Paper: 10 pages 1. Symptoms : Please describe the symptoms as you interpret them

Paper: 10 pages
1. Symptoms : Please describe the symptoms as you interpret them from the case study. Then, Discuss the etiology of the symptoms as explained in the case study. Finally, consider other causes for these symtpms that you can reasonably extrapolate.
2. Hypothesize : Consider what mental health diagnosis may explain the symtpms most accurately. Also, Consider why making no diagnosis may be appropriate. List all possible diagnoses that could expalin the symptoms. Please consider all factors that could contribute to the symptoms such as organic, biological, relational, cultural, systemic and developmental. List the questions you would include in your oral assessment to explore which of these factors are most relevant to the case.
3. Assessment: Think about what assessment measures and questions you would use to further your ability to form an accurage diagnosis. Describe the measures you choose and explain if you will use them on paper or orally. Specify the kind of information of scores that would be instructive to you in making a diagnosis. Please comment on the reliabilty and validity of these measures specifically for your client.
4. Diagnosis: Based on your thorough evaluation of the diagnostic possobilities, discuss which diagnosis from DSM is best and how you came to this conclusion. Specify the symptoms that meet the criteria including the severity fo the symptoms. Which diagnoses did you elimate? Specity which criteria were not met for those diagnoses.
5: Given what you read about the diagnosis, highlight 2-3 empirically validated treatment modalities used to treat this diagnosis. Given what you know about the context of the client, highlight any changes you may need to make in order to accommodate the client, their family, and/or extended system.
Treatment plan: (1-2) pages
Develop a treatment plan should include the following:
1. Diagnosis
2. Client strengthes
3. Goals
4. Objectives (at least 3, that relate to the goal and are measurable)
5. Interventions
6. Relevant social and medical history
CASE STUDY:
Not long ago a client (Alan) came in seeking help for drug and alcohol abuse. He is in his mid 30’s
and has been using marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine since his late teenage years. He
started drinking alcohol before he was a teenager. Alan is a white male, heterosexual male and
has modest economic means.
Alan finished high school and began working in retail. He has changed jobs or was fired every
couple years but was able to work his way up into a manager position. He is married and has three
children. His drinking has a negative impact on his family and occasionally he yells at his wife and
kids. Often he spends time by himself at home watching T.V. or surfing on the Internet.
He isn’t very satisfied at work and occasionally gets into arguments with his assistant manager. In
past treatment, it has been evident that Alan used drugs and alcohol to cover up his feelings of
anger, frustration and at times low self-esteem.
Alan also experiences passive suicidal ideation that he describes as “just wishing things would go
away”. He does not seem to have active plans for a suicide attempt, but often makes vague
references to suicide, such as “not wanting to be here anymore”.