Overview
Abnormal brain development or damage at an early age can lead to neurodevelopmental disorders. Within this group of disorders, some are resolvable with appropriate and timely interventions, either pharmacological or nonpharmacological, while other disorders are chronic and need to be managed throughout the lifespan.
For this Assignment, you will develop a study guide for an assigned disorder and share it with your colleagues. In sum, these study guides will be a powerful tool in preparing for your certification exam.
Create a study guide for your assigned disorder. Your study guide should be in the form of an outline with references, and you should incorporate visual elements such as concept maps, charts, diagrams, images, color coding, mnemonics, and/or flashcards. Be creative! It should not be in the format of an APA paper. Your guide should be informed by the DSM-5-TR but also supported by at least three other scholarly resources.
Areas of importance you should address, but are not limited to, are:
- Signs and symptoms according to the DSM-5-TR
- Differential diagnoses
- Incidence
- Development and course
- Prognosis
- Considerations related to culture, gender, age
- Pharmacological treatments, including any side effects
- Nonpharmacological treatments
- Diagnostics and labs
- Comorbidities
- Legal and ethical considerations
- Pertinent patient education considerations
- Hilt, R. J., & Nussbaum, A. M. (2025). DSM-5-TR pocket guide for child and adolescent mental health . American Psychiatric Association Publishing.
- Chapter 4, "Working Together on Common Clinical Concerns" (pp. 31 - 37; pp. 64 - 66)
- Chapter 7, "Reaching a DSM-5-TR Pediatric Diagnosis When You Have 45 Minutes or More" (pp. 95 - 104)
- Chapter 13, “Recognizing Developmental Red Flags” (pp. 269 - 276)Links to an external site.
- Thapar, A., Pine, D. S., Leckman, J. F., Scott, S., Snowling, M. J., & Taylor, E. A. (2015). Rutter’s child and adolescent psychiatry (6th ed.). Wiley Blackwell.
- Chapter 51, “Autism Spectrum Disorder”
- Chapter 55, “ADHD and Hyperkinetic Disorder”
- OASIS. (n.d.). Success strategies: Self-paced modulesLinks to an external site.. https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/academic-skills...
- Utah State University. (n.d.). Creating study guides Links to an external site.. https://www.usu.edu/academic-support/test/creating... to an external site.
Links to an external site. - Zakhari, R. (2020). The psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner certification review manual . Springer.
- Chapter 13, “Child/Adolescent Neurodevelopmental Disorders”
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