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    Case 2 (Schizophrenia)

    Name: Mr. Q. R
    Age: 30 years
    Gender: Male
    No. of siblings: Two
    Marital Status: Single
    Occupation: Nill
    Mother Occupation Housewife
    Birth Order Second
    Earning Members in Family One
    Socioeconomic Status Lower Class
    Family System Joint
    Father alive/Dead Dead
    Mother alive/dead Alive
    Head of Family Mother

    Presenting Problems
    Symptoms
     Auditory Hallucinations
     Delusions
     Significant impairment in major areas i.e., social relations, work, interpersonal
    relations.

    Reason for Referral


    The mother reported concerns about severe anger and assaulting family members at
    the Centre of Profound Education (Neuro-psychiatric Clinic).
    Psychological/Psychiatric History:
    i. Personal: There is no psychological/psychiatric history.
    ii. Medical history:
    a. Personal: Uncontrolled diabetes.
    b. Family: Mother is also diabetic.
    iii. Personal history: Excessive sexual needs were found.
    iv. Lifetime history of stressful events: There is no lifetime history found.

    Behavioral Observations
    Mr. Q.R. was normal in appearance with a smile on his face but aggression was
    visible in his eyes it seemed like he was trying to hide his aggression behind that smile. He
    was open in conversation he talked about his social life. During the conversation, his speech
    rate was normal with low volume. He remembered his past events like his engagement and
    marriage but those were delusions. He hesitated a little bit on private questions during history
    taking due to which he got overwhelmed at the end of the session.
    Psychological Evaluation
    From the history provided, assessment, and PANSS., he displayed very significant
    impairment with his, social interactions, and other major areas i.e., work, interpersonal
    relations, etc. He also displayed positive symptoms like auditory hallucinations and delusions
    for more than six months. He met the criteria A and B for diagnosis of schizophrenia. He
    scored above the cut-off point for diagnosis of schizophrenia.
    Tentative Diagnosis
    According to DSM-5 TR, (F20.9) Schizophrenia

    Proposed Treatment Plan


     Antipsychotic: These medications block the patient’s brain and use certain chemicals
    for cell-to-cell communication.
     Other medications: The health practitioner will also prescribe medications to help
    reduce the side effects of antipsychotic medications such as tremors.

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