Claimant reports history of multiple medical complaints. Since the age of 60 she reports struggling with urinary incontinence, which impacts her functioning at work. She reports feeling ashamed and guilty that she is unable to control her urination and has the need to periodically utilize the restroom or go to her car taking time away from her responsibilities. In the past few years claimant has severe intensification of physical symptoms, including back pain, right shoulder and hand weakness, blood pressure, headaches, sleep difficulty, and depression-related fluctuating appetite, fatigue and sluggishness. She reports experiencing heart palpitations present (racing heart), dizziness, and fear of actual fainting, a feeling of choking and not being able to breathe, chest pains, nausea or intestinal pains, shortness of breath, tremors in the hands, hot flashes and tunnel vision. The claimant reports that she sleeps very minimally; averaging 3-4 hours of sleep per night on an interrupted basis due to physical and emotional pain. She reports that she has very poor mobility due to pain and depression-related poor motivation. PSYCHIATRIC HISTORY …show more content…
She denies past and current suicidal and homicidal ideation, attempt and plan. SUBSTANCE ABUSE The claimant denies any history of using alcohol, cocaine, PCP, heroin, nicotine, methamphetamine use, or the use of any other illegal
Pt is a 84 year old Cascasion female living with her husband in their home. Husband reported the Pts Alzhemers has be pergresing for the last 8-9 years. Pt had open heart surgery in 2012, which contributed to the memory loss decline and increasing level of Alzhemer symtoms, husband verbalized. Husband reports they have been married for 19 years. Pt has a sister living Florda, two daughters living in Texas and Wyoming and one son in New York. The children stay in contact with them every other day. Pt reports she worked as a RN at the VA Hospital in New Mexico. Pt is not independent in the home without the husbands assistance. Pt does ambulate well in the home, but does have a walker in needed. Husband assists the Pt all her ADL's in the home and drives her to the store and for MD appointments. Husband currently suffers from Hemochromatosis (too much iron in one's body). Husband reports he manages well with his illness while taking care of Pt at the sametime. Husband reports the Pt's Alzehmers level appears to be stable at this time, but is quite forgetful at times and needs his assistance. Husband said they are managing
This 66 year old is filing a DIB claim alleging disability due to stroke, fatigue, headache, mixed hyperlipidemia, hypertensive heart disease, benign heart failure, cerebrovascular left hemiparesis, allergic rhinitis, pollen induced, acid reflux disease, depression, benign hypotrophy, PTSD, elevated PSA, abnormal glucose, and a Vitamin D deficiency of 04/11/2014.
This is 39 year old AAM. Patient is here with several complaints. Patient has no medical condition, or long term medications. Patient denies any other issues except as listed.
The claimant has a past medical history significant for multiple sclerosis, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease, arthritis, and hyperlipidemia.
Susan is a 78 year old widowed lady who was admitted to a medical ward following an episode of coffee brown vomiting and breathlessness. Susan has a past medical history of chronic
This is 27 year old AAF Patient reports lower back pain, 10/10. Patient states this is a chronic issue for her, but for the past 2 weeks pain has increased where it is affecting her ADL. Patient denies chest pain,SOB, N/V/D, or fever. Patient denies any other medical conditions. Including DM, HTN. Patient reports some depressive moods related to her current illness (back pain. Patient denies use of tobacco, alcohol or illicit drug
A is an 87 year old women, with a long history of health troubles including chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure, coronary artery disease, a pacemaker insertion for her atrial fibrillation, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, colon cancer, breast cancer, mild cognitive impairment and most recently paranoid psychosis.
Client is medically stable; no mobility, behavioral, or cognitive changes within the past three months.
The claimant denied previous hospitalizations for psychiatric reasons. Her mother reported that claimant has received outpatient mental health treatments in Armenia. Claimant’s mother denied receiving current mental health services and denies past and current suicidal or homicidal ideation, attempt and plan.
Mental health courts are a resource given to prisoners who would normally be put in prison if they had not decided to join this special program. Mental health court is a court run program by the district attorney’s office in some counties. This program is based off of traditional court room structure but is also paired with community services. Mental health courts solve a lot of different problems within our criminal justice system. The first problem it solves is the
The Department will be confident to close the case when Ms. Berner is able to take care of her mental health needs and addresses her anger management issues. Ms. Berner will provide adequate supervision and a safe environment by engaging in parenting education, and no safety incidents regarding the children.
A client that has expressed he has been suffering from severe bipolar disorder and his quality of life is so compromised by his illness that he logically and rationally chooses suicide, should be involuntary admitted to a mental health facility. As a counselor for the client it is ethically necessary to try to minimize harm where it is foreseeable and unavoidable (3.04, American Psychological Association, 2002). Subsequently, petitioning to have the client admitted to a mental health facility will serve as a means of trying to minimize harm to the client. According to Illinois law the client is a candidate for involuntary admission to a mental health facility because due to his illness he is reasonably expected to engage in dangerous conduct which places him in harm (405 ILCS 5/1 119). According to Illinois law, as a counselor of at least 18 years of age for the client and who has direct knowledge of the client’s desire to harm himself, I would present a petition for admittance to a mental facility to the facility director (405 ILCS 5/3 601). The petition would include the descriptions of client’s symptoms of bi polar disorder such as his reports of terrifying and tormenting episodes of depressive psychosis as well as his feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. Most important, the petition would also include his announcement that he has decided to commit suicide, rather than fight his recurrent mental illness. In addition to the reasons
Just last year 1 in 5 Americans suffered from mental illness. Everyday Americans and people in other countries are suffering because of mental illness and they should be treated to matter the cost. Mental health has just as much effect on the body as does physical health. Which that comes to my essential question. Should health care companies cover mental health treatment? One side says yes because that would help millions of people with getting treatment because the cost is too extensive for them. But on one side of the claim some people say that the cost is too severe to cover everyone’s mental health treatment through insurance. Nevertheless, It is extremely essential that no matter the cost that people are being treated for their mental illnesses. Many people are suffering from unfair treatment from insurance companies with mental health issues to prove that I will talk about that people really do suffer, that mental health patients really do want help and lastly that it is legally deemed to be treated the same insurance wise.
I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to you because as I'm sure you are aware I have missed the last few classes and consequently the last few assignments. I have been unfortunately been going through some mental health stuff as a result of all this transition. I would really appreciate any guidance you have as to how I can catch up in the class.
Patient also, has history of hypertension, GERD, morbid obesity, anemia, and depression. She reported that the past few months, she has been feeling very weak and overall generalized deconditioning. Her ability to care for herself including her activities of daily living (ADLs), and her basic physical needs (like bathing, grooming, ambulation, meal preparation, transportation, errands, and housekeeping), had decreased, and cannot consistently carry them out.