Assignment: Early Onset Schizophrenia
Students will:
- Compare evidence-based treatment plans for adults versus children and adolescents diagnosed with schizophrenia
- Analyze legal and ethical issues surrounding the forceful administration of medication to children diagnosed with schizophrenia
- Analyze the role of the PMHNP in addressing issues related to the forceful administration of medication to children diagnosed with schizophrenia
To Prepare for this Assignment:
- Review the Learning Resources concerning early-onset schizophrenia.
The Assignment (2 pages):
- Compare at least two evidence-based treatment plans for adults diagnosed with schizophrenia with evidence-based treatment plans for children and adolescents diagnosed with schizophrenia.
- Explain the legal and ethical issues involved with forcing children diagnosed with schizophrenia to take medication for the disorder and how a PMHNP may address those issues.