Order Psychosis Case Study

Order Psychosis Case Study
WK-PSYCHOSIS CASE STUDY 6
Wk-Psychosis Case Study
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Case Study Questions
Identification of target symptoms/problems
1. What information, if any, would you like to know that was not included in the case?
During the assessment of patients, it is necessary to obtain all the relevant information that could be helpful and used in the diagnosis process. This also helps in understanding the cause of the patient’s problems and the risk factors associated with the problem.
As such, some of the information that was not included in this case that might be helpful include; the patient’s psychosocial history and family history. For instance, it would be necessary to determine whether the patient has a family history of any psychiatric problem or disorder since it would help in identifying the likely cause of his problem or the factors that might have contributed to the development of this problem. Moreover, it would be necessary to assess the patient’s psychosocial history since it would also help in identifying the factors that might have contributed to the patient’s problem.
2. Which psychiatric symptoms are a treatment priority for this case?
Among the psychiatric symptoms that are treatment priority for this case include; hallucinations and delusions. The patient exhibits symptoms of hallucinations and delusions that seem to interfere with his daily functioning. Thus, it is necessary to include the symptoms as a treatment priority since the alleviation of these symptoms would help in improving the patient’s functioning.
3. What are the non-pharmacologic issues in this case (problems/complaints that cannot be addressed by medication)?
Some of the non-pharmacologic issues present in this case include; social isolation, ineffective coping, and patient denial that he has a psychiatric problem.
Medication Choice 1
4. List one medication that would be appropriate for this case. Include the name and starting dose.
Aripiprazole (Abilify) is one of the most appropriate medications for this case that would help in improving the patient’s symptoms. Abilify is essentially a second-generation antipsychotic that would help in improving the patient’s symptoms (Preda,