The Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology

Response- psychopharmacologic approaches to treatment of psychopathology
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Asking questions about the patient’s sleeping patters and any difficulties is useful in patient evaluation, diagnosis and treatment since the mechanism of action in medication influences their effectiveness in different sleep disorder. The patient’s history and substance/medication-induced sleep disorder affect the choice of intervention as care is personalized to improve symptoms (Pagel, Pandi-Perumal, & Monti, 2018). In the case of substance/medication-induced sleep, it is important to avoid taking the substance/medication sleep-inducing drugs without prior psychological assessment and prior medical prescription
Rather than focus on the short-term management of the sleeping problems, measures to control her depression and anxiety will have a long term impact on her overall health including her sleeping pattern. When combined with t...