Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Schizophrenia, Other Psychotic Disorders, and Medication-Induced Movement Disorders
Assessing and Diagnosing Patients With Schizophrenia, Other Psychotic Disorders, and Medication-Induced Movement Disorders
Psychotic disorders and schizophrenia are some of the most complicated and challenging diagnoses in the DSM. The symptoms of psychotic disorders may appear quite vivid in some patients; with others, symptoms may be barely observable. Additionally, symptoms may overlap among disorders. For example, specific symptoms, such as neurocognitive impairments, social problems, and illusions may exist in patients with schizophrenia but are also contributing symptoms for other psychotic disorders.
For this Assignment, you will analyze a case study related to schizophrenia, another psychotic disorder, or a medication-induced movement disorder.
Resources
Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.
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WEEKLY RESOURCES
To Prepare:
Review this week’s Learning Resources and consider the insights they provide about assessing and diagnosing psychotic disorders. Consider whether experiences of psychosis-related symptoms are always indicative of a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Think about alternative diagnoses for psychosis-related symptoms.
Download the Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Template, which you will use to complete this Assignment. Also review the Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation Exemplar to see an example of a completed evaluation document.
By Day 1 of this week, select a specific video case study to use for this Assignment from the Video Case Selections choices in the Learning Resources. View your assigned video case and review the additional data for the case in the “Case History Reports†document, keeping the requirements of the evaluation template in mind.
Consider what history would be necessary to collect from this patient.
Consider what interview questions you would need to ask this patient.
Identify at least three possible differential diagnoses for the patient.
By Day 7 of Week 7
Complete and submit your Comprehensive Psychiatric Evaluation, including your differential diagnosis and critical-thinking process to formulate primary diagnosis.
Incorporate the following into your responses in the template:
Subjective: What details did the patient provide regarding their chief complaint and symptomology to derive your differential diagnosis? What is 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 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.).
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Week 3: Mood Disorders
Training Title 2
Name: Ms. Natalie Crew
Gender: female
Age:17 years old
T 97.4 P-82 R-1 20 128/84 Ht 5’2” Wt 192lbs
Background: Recently started an accelerated high school business program in Chicago, Illinois
after growing up and living in New Orleans her whole life. Grew up with both parents and four
brothers. Currently lives in on a specialty high school campus dormitory. Currently a full-time
student and works part time in the local coffee shop. Not married, currently single. She has no
previous psychiatric history; takes no medications. There is history of depression, denied
substance use history for her or family. No legal hx NKDA
Symptom Media. (Producer). (2016). Training title 2 [Video].
https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/wa
tch/training-title-2
Training Title 8
Name: Mrs. Abrianna Tilman
Gender: female
Age: 27 years old
T- 98.6 P- 88 R 18 154/92 Ht 5’1 Wt 230lbs
Background: Recently had her first child two months ago. Currently married; stay at home
mother after working in community library for 5 years. Grew up with her mother after her
parents divorced when she was 16; has two sisters in Troy, Alabama. Completed education
through bachelor’s level, majoring in English Literature. No previous suicidal gestures. Brother
committed suicide via GSW. She denied drugs/alcohol; brother was addicted to
methamphetamines. Hx of HTN-prescribed Trandate 100mg twice daily, admits to missing doses
due to forgetting. No legal hx. Allergies: PCN
Symptom Media. (Producer). (2016). Training title 8 [Video].
https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/wa
tch/training-title-8
Training Title 18
Name: Ms. Rosario Campbell
Gender: female
Age:25 years old
T-97.7 P-70 R-18 118/72 Ht 5’3 Wt 123lbs
Background: Currently living off-base in El Paso, Texas, active duty in the Army, MOS 92M
Mortuary Affairs Specialist. Grew up in McAllen TX with both parents and one brother.
Completed education through high school. Currently partnered. No children. Mother history of
depression; brother hx of cannabis use. No medical history. No legal hx; allergy: cipro previous
medication trials: sertraline, fluoxetine both with good effects when taking.
Symptom Media. (Producer). (2017). Training title 18 [Video].
https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/wa
tch/training-title-18
Training Title 28
Name: Mrs. Ada Carson
Gender: female
Age: 54 years old
T- 97.6 P- 94 R 22 162/84 Ht 5’5 Wt 144lbs
Background: Currently living in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, working full-time as a contract
negotiator in a financial company. Has an MBA. Lives with her husband and two teenage twin
sons. Born and raised in Trenton, NJ, with her father and two brothers, her mother deceased
when she in MVA when she was 12 years old. Brother has depression; mother has history of
being a “functioning alcoholic”. Recently informed by her PCP she has a “fatty liver.” Allergies:
codeine
Symptom Media. (Producer). (2016). Training title 28 [Video].
https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?url=https://video.alexanderstreet.com/wa
tch/training-title-28
Training Title 38
Name: Mr. Elijah Loman
Gender: male
Age:18 years old
T- 98.3 P- 93 R 22 118/68 Ht 5’7 Wt 149lbs
Background: Currently lives with his sister and two parents in Durham, NC. Not currently
employed. Completed high school, not currently in school. Hx of treatment for mood disorder
began age 15, previous trials of risperidone, quetiapine off and on, side effects of wt. gain. Has
hx of a six-day hospitalization one year ago after found wandering at night in the mall parking
lot without clothes. He refused medication due to previous experiences. Not currently partnered.
He has been sexually inappropriate with comments to female neighbors; pulled his pants down in
the mall. Denies any recent alcohol or substance use. Father has history of bipolar disorder. No
history of self-harm behaviors, no family suicides. Mother reports he has slept 4-5 hours in past
week, up spending money buying and playing new video games and says he is writing a book on
how others can be a video game master. Appetite is decreased. No medical hx; Hx of vandalism
as a juvenile. Has pending court date for indecent exposure. Allergies: latex