How might mandated treatment impact your clinical decision making as the mental health professional assigned to these cases?

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Prior to beginning work on this discussion forum, be certain to have read all the required resources for this week. The use of mandated, or legally coerced, treatment is widespread. Yet research demonstrating the efficacy of this type of treatment is limited, and mandating mental health treatment is one of the most contested issues in the field of psychology. To justify the continued use of mandated treatment, policymakers, practitioners, and researchers are obligated to demonstrate the effectiveness and limitations of such treatment programs.
You have been called in to consult on cases that may require mandated treatment. After reviewing the PSY699 The ethics of mandated treatment scenarios, choose two to discuss in your initial post. Begin your research with the required resources for this week. Using the specific situations presented in each of the scenarios you have chosen, conduct further research to help inform your recommendations for each individual. A minimum of one resource per scenario, beyond those already required for the assignment, must be included in your initial post.
In your post, construct clear and concise arguments using evidence-based psychological concepts and theories to present your recommendations as to whether or not treatment should be mandated for the individuals in each of the scenarios. As you write your recommendations, be certain to provide insights into the following questions.

What are the ethical principles and implications raised by legally mandating clients into treatment? 
What evidence exists regarding the effectiveness of treatment with and without coercion for this type of situation? 
What would be the challenges in evaluating the effectiveness of mandated treatment? 
How might mandated treatment impact your clinical decision making as the mental health professional assigned to these cases?
What client factors might limit or augment the potential benefits of treatment if it were mandated?

Integrating concepts from your research and the required readings, offer insights across different content domains as to why you have reached these conclusions. Explain how you used the APA Ethical Code of Conduct to guide your decisions. Evaluate the generalizability of your specific research findings to the situations presented and provide a rationale as to why this research supports your recommendations.

Explain how the information in the patient education tool promotes patient safety and quality outcomes.

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Explain appropriate use of the medication.
Identify specific factors (age, access, culture, and so on) that may affect the efficacy of the medication.
Describe possible chemical interactions, side effects, or other negative reactions patients need to be aware of.
Explain correct handling, storage, and disposal of the medication.
Include any other information you feel would be beneficial and promote patient safety and quality outcomes.

You may format Part 1, the patient education tool, any way you wish, but be sure it is logical and understandable by the typical patient who would use it. Feel free to include pictures or diagrams to reinforce the information.
Part 2: Evidence-Based Practice
Provide evidence for the information you included in the patient education tool:

Explain how the information in the patient education tool promotes patient safety and quality outcomes.
Explain how the patient education tool adheres to the principles and practices of cultural competence. In other words, is the tool appropriate for all cultures, genders, ages, et cetera; or could it be easily adapted for specific needs?

Format Part 2 according to APA guidelines. This is not a document you would provide to a patient but, for this assessment, it will provide faculty with the academic and professional principles necessary to evaluate your work.
Additional Requirements

Create a one-page patient education tool that explains usage of a medication and factors that can affect outcomes.

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Create a one-page patient education tool that explains usage of a medication and factors that can affect outcomes. Then, write 2–3 pages in which you explain how the tool promotes patient safety and quality outcomes, and adheres to the principles and practices of cultural competence.

By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria: 

Competency 1: Apply practice guidelines and standards of evidence-based practice related to pharmacology for safe and effective nursing practice.       

(IMPORTANT)  -Explain the appropriate use of a medication.
(IMPORTANT) -Explain how a patient education tool promotes patient safety related to pharmacology.

Competency 2: Explain the relationship between quality patient outcomes, patient safety, and the appropriate use of pharmacology and psychopharmacology.       

(IMPORTANT) -Identify specific factors that may affect the efficacy of a medication.
(IMPORTANT) -Describe possible chemical reactions, side effects, or other negative reactions a patient may experience from a medication.
(IMPORTANT)  -Explain correct handling, storage, and disposal of a medication.

Competency 3: Apply the principles and practices of cultural competence with regard to pharmacological interventions.       

(IMPORTANT) -Explain how a patient education tool adheres to the principles and practices of cultural competence.

Competency 4: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with the expectations of a nursing professional.       

(IMPORTANT) -Write content clearly and logically with correct use of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
(IMPORTANT) -Correctly format paper, citations, and references using current APA style. 

Discuss schizophrenia as a neurological disorder including evidence for brain abnormalities and evidence for abnormal brain development.

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Physiological Psychology
Each response should be between 150-300 words. Must be original work and use only scholarly resources, APA citation is a must!

Part I

1. Therapies have come a long way to help those with neurological, psychological and neurodevelopmental disorders.  Provide one cognitive or one pharmacological therapy you believe that is most promising. Why do you feel this treatment offers significant potential gains? Identify what disorder(s) the treatment is designed to help.
2. What new breakthrough treatments has been discovered for Parkinson’s Disease?
3. How does genetics play a role in neuro-developmental disorders?

Part II
1. Discuss schizophrenia as a neurological disorder including evidence for brain abnormalities and evidence for abnormal brain development. Based on your review of the general literature, what do think is the most promising theory as to the cause of schizophrenia? 
2. What maybe an additional cause of schizophrenia?

Part III.

For this section, please read the attached articles and answer 1 question for each article and or 1 article and answer 2 questions from the listing below:
Review this week’s course materials and learning activities and reflect on your learning so far this week. Respond to one or more of the following prompts in one to two paragraphs:

1. Provide citation and reference to the material(s) you discuss. Describe what you found interesting regarding this topic, and why.
2. Describe how you will apply that learning in your daily life, including your work life.
3. Describe what may be unclear to you, and what you would like to learn.