Assignment Task:
Exam the assessment and treatment of patients with PTSD.
A middle aged Caucasian man with anxiety. You need to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe for this patient. Consider factors that might impact patient pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics processes.
Select what decision
- Begin Paxil 10 mg po daily
- Begin imipramine 25 mg po BID
- Begin Buspirone 10 mg po BID
What decision will you select?
Why you select this decision? Support response with specific clinical resources/primary literature
Why did you not select the other two options provided in the exercise?
What were you hoping to achieve when you make this decision?
Explain ethical considerations that may impact your treatment plan and communication with this patient. Provide specific examples.