31 y/o AA male patient seen today for psychiatric-mental health assessment. He is awake, alert and oriented x4. He is calm, cooperative and follows commands during assessment. The patient reports he is depressed, difficulty sleeping and nightmares at night. The patient explained his depression is as a result of deep thinking from a news he received two days ago from his elder brother that his mother is ill. Stressors identified by the patient include losing his job a week ago before the news about his mother; his wife is 6-months pregnant with their first child, who currently works part-time at her present job; patient relates difficulty paying monthly bills and inability to provide adequately for his family as a man. The patient denies mood swings, suicidal/homicidal thoughts and ideation. Patient reports his spouse is at work at the moment and he does not want to put stress on his wife due to her current condition. Patient denies been hospitalized for depression or psychiatric illness; and denies family history of mental illness. Patient reports he is seeking help because he does not like feeling this way using terms of “helpless and loss of worth from his spouse”. Patient reports he needs help with his depression and nightmares before his current condition get out of hands and ruined his marriage.
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The patient was born in Lagos, Nigeria. He migrated into the United States six years ago, October, 2009 through family ties. His highest education is high
An out-of-body experience is explained by few as a sense of being detached from one’s body, and if associated with other factors like a sense that the world is not real, far away, or even foggy. This with the combination of failure to recall significant personal information, or the content of a meaningful conversation forgotten from one second to the next are signs of a psychological disorder known as Dissociative Disorder. Considered as a rare and mysterious psychiatric curiosity, Dissociative Disorders will be the psychological disorder that will be discussed in this paper.
Pursuing a career in Mental Health Counseling has been a part of my plan since I
emotionally capable of making an informed decision regarding participation in this study. Of the participants, 250 were male and 300 were female. Participants were selected from general
A sudden episode of intense fear that triggers severe physical reactions when there is no real danger or apparent cause. A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. Feelings of severe despondency and dejection. Panic Disorder. Anxiety. Depression. These mental illnesses affect millions around the world. They can trigger physical illnesses, hallucinations, and even death. Nevertheless across the globe, there is yet to be recognition for how serious these mental illnesses are. Within Australia, one in five citizens will experience some form of a mental illness during their lifetime. That means that there are people in this room that have or will experience one of the diseases. However, it’s likely they won’t be recognised as physically being ill.
Mr. Saunders is a 60 year old male who presented to the ED via LEO under petition by his niece, Rachelle, for allegedly putting a gun into his mouth, him putting a gun in another individuals mouth called "legs", and increasing alcohol consumption. At the time of the assessment Mr. Saunders is calm and cooperative. He denies suicidal ideation, homicidal ideation, and symptoms of psychosis. Mr. Saunders reports he has been depressed for several months and has been binge drinking alcohol. He reports relational issues with his wife has been the primary stressor contributing to his distress. He express feelings of hopelessness, worthlessness, irritability, and isolation. He does admit to informing a friend, William, he see no reason to leave if he can not be with his wife. Patient does not appear to be exhibiting signs of agitation,
People with mental health problems are a growing issue and must be addressed accordingly. When police officers are responding to a 911 call that involves a mentally ill person, the police officers that are responding must be trained on how to de-escalate the situation to protect everyone’s safety. The American Psychological Association (APA) suggests that police departments expand the number of officers with specialty mental health training in their department. (American Psychological Association, 2015). This is where the need for a mental health task force is shown.
Angela Mora-Vargas attended a Roadmap for Mental Health Forum in the Bronx in the presence of the first lady of NYC, Chirlane McCray, first deputy commissioner of DOHMH, Dr. Belkin, and Bronx Borough President, Ruben Diaz Jr. in which they presented a large-scale project to improve mental health for residents across the city. Mrs. McCray spoke highly of the Family Resource Centers as an effective providers and the support for families of children and youth experiencing mental health
In order to determine the specific challenges of disaster mental health (DMH) responders, Hambrick et al conducted an audit. The data was gathered through semi-structured group interviews using open ended questions with nine clinicians at various Community Mental Health Centers (CMHC). All CMHCs had a disaster response team who completed at least six hours of Psychological First Aid (PFA) training. The PFA guide that was consistently reference is a guide used to direct posttraumatic distress caused by a disaster. The interview content consisted of questions about the organization they represented, the needs of the organization, and phone interviews asking about barriers of DMH at the organization they work. The purpose of this experiment
For my secondary research I used the website city-data.com and typed in the area code 32082, Palm Valley, Florida. I chose this area because there is a greater number of older residents living in that area. Although my clinic will be available for all populations a greater emphasis will be placed on the helping the elderly. However, the current median age is 48 years old but compared to other numbers the amount of elderly is extremely large (~5,834 people). There are around 30,000 people living in that area with the median household income over the state average estimated at $87,878. There is also a higher percentage of people in that area with a bachelor’s degree (38%). The race in that area is mostly white (~93%), Hispanics (~3%), Asian (~1.6%), and (~1%)
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers a lot of information about mental health. This CDC webpage talks about emotional, psychological, and social well-being, which are said to be the big indicators of mental health. This webpage also offers data and statistics regarding mental health around the country. These statics indicate how many people have a certain mental illness, and where they are located. Everything posted on this website has a reference link, where you can click on to get more information about the topic. I believe this is a reliable source because the CDC is a government based website based on the URL ending in .gov. Another reason why I believe this is a reliable source is because everything used on this
The brother of the patient reports the patient has been experiencing a decline in mental health since her separation 2 months ago. The patient's brother reports the patient has been experiencing emptiness and having increased sexual activities with other men. The patient expressed this also during the time of evaluation. The patient reports trying to cope with multiple relationships current, however did not go too far into details when
During the time of assessment the patient presents drowsy. The patient reports during the time of assessment that he is not currently suicidal or homicidal. The patient reports that he hears voices telling him to kill him self and kill his wife. However, the patient reports that he loves his wife and do not wish to harm her. The patient reports that tonight that him and his wife got into an argument, however
As a therapist there are numerous precautionary measures that therapists ought to consider while making interventions for every patient. A few patients have particular restrictions that can affect the part of treatment. For example, patients that have pacemakers have certain confinement that they need to take after when performing treatment exercises. According to Medlineplus (2017) a pacemaker helps control abnormal heart rhythms and uses electrical pulses to prompt the heart to beat at a normal rate. Due to this therapists have to consider the outcomes of patients performing certain activities when writing up a care plan.
This is 34 year old AAF. Patient is here to be establish as a new patient, and several compliants as listed above. Patient is a non-smoker, denies use of alcohol or illicit drug use. Patiet is acurrent resident at Lovelady Center. Patient deneis depressive moods, thoughts of suicide or homicide.current pain
Mental Status Exam: The patient was well groomed and appeared younger his stated age. There is no clinical evidence of psychomotor disturbance. He maintained adequate eye contact. His speech was coherent, spontaneous, and appropriate with normal rate, volume and rhythm. He described his mood as “anxious.” Objectively, the client initially appeared on edge but relaxed as the session proceeded. His affect is full range, appropriate, with spontaneous