Mental Health Case Study

Millie had expressed concerns of joint pain, financial difficulties and being incontinence that plays upon her having a negative body image. These concerns placed a toll on her health and this require immediate

The patient has explored the listing of mental health provider that was provided to her by this writer as of yet. This writer encourages the patient to do so this week and update this writer.

Objectives/Progress: Pt. has discontinued her use of opiates according to the last quarter UDS results, Pt. is now eligible to receive phase 1 take home privileges if she maintain her abstinence. Pt. demonstrated a improvement on her commitments to maintain regular dosing attendance. Also P During this upcoming quater, this writer will meet with pt. to establish rapport and trust. This writer will reinforce the importance of remaining in recovery and to resolve her current legal issues by the next month. Pt. identified her children as a motivational factor to change and to . The counselor told Pt. that he needs to be free from drugs (cocaine) in order for his prescribed medications to work and be more effective. Counselor will help patient understand the importance of restitution to self worth and then help in developing a plan to provide restitution.

Robbins and Judge define "attitudes" as “evaluative statements or judgments concerning objects, people, or events.” Jessica’s attitudes towards her job switched from favorable to unfavorable after a change in policy. Henceforth, she was less productive in her job and expressed signs of low job satisfaction. After leaving her Mental Health Technician position for a job in Counseling, she was able to return to her normal, happy and productive self. This case study illuminates the direct correlation between job performance, job satisfaction, and attitude.

Team Recommendations: Joshua should continue in the program and continue working on sustaining his commitment towards the treatment goals and objectives established.

The report of the grand jury in Dade County, Florida had several recommendations for dealing with the mentally ill who find themselves incarcerated. What this jury concluded was that far too much tax dollars is being spent on trying to temporarily control the issues associated with the mentally ill and too much focus is on reacting to crisis care. This panel of jurors believes that shifting the focus to long-term care would not only save costs, but also prevent the predicament we face by incarcerating the mentally ill.

On 12/27/16 I was faxed 26 pages of the initial evaluations and treatment plans, from the Lighthouse, speech, physically therapy and counseling all provided reports.

A review of the records reveals the member to be an adult female with a birth date of 12/31/1952. The member has a diagnosis of increased weakness and decreased conditioning and a history of multiple falls over the past couple of months. The member’s treating provider, Marianne Nikas, MD has recommended that the member be admitted to a skilled inpatient facility from home.

Monica is forty-eight years old white female who has experienced mental health concern for the last eight years. Monica also reported that she had nine years sober at the onset of her diagnosis of Bipolar disorder and had a professional job as a legal secretary. Monica report being in a committed relationship with her partner of three years. Monica report being bisexual and had been married and had been divorced from husband about seven years. Monica said she was going through a lot of change and highly stressed, with her family about her lifestyle and them being not accepting of her choices.

Chapter 1 opens with a case report about a Freshman college student named Rebecca with symptoms of depressed mood, insomnia, and difficulty concentrating on schoolwork. Psychotherapy is prescribed to help improve her mood and allow her to talk about the changes that have contributed to her depressed mood. There is a fine line when determining abnormal and normal behavior. Most people think that bad things only happen to other people. People develop negative notions about friends, releatives and acquantances that have psychological disorders whereas medical diagnoses are more socially acceptable. Social attitudes associated with psychological disorders affects how the patient perceives himself. It's very difficult to make the distinction between normal and abnormal, so the mental health community uses 5 criteria to identify abnormality. The 5 criteria is clinical significance;

Psych/Mental Health: On 6/30/17Jy’Nir diagnosis by Dr. Sharief Rubina with F31.9-Bipolar Disorder, Unspecified; F90-Attention-Deficit hyperactivity Disorder; F91.3-Oppostional Defiant Disorder. He is currently on the following medications Abilify 10 mg, Clonidine 0.1 mg and Depakote 125 mg and 250 mg. On 6/14/17 Jy’Nir was placed on the CCIS unit for due to aggression and expression of suicidal ideation. This is Jy’Nir third hospitalization since May 2017. Jy’Nir has an extensive history of trauma related to multiple foster placements and biological mother broken promises she makes to youth. Jy’Nir has had extensive community based treatments that have created minimal progress. It has been clinically recommended that youth is needs a higher level of care. OOH was recommended by Beth DuVall, LSW and her clinical team at Trinitas Hospital CCIS Unit. CFT is in agreement with clinical recommendations. Jy’Nir

The Neolithic era details the earliest treatment of mental illnesses (dating back as far as 10,200 BC). Men, women, and children alike from all parts of the world (the greatest evidence found in ancient Peru) underwent an invasive surgery, which involved physicians drilling a hole into the skull to reveal the Dura mater. This hole was supposedly an exit pathway for demonic spirits to leave the human body. This treatment of mental illness was know as trephination, and was the most widely accepted form of medical care for mentally ill patients (Feldman, 2001).

The cost of aging prisoners in need of mental health care is increasing and federal and state agencies can best meet this cost with new support systems. Prison health care providers can establish relationships between correctional facilities and nursing homes to advance the level of care for these inmates. Prison authorities can examine tolerant release programs or services for weak detainees who do not pose a danger to their own safety and those in society any longer. Furthermore, States have to reconsider the mandated punishment legislation “that did away with judicial consideration” and crowded the jails “in the first place.”

Short to medium goal: Cease using any illicit drugs outside of treatment, establish guidelines for proper behavior, determine a session time that can be met weekly, give input into his desire of treatment plan and attend three outside meetings of NA weekly with signed sheet presented to counselor

In just a small, pink, squishy orb, many thoughts and memories are stored. The inside of a brain has always been a touchy subject, mostly because most just don’t understand how it works. Brains are trying to figure out how it can think, talk, remember, and even change. Everyone’s brain is different, inside and out. Most minds are small and round, but sometimes the brain looks different. In recent studies, scientists have learned the brain can have abnormalities, which usually leads to a mental illness. Another risky subject in the world is mental illness. Some people say that it is made up. Which it is not, because now science can prove how it is. It is not hard to see the difference between a “normal” brain, and an ill one. Someone who studies the nature of the mind is known as a psychologist. A psychologist can be in many different job scenarios, but the most recent expansion is the forensic psychologists. (Cherry) Their job is to determine if someone did the crime he or she did, and if they knew they did or not. For years on end, killers have gotten away scot-free, until the invention of forensic psychology.