Treating Mental Disorders Case Study

D-The patient requested to see this writer, at which this writer agreed. The patient appears worrisome. The patient asked for assistance by this writer to help fill out an application for the probate court to file a custody petition for her grandson. This writer asked the patient if she had asked her DCF worker for help and the patient response was yes. The patient inform this writer that her DCF worker does not help her with anything or even have the answers to her questions regarding to her grandson care. This writer agreed to help the patient as much as possible and struggling urges the patient to have someone at the Probate Court to view the application to file a petition. The patient asked questions to this writer about receving financial assistance for her grandson since the patient needs help with the child basic needs. The patient been using her benefits from the state to care the child and is only

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.

DOI: 06/23/2011. This is a case of 41-year-old male maintenance worker who sustained injury to the low back while taking off a sliding door of a patio. As per OMNI notes, patient is diagnosed with lumbar disc disorder with myelopathy. MRI of the lumbar spine dated 6/28/15 revealed recurrent left paramedian L4-5 disc herniation with caudal extrusion of a 10 mm fragment into the left L5 lateral recess. As per office notes dated 7/25/16, the patient is status post redo left L5-S1 discectomy performed on 4/20/16. It was also noted that the patient had a prior L5 laminotomy several years ago. He subsequently did well. However, he had recurrence of his pain. Pain is radiating into his left leg worse on the right leg. This was unresponsive to conservative

LS is a 44 year-old female of African and Hispanic decent. She was born in California but moved to Las Vegas as a teenager. She stated that she attended Clark High School and went to a “stewardess college” in California. She worked as a stewardess for 4 years and quit in 1986. Her father was African-American and her mother is Hispanic. She has 4 brothers and 2 sisters. She is married and lives with her husband and his son in their private home. She

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

Anemia is a very clinically common diagnosis, especially in women. From the given case study, one can learn the factors that cause anemia and the common type of anemia in females. In this essay, the author is going to analysis a typical 26-year-old young lady and identify the classification of anemia and explanation of patient diagnosis with rationale.

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.

Please state what type of community mental health therapy services this minor will need post-release -- if any. (Trauma focused CBT, Individual/and or Fam. therapy, solution therapy, etc.)

On the Local level economic and social are the main key factors in determining if an agency will be beneficial in serving the community of Kankakee. Kankakee County community members’ economic status is predominately low income. In Kankakee County there is a lack of resources and occupations available. The social factors in

In this case study we are introduced to a discovery from the 1980s. In the 1950s and 1960s patients from a state-operated mental health facility from Illinois underwent “therapeutic surgery.” Therapeutic surgery is a treatment used to treat existing diseases. These surgical procedures were done without the consent of the patients undergoing these procedures. The purpose of this surgery was to improve the symptoms of schizophrenic patients. This surgical procedure consisted of the removal of the adrenal glands. The background behind this surgical procedure was that by removing the adrenal glands this could help correct a hormone imbalance that could help cure schizophrenia. The problem in this case study is that these surgeries were

Travis exhibited no overt evidence of a severe psychological disturbance in need of immediate psychiatric hospitalization as grossly assessed by this examiner’s observations. He did not appear to be suffering from a psychotic illness, as his thought patterns seemed coherent, logical, and goal directed. The youth did not display or report any delusions, preoccupations, or obsessions. During the interview, Travis appeared to have issues with his attention as he was observed fidgeting in his seat and occasionally playing with his toy. Notably, Travis reported he is easily distracted and sometimes has trouble concentrating or staying on track. He further related as a coping strategy he counts to five and practice deep breathing exercises. The youth’s overall mood and affect were euthymic and of normal range and intensity. Travis noted he has experienced sadness once, when he had to put his dog down last year. He noted he tends to worry about natural disasters. Importantly, Travis denied experiencing any prolonged periods of anxiety, sadness, hopelessness, worthlessness, and/or disturbances with his appetite. He also denied symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder including nightmares, intrusive thoughts, lack of interest in meaningful activities, and/or a sense of detachment from others. The youth denied having suicidal/homicidal ideation plan or

Mrs. Burke is a 62-year-old female here today to follow up from her visit with Katy Lilly, MD where she was discussing lower extremity swelling.

Mental illness involves mental health disorders that affect people's mood, thinking, as well as behavior. Mental illness varies from depression, anxiety disorders, addictions, and schizophrenia. Everyone has a mental concern at one point in his life, but it becomes a concern when there are continuous signs or symptoms that cause stress affecting the functioning ability of a person. Mental illness makes people miserable and inhibits their ability to operate effectively either at work or in school. Medical practitioners describe mental illness in different ways, including conditions characterized by the impairment of a person's normal cognitive nature, psychological, emotional or behavioral functioning. A

Jay is an African American man, who is currently pursuing a master’s degree in counseling with the clinical mental health track. Jay identifies as a gay man, and he has recently come out to his family and several friends. Growing up, Jay revealed that he knew he liked the opposite sex; however, coming from a Christian home, he felt like he needed to suppress his thoughts. He mentioned, “My mother reacted the worst, crying, feeling a sense of denial, and even refusing to speak to me a couple of times.” His mother blamed herself a couple times for his sexual orientation claiming that she, “should’ve been more proactive in asking questions about his relationships.”

Everyone has a personality with character traits, but when these traits are rigid and self-defeating, they may interfere with functioning and even lead to psychiatric symptoms. A psychological disorder is describe as any disturbance of emotional equilibrium, as manifested in maladaptive behavior and impaired functioning, caused by genetic, physical, chemical, biological, psychological, or social and cultural factors. Schizophrenia is a disease that strikes people in their prime. It does not matter who you are, you can be diagnosis with schizophrenia. Many people all over the world are affected by bipolar disorders. There are two