Problem:
Camron is a 22-year-old black male who does not know what to do and feels he is walking through a wall. According to him, he wakes up tired and feeling down, and he is losing weight because he no longer eats much. He dropped out of college last semester because he kept missing classes and could not keep up academically. He had thought about taking all the trazodone at nighttime, but he was scared of dying. Voices rang through his head, telling him he is a burden, and he believes them. He had been to the hospital, which he found awful, cold, loud, staring eyes everywhere, and he never wants to go back.
Camron had been through therapy many times but ended up quitting. He said he has been biracial too, which does not help his situation, as people do not know what to do with him. His mother feels he needs to get out more, pray more, while his father never talked about feelings. He likes writing music and playing the guitar, which often makes him feel better, but he no longer has an interest in them. He feels like a shadow to himself and wants the pain to go away.
Camron does not want to see himself as broke beyond repair.
As a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) presented with the patient above,
What are your initial diagnostic impressions of Camron? Need Assignment Help?
Identify which empirically validated screening tool(s) you would use for diagnostic clarification. Choose tool(s) that you can access and use. Complete and score the tool based on the information provided.
What are some differential diagnostic questions you can ask to help tease out the appropriate diagnosis?
Develop a biopsychosocial case formulation based on the available data.
Provide a brief overview of an evidence-based psychotherapeutic treatment approach you might take with him based on your case formulation and diagnosis. From which theoretical approach might you conceptualize your treatment plan? What evidence-based sources support your treatment plan? What would you need to do to get certified in this type of therapy approach?
Cite all used academic and scholar references credibly in APA format.