Assignment: Assessing Adult
1) Which diagnosis should be considered?
2) What is the DSM-V Coding for the diagnosis you are considering?
3) What is your rationale for the diagnosis? Be sure and link the client's signs and symptoms to the DSM-V diagnostic criteria to support your diagnosis.
4) What tests or tools should be considered to help identify the correct diagnosis?
5) What differential diagnosis should be considered?
6) What Treatment Strategy would you recommend?
7) What treatment would you prescribe and what is the rationale?
a. Safety
b. Psychopharmacology
c. Diagnostic Tests
d. Psychotherapy
e. Psychoeducation
8) What standard guidelines would you use to treat or assess this patient?
9) Clinical Note: Is depression a normal part of aging?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.