The PMHNP is seeing a patient who presents with a chief complaint of feeling depressed. Further exploration reveals that while the patient does have several symptoms of a depressive episode, he does not quite meet criteria for any of the commonly encountered depressive disorders. The primary issue seems to center around the fact that the client feels as if his life has no meaning. He says he gets up, he gets dressed, goes to work, pays the bills, does all of the things he is supposed to do in...
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The PMHNP is seeing a patient who presents with a chief complaint of feeling depressed. Further exploration reveals that while the patient does have several symptoms of a depressive episode, he does not quite meet criteria for any of the commonly encountered depressive disorders. The primary issue seems to center around the fact that the client feels as if his life has no meaning. He says he gets up, he gets dressed, goes to work, pays the bills, does all of the things he is supposed to do in...
A 67-year-old female is being evaluated for complaints of depression. She has always struggled with times where she was down but never liked taking medication and has tried to treat herself with nutraceuticals. Her symptoms have gotten much worse lately because her husband died and she is struggling with that. She has been seeing a therapist for the last few months but is not feeling any real improvement. When considering pharmacotherapy for her, which of the following medications should be a...
PMHNP Certification Q & A
The PMHNP is seeing a patient who presents with a chief complaint of feeling depressed. Further exploration reveals that while the patient does have several symptoms of a depressive episode, he does not quite meet criteria for any of the commonly encountered depressive disorders. The primary issue seems to center around the fact that the client feels as if his life has no meaning. He says he gets up, he gets dressed, goes to work, pays the bills, does all of the things he is supposed to do in...
