Aneja et al Flashcards
how was they boys home like
a troubled with a aggressive father
how old was he when his parent got divorced
at 10 and then he and his mother began living with his grandparents
how old was he when he stopped going to school
12 and his school work suffered
what were some of the symptoms that he experienced
he was irritable sad and often got into trouble for fighting
symptoms
1-hearing voices that teased him
2-suspicious of his mother
3-muttered laughed and shouted at unseen others
4-spoke very little
5-poor sleep and self care
6-preferred to be alone ,away from other people
7-lack of insight into his condition
treatment
-He was given sodium valporate, (drug used to treat bipolar disorder)
-His mood and behavior improved for a while but soon got worse again.
-He got diagnosed with very early onset
schizophrenia (VEOS)
-His aggressive and violent outbursts increased and he was often admitted to the hospital for his own safety.
-Antipsychotic medications for the treatment of schizophrenia are considered
what did they think he has and what was given to treat it
bipolar disorder using sodium valporate
what was his correct dignoses
VEOS very early onset schizophrenia
what method was used
case study
he study being a case study a strength
detailed in depth and contextual information this can incase the validity of the study highly
information that was helpful was like
his loss of intrest
lack of self care and social withdaw
what is a weekness of this study
small sample so the study is not very generalizable as its only based on one child
may not finf VEOS in other people
issues and debates
-the use of children psychology
-applications to everyday life
-cultural differences
the use of children
- Child unable to provide his own consent -
minor and unaware of his condition - Mother gave proxy consent (on behalf of
boy) - this didn’t give the boy the right to withrdraw
(since he is not fully aware) - since he lacked
insight into his condition, getting his consent
might have been difficults (yet, generally,
researchers need to explain their work to
children in ways that are understandable and simple, making sure the child is comfortable with their participation). - alternatively, the boy had to receive
treatment, even if unable to give consent - toensure his condition does not get worse.
Generic case study evaluation
· idiographic / holistic
· uses triangulation for data collection
· mostly qualitative data
· considers individual differences with
regards to mental health disorders
. effective for exploring less prevalent
disorders
applications to everyday
ICD-11 has made the diagnosis of schizophrenia more accessible
by patients.
ICD-11 requires symptoms to be present for one month for adiagnosis, while DSM-5 required symptoms for 6 months.
this allowed people to access treatment more rapidly.
This supports the
ICD-11 in providing patients with treatment as early as possible, as access to early treatment correlates with better outcomes and easier
symptom management.
ICD-11 has increased the reliability of diagnosis through replacing the subtypes (DSM-5) with using the 6 dimensions for
diagnosis schizophrenia.
The subtypes were not as reliable as they
focused on primary symptoms, which could change.
This would mean that the initial diagnosis of a patient may be unreliable and
inaccurate therefore the patient may not be supported with the right treatment options. Using dimensional descriptors could increase the reliability of the diagnosis using ICD-11, as people are more likely to
receive an accurate diagnosis which helps them access the treatment
that they require.
