Create a 4 page essay paper that discusses Pharmacological Treatment Interventions for Mental Health, Attention and Memory Disorders.Download file to see previous pages... S complains of insomnia whic

Create a 4 page essay paper that discusses Pharmacological Treatment Interventions for Mental Health, Attention and Memory Disorders.

S complains of insomnia which is a positive sign in schizophrenic patients since they avow that they experience difficulty in sleeping. Moreover, Mr. S complains that he has to take a lot of coffee to concentrate, revealing the symptom of difficulty in concentrating that is common in schizophrenic individuals (Freudenreich, Weiss, and Goff, Chapter 28). In addition, assessment of the behavior, emotions and thought process of Mr. S further incline the diagnosis of schizophrenia as the mental illness that Mr. S is suffering from. To begin with, Mr. S has delusions. He has a strong belief that as buses pass by his apartment, they slow down and there is a possibility that there are individuals who are observing him. These false strongly held beliefs by Mr. S are not based on any viable justification and thus delusions serve as a cardinal sign for the diagnosis of schizophrenia. Secondly, Mr. S has hallucinations which serve as the second cardinal sign of schizophrenia and thus affirming my diagnosis of Mr. S. Hallucinations are evident in his perception of people telling him things that he does not understand and in having bad dreams. Consequently, Mr. S is paranoid that the riders of the buses that slow down at his apartment are out to harm him, evidencing that he is paranoid (Freudenreich, Weiss, and Goff, Chapter 28). Moreover, Mr. S is agitated and anxious and has feelings of emptiness. Isolation is a positive sign in schizophrenic patients and this is what makes Mr. S smoke two packets of cigarettes a day and indulge in alcohol intake. Also, Mr. S despite being a graduate student, he is single entailing that he does not have any relationship with individuals of the opposite sex. Based on the presenting complains it is therefore relevant to conclude that Mr. S suffers from schizophrenia as evidenced by delusions, hallucinations, insomnia, isolation, restlessness, and anxiety. This therefore necessitates the need to develop a pharmacological treatment modality for Mr. S (Freudenreich, Weiss, and Goff, Chapter 28). Pharmacological Treatment Antipsychotics are the viable treatment modality that will be beneficial to Mr. S and also for the treatment of schizophrenia. Antipsychotics are classified into either first generation or typical antipsychotics, or second generation or atypical antipsychotics. The choice of pharmacological intervention is based on the history of Mr. S and also with reference to prior treatment modality that Mr. S has previously been prescribed. Among the first generation antipsychotics that Mr. S can be prescribed include: Chlorpromazine, Fluphenazine, Haloperidol and Thioridazine (Everret, Donaghy and Feaver, 2003). Clozapine is the major second generation antipsychotic that can be prescribed for Mr. S. This pharmacological intervention is aimed at balancing the brain chemistry and the treatment modality should be aimed at reducing the side effects of the antipsychotic drugs that Mr. S will be taking. With this view, the pharmacological intervention for Mr. S would be Clozapine since it will have lesser side effects for him (Freudenreich, Weiss, and Goff, Chapter 28). How the Treatment Approach Will Alter Brain Chemistry and Influence Behavior Side effects of antipsychotics can be broadly classified into Extra- Pyramidal Effects (EPEs) and anti-cholinergic effects and thus influence the behavior of Mr. S. This alteration of the brain chemistry is determined on whether Mr.