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Assignment - Treatment Plan for Mood Disorder Discussion
Description - You are seeing the following patient who has just been diagnosed with a mood disorder:
1. Last Name Q-S: Nova, a 48-year-old Native American man with bipolar 1 disorder, current episode is mixed. He also has a new diagnosis of fatty liver disease.
Create a treatment plan for your assigned person and include at least two peer-review articles.
Address the following:
1. What medication(s) would you start them on? Include the name of the drug; starting dose; titration schedule; targeted maintenance dose, route, and frequency; and FDA indicated use, and whether your choice is off label. Why did you choose this medication?
2. Initial labs or other tests such as EKG, height/weight, and vital signs.
3. What type of psychotherapy or counseling would you recommend for them?