Family history: choose information pertinent to diagnosis (1-¬2 paragraphs) 5 pts • Developmental/Psychosocial history ∙ Family & relationships ∙ Current living & support situation ∙ Employment history ∙ Legal history ∙ Medical/surgical/psychiatric history
Description of symptoms/behavioral problems: (1 page) 5 pts • Example, drug use (drug dependence, both psychedelic & psychotropic drugs), impulsive behavior, etc.
Type of assessment tools (use at least 2 assessment tools in addition to a clinician interview, I prefer 2+ and include rationale for each assessment tool (NEED 3 total)) (1 paragraph) 6 pts • Projective/personality inventory/intelligence tests, etc.
Diagnoses (majority of points are given here) 13 pts • Section 2 of DSM V has the disorders and criteria for diagnosing
Recommendation /Treatment plan (provide rationale for rec/tx plan) 10 pts • Should be 2 + pages • explain responses for diagnoses and treatment plan. Who will be involved? • Hospitalization • How long in psychiatric hospital/setting? • Medications (antidepressant, antianxiety, etc.) • How many milligrams, how many times a day, for how long? • Therapy (type of therapy, process of therapy techniques) • Ex. Behavioral/ Psychoanalysis/Group, etc. • Techniques ex. In-vivo, dream analysis, EMDR, etc. • How many times a week? • How long in therapy, 2, 6, 9, months?
