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Unit VIII Case Study, Mental Health Assessment.

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MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2 Case Study: Mental Health Assessment In society, there are numerous psychological disorders. To proper diagnoses and treatment these disorders is not straight forward and ... very complexed. To understand how to diagnose and treat a mental health disorder, I analyzed a case study of an individual suffering from a disorder in order to develop a mental health assessment. In this mental health assessment the details of the case study of why the client came in for treatment and symptoms will be explained. This assessment will also identify a specific mental health diagnosis for the issues the client is experiencing. In addition, the ways the mental health disorder could affect the daily life functions of the client will also be explained. Finally, a specific treatment plan and recommendations to treat the client’s mental health disorder will also be described to include how the family of the client can get involved in the treatment plan. In the case study, a client name Jim came in for treatment because he was experiencing periods of very high exhilaration, feeling full of energy, talking very rapidly and needing very little sleep. In addition, he was making very grandiose plans, once giving away all of his belongings because he planned to move to Washington, D.C. so that he could advise the President of the United States. When the high exhilaration subsides, the client stated experiencing periods of feeling very low. During these periods, he did not take care of himself, he wanted to sleep all the time, and he often makes thinly veiled references about wanting to commit suicide. So far, the reason the client came in for treatment and current symptoms have been explained. This information will be used to identify specific mental health diagnosis. Based on the symptoms the client is experiencing, the specific mental health diagnosis is [Show More]

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