Differential Diagnosis

Examine Case 1: You will be asked to make three decisions concerning the diagnosis and treatment for this client. Be sure to consider co-morbid physical as well as mental factors that might impact the client’s diagnosis and treatment.

At each Decision Point, stop to complete the following:

• Decision      #1: Differential Diagnosis
  • Which       Decision did you select?
  • Why       did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and references       to the Learning Resources.
  • What       were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response       with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  • Explain       any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #1 and       the results of the Decision. Why were they different?
• Decision      #2: Treatment Plan for Psychotherapy
  • Why       did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and       references to the Learning Resources.
  • What       were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response       with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  • Explain       any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #2 and       the results of the Decision. Why were they different?
• Decision      #3: Treatment Plan for Psychopharmacology
  • Why       did you select this Decision? Support your response with evidence and       references to the Learning Resources.
  • What       were you hoping to achieve by making this Decision? Support your response       with evidence and references to the Learning Resources.
  • Explain       any difference between what you expected to achieve with Decision #3 and       the results of the decision. Why were they different?
• Also include how ethical considerations      might impact your treatment plan and communication with clients and their      family- see attachment for detail of question