Examine Case Study: A Young Caucasian Girl With ADHD You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the medication to prescribe to this client. Be sure to consider factors that might impact the client’s pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic processes.

At each decision point stop to complete the following:

• Decision #1
  • Which decision did you select?
  • Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  • What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  • Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #1 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?

• Decision #2
  • Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  • What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  • Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?

• Decision #3
  • Why did you select this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  • What were you hoping to achieve by making this decision? Support your response with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  • Explain any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #3 and the results of the decision. Why were they different?

Also include how ethical considerations might impact your treatment plan and communication with clients.

Solution:

Assessing and Treating Clients with ADHD

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most prevalent neurobehavioral childhood disorder affecting approximately 8-10 percent of children in the United States (Sayal, Prasad, Daley, Ford, & Coghill, 2018). According to CDC (2017), the characteristics of ADHD include a pattern of reduced sustained attention, and increased impulsivity or hyperactivity. More so, individuals suffering from ADHD are likely to experience short attention span especially for activities they do not consider entertaining (Sayal et al., 2018). It is highly essential to perform regular screening for inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity symptoms during office visits in order to achieve a successful assessment of ADHD. A more detailed and comprehensive assessment using standardized rating scales and multiple informants such as parents and teachers ought to be carried out upon suspicion of ADHD for confirmation of diagnosis for guiding initial pharmacological interventions. This paper seeks to review a case study of an 8-year old Caucasian female with ADHD and identify the optimal treatment for the child’s disorder. The paper also includes ethical considerations involved in patient assessment and treatment……Please click the icon below to purchase full solution at $10