Discussion: Therapy with Older Adults

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Post a treatment plan for the older adult client in the Week 10: Case Study found in this week’s Learning Resources. Be sure to address the following in your post:

  • Which diagnosis should be considered?
  • What is the DSM-V Coding for the diagnosis you are considering?
  • 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.
  • What tests or tools should be considered to help identify the correct diagnosis?
  • What differential diagnosis should be considered?
  • What Treatment Strategy would you recommend?
  • What treatment would you prescribe and what is the rationale?
  • Safety
  • Psychopharmacology
  • Diagnostic Tests
  • Psychotherapy
  • Psychoeducation
  • What standard guidelines would you use to treat or assess this patient?
  • Clinical Note: Is depression a normal part of aging?

Support your approach with evidence-based literature.

Counseling Adolescents

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Post an explanation of your observations of the client in the case study you selected “Angry Adolescent”, including behaviors that align to the criteria in DSM-5. Then, explain therapeutic approaches you might use with this client, including psychotropic medications if appropriate. Finally, explain expected outcomes for the client based on these therapeutic approaches. Support your approach with evidence-based literature.Â

The Angry Adolescent stated that the counselor was horrible and that she did not trust her and would never tell the counselor anything about her or her family.Â