Mood Stabilizing Agents Instructions: Case Discussion On Bipolar Disorder: Wendy Is A 30-Year-Old, Unemployed White Female.

Mood Stabilizing Agents Instructions: Case Discussion on Bipolar Disorder: Wendy is a 30-year-old, unemployed white female
She is no stranger to therapy, having seen counselors for most of her teen and adult years
Her friends would describe her as awild woman who takes no crap from anyone
She has held various part-time jobs for the last few years because she usually gets angry at her boss or coworkers and quits
While she has had a string of boyfriends over the years, she has been seeing one man for the last year or so
He too is unemployed and has both an alcohol and methamphetamine problem
She describes the relationship asaddictive and dysfunctional, yet exciting and hot
Wendy is back in treatment at the urging of her parents, who describe her behavior as erratic and unpredictable
They also claim that she has periods where shesleeps little and parties lots
There were also several occasions in the last five years when she was so depressed she didnt eat or want to leave the house
Her father also admits to periods of depression, and Trishas grandfather was diagnosed with manic depression, resulting in numerous hospitalizations in the 1950s and 1960s
Wendys only brother died in a car accident several years ago
He was drunk at the time, but she claims he had a long history of depression
Recently Trisha was arrested for disorderly conduct at a friends party
She had not slept for nearly 24 hours and was drunk and combative
When she was first approached by police, she solicited them for sex
They report that she was rather hyperverbal and hyperactive
They later had to investigate a complaint from local storeowners for bad checks she wrote in excess of $7,000
Summarize the clinical case
Create a list of the patients problems and prioritize them
Which diagnosis should be considered What is your rationale for the diagnosis What differential diagnosis should be considered What test or screening tools should be considered to help identify the correct diagnosis What treatment would you prescribe and what is the rationale (consider psychopharmacology, diagnostics tests, referrals, psychotherapy, psychoeducation) What standard guidelines would you use to assess or treat this patient Responses need to address all components of the question, demonstrate critical thinking and analysis and include peer-reviewed journal evidence to support the students position