Psychiatric Disorders (Depression, Anxiety, Sleep) Discussion
Psychiatric Disorders (Depression, Anxiety, Sleep) Discussion
Benzodiazepines are commonly prescribed medications for several indications, including anxiety and sleep disorders. Let’s discuss their use in our health care systems and the impact on our patients.
Things to consider might include (just getting you thinking):
Safety: How could the side effect profile affect your patients* Efficacy: Are benzodiazepines efficacious for anxiety and sleep?
Use: Are they under or over prescribed? How can we ensure safe use of these medications?
Consider the following cases:
KT is a 24 year old female completing her studies. While home for spring break, she presents to her primary care physician because she has been worried about her academic, professional, and personal future since class restarted in late August. She is constantly worried about passing all of her exams and that she is going to be the only one of her friends that graduates school without a ring on her fin8er.
How would you help her assuming she meets the criteria for GAD?
WD is a 49-year-old male who suffered a myocardial infarction one week ago. Upon discharge, it was noted that WD appeared depressed. At a follow-up visit with his physician a week later, WD met criteria for a diagnosis of major depressive disorder. His past medical history includes. treatment refractory hypertension, diabetes mellitus (type II), and severe uncontrolled narrow angle glaucoma
How would you help him assuming he meets the criteria for MDD?
JM is a 42 year old female who was referred for management of insomnia. She reports that she is unable to sleep at all during the week (difficulty going to sleep and staying asleepj and sleeps all day on Sunday. She currently takes temazepam (Restoril) 30 mg HS (recently increased from 1Smg). She also experiences depression due to an abusive relationship with her boyfriend as well as her current lack of employment. She reports poor sleep hygiene (reads and watches TV in bed), drinks 6-8 cups of coffee throughout the day and does not pay attention to how late she eats or exercises.
What non-pharmacological and pharmacological therapies would you recommend for JM?
Post your initial response by Wednesday at midnight. Respond to one student by Sunday at midnight. Both responses should be a minimum of 150 words, scholarly written,
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