Contraindications to prescribing Lexapro

1. Are there any contraindications to prescribing Lexapro for this patient?
2. What is another FDA-approved medication for adolescents in treating anxiety and depression?
3. What other medications besides Vistaril could the patient have been prescribed to help with anxiety short term?
Required Reading
• Carlat, D. J. (2017). The psychiatric interview (4th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
o Chapters 31, “Assessing Personality Disorders”
o Chapter 32, “How to Educate Your Patient”
• MeditrekLinks to an external site. https://edu.meditrek.com/Default.html
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o Note: Use this website to log into Meditrek to report your clinical hours and patient encounters.
• Document: Focused SOAP Note Template (Word document)Download Focused SOAP Note Template (Word document)
• Document: Focused SOAP Note Exemplar (Word document)Download Focused SOAP Note Exemplar (Word document)
• Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (n.d.). Social Determinates of Health.Links to an external site. Healthy People 2030. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. https://health.gov/healthypeople/priority-areas/social-determinants-health
Recommended Readings
• American Psychiatric Association. (2010). Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with borderline personality disorderLinks to an external site.. https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/bpd.pdf
• Oldham, J. M. (2005). Guideline watch: Practice guideline for the treatment of patients with borderline personality disorderLinks to an external site.. American Psychiatric Association. https://psychiatryonline.org/pb/assets/raw/sitewide/practice_guidelines/guidelines/bpd-watch.pdfLinks to an external site.
• Boland, R. Verdiun, M. L. & Ruiz, P. (2022). Kaplan & Sadock’s synopsis of psychiatry (12th ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Recommened Media
• Grande, T. (2018, Nov. 30). What are paraphilic disorders?Links to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOV61lKxqxY
• Taylor Study Method. (2014, Aug. 18) Paraphilic disordersLinks to an external site.. [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TtryBLokZc