Prescribing for Children and Adolescents

  Your instructor will assign you a specific disorder to research. Your assigned disorder is Mood Disorders (you may choose a Depressive Disorder or Bipolar Disorder). Your task is to: Recommend one FDA-approved drug, one off-label drug, and one nonpharmacological intervention for treating the disorder in children and adolescents. Explain the risk assessment you would use to inform your treatment decision-making. Discuss the risks and benefits of both the FDA-approved medication and the off-label drug. Explain whether clinical practice guidelines exist for this disorder, and if so, use them to justify your recommendations. If guidelines are unavailable, outline the considerations necessary for clinical decision-making. Support your reasoning with at least three scholarly resources, including one for each treatment recommendation (FDA-approved drug, off-label drug, and non-medication intervention). Attach PDFs of your sources for reference.