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The Mental Health Management Plan and Analysis is due by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT at the end of Week 2.

Follow these guidelines when completing each component of the assignment. Contact your course faculty if you have questions. Include the Following Sections:

1. Management Plan: Write a final management plan for the client you presented in the Week 2 Mental Health Case Study Discussion. Include the following components in the management plan:

• Primary diagnosis:
• Recommended diagnostic testing based on clinical practice guidelines:
• Medications:
• Nonpharmacologic interventions:
• Recommended follow-up schedule and referrals with rationale:

2. Analysis: Complete an analysis of the case and management plan:

• Pathophysiology: Write a summary of the underlying pathophysiology of the diagnosis.
• Pharmacology: Write a summary of how the pharmacological agent chosen acts to reverse or control disease pathology.
• Additional analysis: Describe how clinical practice guidelines were used to make a diagnosis and management plan. If the case is based on a client you have seen in practicum, discuss how the client’s care compared to the recommended treatment guidelines.
• Follow-up and referrals: Describe what actions should be taken at the time of follow- up. If applicable, describe the client’s symptoms and response to the plan of care at the follow-up visit.
• Quality: Discuss any information you learned in the weekly discussion that impacted your approach to the creation of the client’s management plan or would inform your care of a future client with a similar disorder.
• Coding and billing: Identify all appropriate ICD-10 codes for the client.

3. Evidence-Based Resources

• Support the management plan and analysis with evidence from appropriate sources published within the last five years and the most recent clinical practice guidelines.
• Select articles and guidelines that represent a logical link to the management plan.
• Provide in-text citations and complete APA references for all selected scholarly resources.