Discuss the patient’s mental status examination results. What were your differential diagnoses? Provide a minimum of three possible diagnoses with supporting evidence, listed in order from highest priority to lowest priority. Compare the DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria for each differential diagnosis and explain what DSM-5-TR criteria rules out the differential diagnosis to find an accurate diagnosis. Explain the critical-thinking process that led you to the primary diagnosis you selected. Include pertinent positives and pertinent negatives for the specific patient case.
• Reflection notes: What would you do differently with this client if you could conduct the session over? Also include in your reflection a discussion related to legal/ethical considerations (demonstrate critical thinking beyond confidentiality and consent for treatment!), health promotion and disease prevention taking into consideration patient factors (such as age, ethnic group, etc.), PMH, and other risk factors (e.g., socioeconomic, cultural background, etc.).
Training Title 40
Name: Ms. Connie Weidre
Gender: female
Age: 53 years old
T- 99.0 P- 102 R 24 156/86 Ht 5’4 Wt 1lbs73
Background: Lives with her husband in Memphis, TN, has one daughter age 25. She has never
worked. Raised by mother, she never knew her father. Mother with hx of generalized anxiety and
was verbally abusive, abused benzodiazepines; no substance hx for patient. No previous
psychiatric treatment. Has one glass red wine with dinner. Sleeps 12-13 hrs.; appetite decreased.
Has overactive bladder, untreated. Allergic to Zofran; complains of headaches, takes prn
Tylenol, has diarrhea 2-3 times weekly, takes OTC Imodium.
Symptom Media. (Producer). (2016).
Training title 40 [Video].
https://video.alexanderstreet.com/p/K86QlW9Jl
