WEEK 4 Assignment: Antidepressants

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Assess patient factors and history to develop personalized plans of antidepressant therapy across the lifespan
• Analyze factors that influence pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes in pediatric, adult, and older adult patients requiring antidepressant therapy
• Synthesize knowledge of providing care to pediatric, adult, and older adult patients presenting for antidepressant therapy
• Analyze ethical, legal, and social implications related to prescribing antidepressant therapy to patients across the lifespan

Learning Resources/ Readings

• Goldin, D. S. (2023). Fast facts for psychopharmacology for nurse practitioners. Springer Publishing.
• Stahl, S. M. (2021). Stahl’s essential psychopharmacology: Neuroscientific basis and practical applications (5th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
  • Chapter 9, “Chronic Pain and Its Treatment (pp. 379–400)
• Beneke, L. L. (2024, June 4). Tricyclic antidepressant toxicity treatment & management Medscape. https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/819204-treatment#d11
• Cleveland Clinic. (2023, July 24). Tricyclic antidepressants. Treatments & Procedures. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/25146-tricyclic-antidepressants
• American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria Update Expert Panel. (2023). American Geriatrics Society 2023 updated AGS Beers Criteria for potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 71(7), 2033–2357. https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18372
• American Psychological Association. (2023). Clinical practice guideline for the treatment of depression across three age cohorts. APA. https://www.apa.org/depression-guideline
• Drugs.com (2023). https://www.drugs.com/
• Note: Please use the following resource to check the most up-to-date box warnings, FDA approvals and indications, recommendations for follow-up evaluations. changes, etc.
• Antidepressant Medication Table
  Note: Utilize this medication table to familiarize yourself with the medications aligned with the topics presented this week.