Problem: Create a digital presentation of 7-10 slides (not including the title and reference slides) offering primary, secondary, and tertiary medications and at least one alternative intervention for the management of the mental health diagnoses discussed in this course:
- Anxiety disorders
- Bipolar and mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Schizophrenia spectrum
- Trauma and adjustment disorders
Include a slide summarizing the following:
NASW Social Workers' Ethical Responsibilities to the Broader Society, ethical standards on Social Welfare, Public Participation, Public Emergencies, Social and Political Action in addressing concepts like pill mills, overmedicating, Big Pharma, and political implications.
Discuss the limitations of medication for Trauma and adjustment disorders. Need Assignment Help?
Provide one alternative to pharmacological treatment for trauma and adjustment disorders, and explain its effectiveness.
Include in paragraph citation using the references below.
American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.).
Gray, S. (2024). Psychopathology: A competency-based assessment for social workers (5th ed.). Cengage. ISBN-13: 978-0-357-52008-6
Murayama, K., Nakao, T., Ohno, A., Tsuruta, S., Tomiyama, H., Hasuzawa, S., Mizobe, T., Kato, K., & Kanba, S. (2020). Impacts of stressful life events and traumatic experiences on onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11, 1-6.
National Association of Social Workers. (2021). Code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers.
Pargament, K. I. (2011). Spiritually integrated psychotherapy: Understanding and addressing the sacred. Guilford Press.