A 17 year old male is attending his post hospital discharge…
A 17 year old male is attending his post hospital discharge appointment where he was diagnosed with early onset schizophrenia after a first episode psychotic event. He has been taking risperidone 4 mg by mouth QHS. Which of the following is the top priority during this first encounter with the PMHNP?
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You are the PMHNP who is seeing a new patient for symptoms of depression. There are no identifying triggers for the symptoms. According to the DSM-5, you know that in order to diagnose Major depressive disorder (MDD), one of the following 2 symptoms have to be present:
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A 10-year-old boy who had been prescribed fluoxetine (Prozac) for major depressive disorder presents to the psychiatric emergency department for running in to the street in front of a car on the way home from school. In the ED, he has been selectively mute, but the PMHNP was able to elicit his desire to be dead. He has been medically cleared. Which of the following symptoms often are endorsed or observed for children with MDD compared to adults
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