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Michael Byrne is 5’10” and 160 pounds with short black hair and unshaved facial appearance. He wears unwashed clothing with a reeking order. Mr. Byrne has an average sized dog named Floyd. He has no assistive device and he does not wear glasses. Mr. Byrne trusts Floyd his dog because he protects him by sitting very close to him. Mr. Byrne Mental Diagnoses are Schizophrenia and PTSD and his Physical diagnosis is Hepatitis C and Gastrointestinal pain with severe headaches. Mr. Byrnes Function appears to be very agitated, severely depressed and he describes of having intense headaches when asking questions about his personal life. He feels invaded when people get to close or enters his area where he lives; he is homeless. He appeared paranoid
Pat O'Hara took pride in her role in forming the Queensland Association of Gay Law Reform (QAGLR) with Ted Kelk. Initially they published Queensland Gay Action News and lobbied Brisbane politicians from Cairns, but when Ted moved to Brisbane because of his health, and then the Brisbane branch of QAGLR took over the lobbying activities, Pat kept the home fires burning.
For my case study my group and I chose the movie “Fatal Attraction”, and we chose Alex Forrest for our case study. For my part I chose to do the diagnosis aspect on Alex Forrest. Throughout this paper I will be diagnosing Alex Forrest. The following key clinical data will be discussed: client demographics, presenting problem, preliminary diagnostic information, symptoms, client characteristics and history, diagnostic impressions, potential disorders, and the DSM diagnosis.
Charles has agreed to medication protocol of Haldol injections and Resperadol. He adamantly refuses psychotherapy. While hospitalized Charles makes reference to being sexually abused he refuses to go into depth or give specifics. Prior to the diagnosis Charles’s mother reports became withdrawn at the age of seven Charles’s father died in a car accident.
As American history has shown us, with great power also comes great responsibility. The great power part has not been as much of a problem as the great responsibility has. And as history have shown us, many of those officers show great control and responsibility, but there are a small percentage of those officers who are corrupt.
Cameron Douglas’s case could be a turning point in the US of the endless war on drugs. The 33 year old, son of the famous actor Michael Douglas has been serving a 5 year sentence with the court for the distribution and the possession of drugs. He had an additional 4.5 year term for the possession of Suboxone which it’s substances contains both combinations of buprenorphine (an opioid medication) and naloxone while being imprisoned. Though Douglas had never received any rehabilitation treatments for his addiction towards heroin during his imprisonment, the court judges still saw his continuing drug use during incarceration was his defiance. Addiction experts said to TIME magazine that drug addiction is often developed and built up by mental
The article opens with a former football player and offensive lineman, Kyle Turley, who begins having episodes while he was at a bar with his family and friends. Turley was passing out, puking, becoming paranoid, and began to overall lose control of everything.
Case introduction: A 19 year-old gentlemen, SS, presented to station 20N through the emergency department, following what was described by friends and family as “bizarre behavior.” SS had recently begun college at a local liberal arts school. He had done well during the first semester, but began to struggle academically during the second semester. Family attributed the decline in academic success to an increase in class size, which made SS uncomfortable. Several weeks prior to hospital admission, SS became increasingly isolated, spending the majority of his time in the dorm room and less time in class. Friends and roommates reported that SS was exhibiting bizarre behavior, often confiding in friends that he was being “spied on” by others and that people around him could “read his thoughts.” SS also endorsed a strange delusion in which those around him would blink simultaneously as a form of communication. All of the aforementioned events became overly distressing to SS and his family, so they sought medical help. SS had a limited psychiatric history for which he had seen a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist had put him on an anti-psychotic medication some months prior, but SS self-discontinued the medication after just a several week trial. As a result of the above, and a lack of explanation regarding the past psychiatric referral, the events were described as “first-episode psychosis.” Discussion regarding the diagnostic work-up followed.
HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: I believe Mary is status post right hip closed reduction percutaneous pinning on the 25th, I believe by Todd Reilly, MD, so she is essentially three weeks out. She presents with ambulance service, although no one from the nursing facility where she is at is with her despite previous instructions. I really have no history on her at all, as she demented and cannot communicate. Apparently, though, she is minimal to no ambulation. She was in a wheel chair when they picked her up so I do not know if she is even walking at all. She does not seem to be in any acute pain or complain of any acute pain.
Living in the mental ward is very hard for McMurphy at first. The patients and McMurphy cannot understand one another so socializing with them is hard for him. When he begins to interact with them, he has a profound effect on the patients of the mental ward.
Walsh, Jason. "All in our heads: have we taken psychiatry too far?"Irish Times 14 Aug.2010,
As previously presented, a psychiatric report states that Mary Maloney is not suffering, or has not suffered in the past, any form of mental disorder or illness. Mrs. Maloney did not have schizophrenia, and she was not bipolar, she was not insane. Given the fact that she was not insane still does not mean that it was impossible for her to have “snapped” and done something irrational at that moment. Yet the likely hood of this even occurring is very slim, in fact the chance of it happening is a 0.1 out of 100 chance. It is known that some mental illnesses are hereditary and may have not showed up on current files therefore; we also brought in psychiatric reports from Mary Maloney’s parents and 3 grandparents. All these reports are clean from any mental disorders. Mary Maloney not having a mental disorder was not the only significant evidence in this report. T...
They can also experience some auditory and sensory hallucinations just like when Brian claimed that he is receiving messages from Jesus Christ while watching television (Bucci, Startup, Wynn, Heathcote, Baker & Lewin, 2008, p. 326). Also, it was evidenced by his strange behaviours against his wife such as not trusting her, accusing his wife of cheating and poisoning his food. These behaviours may affect his interactions with the health professionals, as he may not believe that they are truly concern about him. Other than his wife, his family may also be affected by his inability to trust (Koivisto, Janhonen, & Vaisanen, 2003, pp. 225-227).
Child Protective Services systems are often called “broken,” and the case of Logan Marr is a solid example of why. Logan was taken away from her mother, Christy, after an extensive battle that involved accusations, investigations, and mandates. After the struggle, Logan was finally placed into a foster home under the supervision of Sally Schofield, a child caseworker of the Maine Department of Health and Human Services. Schofield admits that she soon saw that book-learning and experience were two different things. Her lack of true preparation for the supervision and care of Logan ultimately lead to the death of the child.
In conclusion, the diagnosis of Narcissistic Personality Disorder is applied to McMurphy because he has at least five out of the nine symptoms recorded by the DSM-IV: 1) overstated feel of self-importance 2) Fixation with delusions of boundless success, power, and brilliance 3) Believes the individual is “special” and can only associate with high-class, superior people 4) Has a sense of entitlement 5) Requires too much admiration 6) Lacks empathy 7) Uses others to get the individuals selfish end goals 8) Often envious of people and has a false idea that people are envious of him 9) Displays patronizing attitudes around people. Also, his choice of staying in a mental facility proves to serve as protection from social rejection. The NPD of McMurphy proves to be exemplified throughout the film by means of overtly perilous behaviors and attitudes.
It took Brandon twenty years to adjust and approve of his mental health condition. After he adapted to his medication, he found himself engaging in physical activity. He mentioned that by maintaining his physical health he is maintaining his mental health. Brandon social health is fully flourishing and one reason is that he has a 24/7 support system including his parents, sister, wife, and daughter. Brandon has also created his own organization called International Mental Health Research Organization (IMHRO) where he communicates with the pubic about the research his organization has conducted and conducts online chats with those looking to fund his organization. This social interaction has allowed his to normalize his condition to the point where he is not afraid to state he has schizophrenia when first meeting someone. Brandon’s emotional functioning is very proficient because he demonstrates his feelings while explaining the purpose behind his organization. He stated that he cares about humanity and wants to provide hope to others. This hope is that living a normal life with a mental health condition is possible. Other feeling he portrays is his ability to love and his passion. His passion was very evident when he talked about society accepting mental health diseases. He wants everyone to understand it’s not their fault and reducing the stigma