Client Advocacy and Connecting Neurobiology

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As a mental health professional, you are called upon to advocate for clients in mental health settings. For this Assignment, imagine you have been called into a panel discussion with the case study team for Suzy. Your plan is to advocate for Suzy through her mental health treatment.

In a 3-page, APA-formatted paper, address the following in your advocacy for Suzy:

  • Identify which neurotransmitters may be affected in Suzy’s case and justify your selection based on evidence from the case and the Learning Resources.
  • Identify three drugs that could be used to treat Suzy’s mental health symptoms and explain how these drugs may affect her neurotransmitter function.
  • Identify one possible drug of addictive potential that may contribute to her mental health symptoms.
  • Explain how your awareness of using the right drugs helps in advocating for clients through mental health treatment.

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Client Advocacy and Connecting Neurobiology to Psychopharmacological Interventions

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CLIENT ADVOCACY

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Client Advocacy and Connecting Neurobiology to Psychopharmacological Interventions
Which Neurotransmitters May Be Affected in Suzy’s Case? Justify Your Selection
Based on Evidence from the Case and the Learning Resources.
An individual’s neuronal circuits are governed by various neurotransmitter systems. The
gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate are the most extensive. The neural systems of
norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin have been extensively examined in anxiety states. Their
significance in anxiety is seen from the fact that effective therapies for anxiety disorders affect
either one or all of these systems. However, an anxiety disorder is not a deficiency in a single
neurotransmitter (Preston, O’Neal, & Talaga, 2017). The network that is governed by these
transmitters is extensively interrelated, and has complex receptor structures, and multiple
feedback mechanisms which helps explains why it is unpredictable how individuals respond to
medication. In the case of Suzy, one of the affected neurotransmitters is serotonin. The pathway
is fundamental in the regulation of brain states, for instance, anxiety. Further, increased
serotone...


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