Select a patient with a mood disorder (Depression) and Create a Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation

Select a patient with a mood disorder (Depression) and Create a Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation

WEEK 4 PRCT

Select a patient with a mood disorder (Depression) and Create a Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Note on this patient using the template provided

  • Subjective: What details did the patient provide regarding their chief complaint and symptomology to derive your differential diagnosis? What was the duration and severity of their symptoms? How are their symptoms impacting their functioning in life?
  • Objective: What observations did you make during the psychiatric assessment? 
  • Assessment: Discuss the patient’s mental status examination results. What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of three possible diagnoses in order of highest to lowest priority and explain why you chose them. What was your primary diagnosis and why? Describe how your primary diagnosis aligns with DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria and is supported by the patient’s symptoms. 
  • Plan: Describe your treatment modality and your plan for psychotherapy. Explain the principles of psychotherapy that underline your chosen treatment plan to support your rationale for the chosen psychotherapy framework. What were your follow-up plan and parameters? What referrals would you make or recommend as a result of this psychotherapy session?
  • Reflection notes: What would you do differently in a similar patient evaluation? Reflect on one social determinant of health according to the HealthyPeople 2030 (you will need to research) as applied to this case in the realm of psychiatry and mental health. As a future advanced provider, what are one health promotion activity and one patient education consideration for this patient for improving health disparities and inequities in the realm of psychiatry and mental health? Demonstrate your critical thinking.

Answer preview for the paper on ‘Select a patient with a mood disorder (Depression) and Create a Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation’

Select a patient with a mood disorder

APA 1349 words

Click the purchase button below to download full answer…….