduction, conclusion, and reference page are required. You must include a minimum of 3 scholarly supporting resources. In your patient guide, include discussion on the following: Depressive disorder causes and symptoms How depression is diagnosed for the vulnerable population of your choice, why is this population considered vulnerable Medication treatment options including risk vs benefits; side effects; FDA approvals for the vulnerable population of your choice Medication considerations of medication examples prescribed (see last bullet item) What is important to monitor in terms of labs, comorbid medical issues with why important for monitoring Special Considerations (you must be specific, not general and address at least one for EACH category; you must demonstrate critical thinking beyond basics of HIPPA and informed consent!): legal considerations, ethical considerations, cultural considerations, social determinants of health Where to follow up in Winston Salem, NC for further information Provide 3 examples of how to write a proper prescriiption that you would provide to the patient or transmit to the pharmacy.

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