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Case Study Natalie Souders

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Introduction The following is a case study about a female client, Natalie Souders, who was diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Major depressive disorder is also called clinical depression, where a someone experiences depression over a long period of time. That means that it has not been just one episode of depression, but rather many. A person that is diagnosed with major depressive disorder typically has a decreased interest in the activities that they once loved to participate in and it can cause trouble in a person’s daily life. The client had received prior counseling before being seen at Childerston & Associates, but the work that Dr. Childerston did seemed to be an effective means of dealing with her depression. …show more content…

Some of the treatment goals that they developed were a stabilized mood for a period of six consecutive weeks, deal with family of origin issues, absence of psychotic features, absence of self injurious behaviors, improved ability to experience and tolerate painful affect, and the ability to sustain and initiate relationships with caring partners. By the end of the one year in therapy, Dr. Childerston reevaluate and decided that if Natalie agreed it would be best to continue therapy. His reasoning was that he noticed some progression, but she was also a little resistant to therapy. The client’s resistance was probably due to the fact that she did not want to relive the pain of her past or deal with her current problems. Natalie continued being seen by Dr. Childerston until the early 2000’s. During that time, her treatment plan changed a bit based on what her counselor saw fit. Her treatment plan changed from individual sessions and Alcoholics Anonymous to individual sessions and food journal. She kept the food journal to make sure that she was not binge eating, but rather controlling how much food she was taking inside her body. Natalie was also told to exercise and be put on medicine to help with

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