Family Schizophrenia Case Study

The True Life episode, I have Schizophrenia, documented the struggles of three adults who suffer from Schizophrenia and Schizoaffective disorder. This paper will focus around Josh and whether he actually has Schizophrenia.

Mr Fred (pseudonym) is a 65 year old male who presented to hospital with acute onset dyspnoea, reduced exercise tolerance and chest pain. His past medical history included Hypertension, GORD, GOUT, open appendectomy, obstructive sleep apnoea and Mitral valve prolapse (Diagnosed 2005). It was found pre-operatively that Mr Fred ejection fraction was LVEF-45%-50%.

Now with a little knowledge about this disease I would like to tell you about how this illness can affect a family that is exposed to it. Schizophrenia disturbs

Mr. Scott is a 34 year old male who presented to the ED via LEO. Mr. Scott reported to nursing staff he has not been taking medication for schizophrenia for the past 8 days because he believes the medication has not helping him with his hallucinations. Mr. Scott reports cocaine use yesterday to nurse staff. At the time of the assessment Mr. Scott is found pacing the floor of his room, However he is calm and cooperative. Mr. Scott reports he was released from a mental health facility in Chatham county. Mr. Scott mention previous hospitalization at Coastal Plains and Holly Hill. He reports a history of Bipolar, PTSD, and manic depression. Mr. Scott reports currently having suicidal thoughts of overdosing on unknown medication he has at his place of residence. Mr. Scott appears guarded and very anxious when talking to this clinician. He reports poor sleep (2-3 hours daily), experiencing flash backs of past traumas from growing up in his previous community, and visual hallucinations. Mr. Scott reports recently he would see dead bodies in the room and doors opening when he knows they are closed. Mr. Scott reports a history of suicidal ideation and attempts, the last being a month ago

Client is a 35 year old African American female with an 12th grade education level who presented with signs and symptoms of forgetfulness, depression, severe anxiety, stress, uncontrollable mood swings and difficulty making decisions. During the assessment, the client struggled with bouts of crying triggered by memories of her past. The client was recently hospitalized at VCU Hospital for signs and symptoms related to a panic attack. The client has been given the diagnosis of Major Depressive and Anxiety. The client has been prescribed Prozac. Currently the client does not have a PCP or psychiatrist.

My immediate reaction was that of empathy for the children and their family members. It requires a lot of strength, determination and resilience to combat an illness such as Schizophrenia. A parent wants to do everything they can to protect their child and unfortunately these are areas in which they have little control. The feelings and emotions displayed by the parents and children were gut wrenching. The documentary clearly depicted the effects of a mental illness on the family system and its environment. The documentary also highlighted the shortcomings of our behavioral system, along with the strengths. It was great to see at the end of the video that some of the children had made progress and were living mostly routine lives, free

Supporters of change have impacted suppliers and policymakers who serve patients with co-occurring disorders. It now is by, and large recognized that these patients have needed to explore divided frameworks and that they have gotten treatment that is less open and less compelling than the medical services framework can convey. For quite some time the presence of a co-occurring disorder diagnosis has been ignored, overlooked or misdiagnosed, health care providers and policymakers now perceive that these conditions are prevalent and that the dominant part of patients with substance abuse issues doubtlessly has a co-occurring disorder.

Families with a member suffering from any illness may be stressful enough but families with members diagnosed with schizophrenia are often faced with additional challenges such as the “external stressors of social stigma, isolation, and emotional frustration”. Many times, family conflicts arise as members attempt to provide care on an everyday basis (Chien, 2010, pg. xi). “A Beautiful Mind” is a brilliant motion picture directed by Ron Howard that chronicles the life of one John Nash, a prominent mathematician and the challenges he endures throughout his adult life afflicted with a chronic mental illness. “A Beautiful Mind” allows us to gain insight into the stressors that many families undergo when faced with living with a person with

Sarah is a 31yo, G3 P1101, who is seen for an ultrasound evaluation and assessment for FTS and a consultation due to her clotting abnormalities. The patient does have a history of a 20 week IUFD and had a full thrombophilia work-up and ended up with several test results that were positive. She is heterozygous for factor V Leiden and heterozygous for prothrombin gene mutation, which is a combination that is a risk factor for thrombosis that is equal to being homozygous for either factor V Leiden or homozygous for prothrombin gene mutation. The patient herself has never had a thrombotic event. She also is heterozygous for MTHFR and PAI 4G/5G positive. She also has a positive anticardiolipin IgG antibody. In her 2nd pregnancy she was treated

Max appears to have Type I schizophrenia, he is dominated by positive symptoms such as persecutory delusions, distorted perceptions, unusual emotions, paranoia, and formal thought disorders. Type I Schizophrenia seems to be closely linked to biochemical abnormalities in the brain (Kring, Johnson, Davidson, & Neale, 2015). This increases the dopamine levels as well as serotonin levels in Max’ brain, increasing the positive symptoms; the Norepinephrine causes a decrease pleasure, which may account for Max’ symptoms. The symptoms started when Max broke up with his boyfriend. That particular life crisis made it a reactive schizophrenia which is a more treatable for of the illness. In order for a diagnosis of schizophrenia to be made,

There are over a hundred different types of mental disorders but the most common psychotic disorder is schizophrenia. Schizophrenia affects approximately 3.5 million people in the United States. The symptoms include: “hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking (speech), grossly disorganized or abnormal motor behavior (including catatonia) and negative symptoms.” ( Barnhill 19) Symptoms of schizophrenia begin to appear around late youth/ early adulthood and must be persistent for a length of at least six months to be concluded as schizophrenia. DSM-IV analyzes the schizoaffective disorder in which patients must show signs of “major depressive

This research looks at the disadvantages of pediatric patients with schizophrenia taking neuroleptic (nerve-seizing) or antipsychotic medications. The goal is to show the risks factors pertaining to the drugs and other alternatives to reduce the risk of causing a young child’s life into a dull and zombie one. This has been done by researching data and life experiences such as Morgan Luck and her mother Danielle examination with early-onset schizophrenia (EOS) and the applications that it involves. Most prior research focuses on the disorder, costs, and alternatives. This case example show how medications for such disorder is not helping but, more than affecting the child’s life for a worse outcome.

The client is diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder F33.2 severe, with anxious distress moderate level (American Psychiatric Association[APA], 2013). This diagnosis is evidenced by meeting the criteria in the DSM-5 of depressed mood, diminished interest in most activities, psychomotor agitation which is observable by others, loss of energy, and indecisiveness (APA, 2013). These symptoms cause impairment in daily areas of function and are not attributed to a medical condition. The history does not represent manic-like or hypomanic episodes.

This paper presents two cases of two women who seem to be having some challenges in their social life. The first case is the case of Helen who is a 32 year old woman who is an African American by origin. She has been caught and brought to the hospital by police with allegation that she was causing trouble to in the restaurant and bar.

Throughout psychology today there are six different theoretical models that seek to explain and treat abnormal functioning or behavior. These different models have been a result of different ideas and beliefs over the course of history. As psychology began to grow so did the improvements in research techniques. As a result psychologists are able to explain a variety of disorders in terms of the six different theoretical models. In the movie A Beautiful Mind it follows the mathematician John Nash as he struggles with schizophrenia. It an attempt to explain John Nash’s disorder the six different theoretical models will be looked at, they include biological model, psychodynamic model, behavioral model, cognitive model, humanistic model,