Psychotherapy for An Impulse Control Or Conduct Disorder Patient
(1) Select a patient for whom you conducted Psychotherapy for an impulse control or conduct disorder.
(2) Create a comprehensive psychiatric Evaluation Note on this Patient Using the Uploaded Template Provided. There is also an Uploaded completed Exemplar Provided as a guide to using in completing the Template AND also Uploaded Media Resources.
( 3) Include Five scholarly resources to support your assessment and diagnostic reasoning.
(4) SUBJECTIVE: Discuss what details the patient provided regarding their Chief Complaints, History of present Illness, Medication, Psychotherapy or Previous Diagnosis, Pertinent History and /or ROS, and symptomatology to derive your differential diagnosis.? What was the duration and severity of their symptoms? How are their symptoms impacting their functioning life?
(5) OBJECTIVE: What Observation did you make during the psychiatric assessment? Document accurately the patient physical exam of the system pertinent to the chief complaint, HPI, history, and Diagnostic results, including labs, imaging, or other assessment needed to develop the diagnostic diagnosis.
(6)ASSESSMENT: Discuss the patient’s mental status examination results. What were your differential diagnoses? (a) Provide a minimum of Three Possible diagnoses in order of highest to lowest priority and explain why you choose 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.
(7) TREATMENT PLAN: Describe your treatment modality and your plan for psychotherapy. Explain the principle of psychotherapy that underlines your chosen treatment plan to support your rationale for the chosen psychotherapy framework. What were your follow-up plan and parameter? What referral would you make or recommend as a result of this psychotherapy session?
(8) 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 psychiatric and mental health. As a future advanced provider, what are one health promotion activity and one patient education considerations for this patient for improving health disparities and inequities in the realm of psychiatry and mental health? Demonstrate your critical thinking.
