Major Mental Health issues

Form 2: Diagnosis and Rule-Out The purpose of this form is to organize the diagnosis of the client in your Case Study.

This form will not be used for Case Study 11 & 14 – these have their own directions. 1. Name of Client__________________________________________

1. Major Mental Health issue (please use F codes and the correct name of the disorder to include severity):
2. Personality Disorder and Neurodevelopment Disorders (please use F codes and the correct name of the disorder to include severity):
3. Medical Condition(s):
4. Level of Functioning and Potential Prognosis:
5. Other Conditions that may be the focus of Clinical Attention (these are found in the DSM IV):
6. Differential Diagnosis. This is the diagnosis that may be of consideration but does not quite fit – you are trying to rule it out. An example of a differential diagnosis for bipolar disorder (DSM V, pg. 167) are: manic episodes; mood disorder due to a medical condition; substance abuse mood disorder; and ADHD.
7. Defend your diagnosis. An example for the defense of major depression would be: Client has 7 of the 9 criterial for Major Depressive disorder (DSM V, pg. 161).

Form 3: Article Summary

The purpose of this form is to organize the five (5) article summaries related to the case study. Please use APA format and summarize using at least 6-8 sentences. If you are using electronic websites they MUST BE .org/.edu/.gov URL. 1. Title Article 1: APA Reference for Article

1: Summary (6-8 sentences): 2. Title Article 2: APA Reference for Article 2: Summary (6-8 sentences): 3. Title Article 3: APA Reference for Article 3: Summary (6-8 sentences): 4. Title Article 4: APA Reference for Article 4: Summary (6-8 sentences): 5. Title Article 5: APA Reference for Article 5: Summary (6-8 sentences):

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