Schizophernia
Running head: DIAGNOSING SUE
The Diagnosis of Patient Sue
Shelley Moore
November 28, 2006
Professor Nicole Martinez-Martin
PSY336-0604B-02 Abnormal Psychology
Colorado Technical University
The Diagnosis of Patient Sue
After interviewing patient Sue, I have made a list of possible symptoms that Sue is suffering from.
v Medications to calm the voices, Serquel and Paxil.
v Panic attacks and depression.
v Family history of Schizophrenia.
v Previous use of alcohol and marijuana.
v Claims to have sexual relationships with many men in her neighborhood.
v Sudden mood changes (from calm to irate within seconds).
v Sudden attack on neighbor when confronted about relationship with neighbor's husband.
v Hallucinations or Delusions (man in black). (Colorado Technical University Online, 2006)
Without looking up these symptoms in the DMV IV-TR my initial diagnosis of Sue is that she is suffering from a combination of Schizophrenia and Bi-Polar 1 Disorder, otherwise known......
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