Problem 1: What are the different depressive disorders that may present in children? How does their diagnosis differ from one another? What are some possible symptom differences between pediatric and adult depression?
Problem 2: Do you plan to use a screening tool for depression in your practice with children and adolescents? If yes, what tool do you plan to use, and what is the evidence that this tool can be used for the pediatric population?
Problem 3: You have diagnosed your 10-year-old patient with Major Depressive Disorder, Moderate, Single episode, F32.1. Your patient has never had a mental health diagnosis before and has not previously been treated with psychotropic medications or participated in therapy. What is your initial treatment plan for this patient?
Problem 4: Your patient, a 15-year-old diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder, Moderate, Single episode, F32.1, has been treated with Fluoxetine for 12 weeks. Despite dose increases in Fluoxetine, your patient has only had a partial response to treatment. The patient's current dose of Fluoxetine is 60 mg daily. How would you modify the treatment plan for this patient?
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