Case Study Of Mr White's Suicide

Robin Henderson is a 30-year-old married Caucasian woman with no children who lives in a middle-class urban area with her husband. Robin was referred to a clinical psychologist by her psychiatrist. The psychiatrist has been treating Robin for more than 18 months with primarily anti-depressant medication. During this time, Robin has been hospitalized at least 10 times (one hospitalization lasted 6 months) for treatment of suicidal ideation (and one near lethal attempt) and numerous instances of suicidal gestures, including at least 10 instances of drinking Clorox bleach and self-inflicting multiple cuts and burns. Robin was accompanied by her husband to the first meeting with the clinical psychologist. Her husband stated that

“ The top mission for the counseling center on campus is keeping their students’ safety, so after a couple times I talk to my doctor about “suicide”, they told me if I keep the dangerous idea, they would contact hospitals,” said Danny, “I know their dilemma, but I just have much pressure when I knew I would be hospitalized. Then I tried to digest the bad feeling by myself.”

Goal : To assess for suicidal, homicidal intent, to gather psychological history, family, educational and developmental history, to assess client and family needs and strengths, to formulate a clinical diagnosis and complete all necessary assessments tools in order to assist the family in developing and reaching the goals that have been identified.

Pt is a 14 y/o African American male presented to NNBHC with his mother with a dx of ADHD, ODD, PTSD and Depressive D/O. Pt states that he had an episode of enuresis last night when he had a nightmare about killing his family. Pt states that when he woke up he began to have intrusive thoughts of wanting to kill his family and himself so he wouldn’t have to go jail. Pt states that recently he have been blamed for everything in the home that is missing, or goes wrong. Pt states that he has taken ownership over all the negative things in the home, so none of the his sibilings wont get in trouble. Pt states “I am pretending to be happy, this is not my family”. Pt states when he cam home from residential that his biological

R/s yesterday Jakeem was very upset and aggressive about returning home to his father. R/s Jakeem stated that he wants to live with his sister. R/s on February 18th, Jakeem was admitted for suicidal ideation. R/s Jakeem reported to his school’s counselor that he wanted to kill himself. R/s Jakeem had a plan to overdose. R/s according to Jakeem, the abuse has been occurring for two years. R/s Jakeem’s therapist is Kesha T. at Pee Dee Mental Health. R/s Jakeem is quiet and withdrawn, so his behavior yesterday was very shocking.

After working in the mental health field for several years, part of my job as an intensive case manager is facilitating crisis assessments on individuals who present in the emergency room (ER) and endorse suicidal ideation. Virtually all people who I have assessed and are genuinely suicidal with high risk mainly report major depressive disorder as their primary mental health disorder. Many of these individuals also have a previous history oftrauma as well, whether physical, sexual, or emotional abuse.

Mr. Wooten is a 33 year old male who presented to the ED following a visit to his primary care provider. Prior to Mr. Wooten coming to the ED his provider contacted TACT with concerns of Mr. Wooten mentioning suicidal ideation with a plan to use a gun to shoot himself and experiencing depression. At the time of the assessment Mr. Wooten denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. He states having no suicidal ideation today, however mentioned to his provider a previous thought of harming himself. It should be noted Mr. Wooten was seen on 4/22/17 here at Randolph Hospital for reporting similar statement, however retracted his statement after reports a hidden agenda of only seeking anti-depressant medication to alleviate

T.R. is a 69 year old, Caucasian female with a history of schizophrenia who presented to University Hospital Medical Center Emergency Room under Baker Act for recent suicidal attempt. According to the Baker Act report, she ran out of her retirement facility, trying to be hit by vehicles. She suffered a slight injury to her right ankle, as the slightly slightly hit her in an effort to abruptly stop the vehicle. She verbalized to police officers she wanted to die. She reported that peers in her retirement community learned about her history and had been gossiping about her. She reported increased paranoia due to this. She was hospitalized in the same psychiatric unit two months ago, after she was diagnosed with depression. Patient states the reason she was diagnosed with depression is because her two sons are not willing to talk to her. She states that she is separated and living without her family in an Assisted Living Facility. As per patient and chart review, the patient was born and raised in New Jersey and moved to South Florida. The patient currently lives in a retirement home and had to move several times to the different Assisted Living Facility, due to her paranoia and delusional behavior. She is currently retired and reports that she used to work from home as a home health aide. She has two sons and tries to maintain a good relationship with them, but denies any contact with them. She reports the biggest stressor is basically a relationship with her

The writer met with 5 y/o AAM brought to Sinai Grace by EMS due to suicide attempt drinking and took overdose of pills. The consumer also admits to prior suicide attempt three weeks ago. The consumer live with family and has income. The consumer present with flat affect, depressed, agaited and has limited insight into the need for treatment. The writer ask the consumer about what was going on in his life to make him attempt suicide. The consumer states it was life stressor and report that he was in a car accident a few weeks ago. The consumer admits depression, anxiety, limited insight into the need for treatment and impaired judgment and he has some desire to improve on his current situation. The consumer admits to drinking alcohol daily

E.S. had a complex case because he was not only grieving the loss of his son but he soon thereafter was grieving the loss of his grandson. The grieving process appeared to be quite tough for E.S. since his family unit had been torn apart (some lived in Los Angeles, while others lived in Chicago). Since his children come from different wives it was hard for E.S. to navigate the family unit upon the loss of one of his sons. He mentioned that it was difficult to talk with the boy’s mother in this time of grief “ because she would start crying and I just couldn’t handle that.” It appears that he felt inadequate for not being the support that his ex-wife needed. This veteran did present signs of depression and grief. E.S. attended a Bereavement Group in Building 500 at the West Los Angeles VA. Before I was forced to terminate with E.S., I found out that he was on three different types of medications. He was prescribed an antidepressant (Zoloft), medication for his blood pressure, and medication for his cholesterol. While he was on this combination of medications, this veteran reported thoughts of suicide. Veteran confirmed that the suicidal thoughts stemmed from his anti-depressant (Zoloft), and once he stopped taking the Zoloft and

I might be white, but I can guaranty you, during my childhood, my family did not fit into the category, of the so called ‘privileged white’. The socioeconomic ladder classified us as ‘poor white trash’, because we were migrant workers that labored in the groves in Florida and the fields and orchards in Michigan. Education, needless to say, was low on the totem pole; therefore at the age of sixteen I dropped out of school. However, when I was twenty-seven a dear friend Mary Updike, who at the time was attending Bryn Mawr College, told me I was wasting my life and should go to college and enhance my common sense with a well rounded education. So I did. And in the eighties – I graduated with a B.A. in History followed with a M.A. in Diplomatic

However, as this study clearly indicates the risk assessment must continue beyond the entry point. These inmates should be screened for signs of “stress or duress” and possible “suicidal triggers” such as “depression, previous attempts or severity of charges,” which could lead someone to suicide thinking. These assessment need to be done on a regular basis and throughout their jail stay. It is also clear that more trained counselors, clergy and/or health care visits should include further assessment for suicidal risk.

The patient expressed she has no current suicidal ideation or homicidal ideation. However, she admitted to suicidal ideation in the past, right after her breakup, approximately two months ago. She expressed that she wanted to hurt herself and had a plan on how to do so, but did not think she could go through with it. Her plan was to overdose by taking her mother’s

You see, clinically speaking this young man was interested in self harm. You and I would commonly say he was suicidal. He was hurting, and tired, and confused. He was serious and he was strangely complacent. Our time together was tense and focused, and the memory lingers with clarity.

The victim has suffered from a severe stroke that left him paralyzed on the left side of his body and he's unable to answer simple questions. Mr. White is total care and requires a 24-hour caretaker for his daily needs. The victim lives in the home with his wife and two adult children; the adult children appear to have cognitive delay but Mrs. White has no mental limitations. Mrs. White manages the fianances and the upkeep of the home. The White's home is very poor and in deplorable condition. There is a spider and roach infestation, there are holes in the floor of the home that cats come in, animal feces is all over the floor, and there are dirty diapers all over the home. Mr. White is fed properly, but he's left in soiled diapers until a