WK 7 Discussion SOCW 6443: Treating Sleep Disorders
During the course of treatment, a client stated that he has been unable to sleep successfully for the past year. His psychiatrist prescribed the sleep aid zolpidem. Because of the medication, he was immediately able to sleep. However, after 1 month of treatment, the client discovered euphoric episodes that occur if he resists falling asleep. The episodes induced waves of positive emotions and hallucinations, which he described as feeling trippy. The mental health professional recognized that the client is abusing the sleep aid. How should the mental health professional address this issue? How will this affect his current treatment plan?
For this Discussion,
Choose one of the following controversies involving special client populations and take a position:
Psychiatrists prescribing a potentially addictive sleep aid to adolescents
Psychiatrists prescribing sleep aids to clients in recovery from substance abuse
Psychiatrists prescribing sleep aids for conditions where the primary symptom is not insomnia
Then, conduct an Internet search or a Walden Library search for at least two peer-reviewed articles to support your position of your selected controversy.
Post an explanation of the controversy you selected. Formulate a position on the topic and support your stance with the peer-reviewed articles you found in your search.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources APA 7th addition format intext citations and full references
Resources
Lichtblau, L. (2011). Psychopharmacology demystified. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar, Cengage Learning.
Chapter 6, Anxiolytic-Sedative-Hypnotic Drug Pharmacotherapy (previously read in Week 5)
Preston, J. D., ONeal, J. H.,
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