Case Presentation And History : Michael

BEHAVIORAL OBSERVATIONS: Ms. Copeland was alert and co-operative during the interview. During testing she appeared to motivated to perform optimally on all tasks. Her frustration tolerance was moderate. She seemed somewhat sullen, incurred during the initial portions of the testing but became more relaxed with the examiner as testing proceeded.

• Scoring: The inventory uses a 5-point scale of distress (0–4), ranging from “not at all” (0) to “extremely” (4). The DIE yields raw scores and T scores for the Total Score and Primary Dimension scores. Results are hand scored. T scores above 65 on the Total Score and the Primary Dimensions are considered in the “clinical range.”

Art Beaumont, the newly hired president of MediSys Corp, created a core team in August 2008 in order to accelerate the IntensCare project. Team consisted technically competent employee in six areas: research and development, engineering, software design, production, marketing and regulatory affairs. Jack Fogel, a senior production manager was assigned the project leader. IntensCare project was very important to the success of Medisys but the team had very tight schedule. However, differences started to emerge soon after which obfuscated the future of IntensCare project.

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There were three categories that Brittany’s teacher rated her in the Clinically Significant range (Hyperactivity, Aggression, and Depression). Brittany 's T score on Hyperactivity is 84. Brittany 's teacher reports that she engages in a high number of behaviors that are adversely affecting other children in the classroom. Brittany is reported as often being restless and overactive, and she may have difficulty controlling her impulses. Brittany 's T score on Aggression is 82. Brittany 's teacher reports that Brittany displays a

I had all of the diagnosis. The only thing that I did not have was increasing the medication from 10mg to 20mg. I just decided to go up to 15mg. AAP guidelines state that all criterial of DSM-IV are met and all other causes are ruled out. Information should be collected from parents, teachers and possibly other mental health professionals. If the patient has multiple teachers, then at least 2 teachers should fill out paper work. Evaluation should include possible coexisting conditions. These conditions include anxiety, depressive disorders, tics, and sleep disturbances. This is a chronic condition and patients should receive behavior therapy with medication administration (Hauk, 2013). I would ask about any sleep issues. He could be suffering from insomnia.

On the 24th February 2000, Victoria was taken semi-conscious and suffering from; hypothermia, multiple organ failure and malnutrition, to a local church. The taxi driver that collected them from the church was so horrified at her condition, that he took them straight to A and E. Victoria died the following day.

- Your scores on the battery of assessments indicate that you are experiencing mild depression, moderate worry, severe anxiety, and severe hopelessness.

The insurance the family had didn’t cover the test needed to find out what was happening to Mark. The hospitals they went to only seemed to give them pills for Mark to take. Other doctors were only interested in the money and whether or not they were willing to pay, so they weren’t of much help. None of the doctors seemed to give them any clue as to what was wrong with Mark. They decided it was best to look for either a psychiatrist or psychologist. They found a doctor who told them he believed Mark had Manic Depression and was to start on a lithium therapy as soon as possible.

Daniel has been referred by his primary school grade coordinator to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health service for an assessment. The referral was followed after failed attempts by the school and family to manage Daniel’s deteriorating behavior patterns over the last few weeks and poor academic performance due to unidentified underlying issues.

The scores are based on a self-reporting scale (e.g. questionnaire) and are consistent with the DSM-IV criteria for major depression. For this test each item uses a 4-point scale of severity ranging from 0 to 3 (Beck, et al., 1996). Once all questions are answered the publishers have created a cut score guideline to use. The qualifiers are minimal (0-13), mild (14-19), moderate (20-28), and severe (29-63). Again, the terminology was taken from the DSM -IV criteria for major depression and each symptom is looked at based on

The characteristics that I choose that represent Michael’s behavior are, an unhealthy dependence on the relationship, poor communication, difficulty identifying feelings and difficulty adjusting to change. Michael showed unhealthy dependence on the relationship during Alice’s recovery when

In this next section, the three selected tests will be reviewed for their "appropriateness of test content, skills tested, and content coverage for the intended purpose of testing," (Code, 2004, p. 5, See #2). ASEBA 's behavior checklist and self-reports contains DSM-Oriented, syndrome, competence, and adaptive functioning scales that target specific behavior, thought, emotions, and social interactions, (Lacalle et al, 2012). As a result, this test can provide appropriate behavioral treatment plans. When Lacelle, Ezpeleta, and Doménech evaluated this test,

Millwood and Excel uses the Behavior and Symptom Identification Scale (BASIS-32). The BASIS-32, is a 32 question behavioral health assessment tool used to survey how the patient feels before and after receiving care. It measures how the patient relates to self and others. The assessment tool survey the patient daily living and role functioning. Depression and anxiety are

Getting a clearer picture of Emily’s mood would include: assessing her appearance, behavior speech orientation and memory intellectual level. During the assessment Emily shared her energy was down, feeling fatigued, unable to concentrate and a feeling of worthlessness which are classic symptoms of Bipolar II disorder. Individuals with bipolar disorder frequently experience lower quality of life and worse functioning than the general population, (Sy via, 2017).This disorder affects all ages and genders, and currently represents the highest suicide rate interest or pleasure in doing things?