Counselor Name: Pooza Shrestha
Client’s name: Rita (Name changed)
Client’s socio demographic information:
Age: 23
Gender: Female
Marital status: Single mother
Education: Primary level of education
Profession: Singer
Family:
Any significant mental illness in family: None
Clinician’s questions or concerns regarding this case:
Presenting problem(s)/ symptoms (include duration):
Ms. Rita had come with some personal problem. While assessing the problem, it was identified that she had been going through hypertension since a year and was under medication. As per the client, her health condition was not improved by the medicines so she left taking them. It was also identified that she had once attempted to commit suicide due to her personal matter during the course of her hypertension. At counseling room, her blood pressure was monitored in all three positions (supine, standing and sitting), but her blood pressure in all three positions was found to be extremely high. Therefore, she was referred to Bir Hospital for emergency health support. She was given some medicines there. Later, her sister took her to Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center. As per the informant (client’s sister), the cardiologist of the respective hospital has suggested to take the client to a Psychiatrist (Patan Hospital) for consultation. The cardiologist has suspected that the client might be going through some mental health issue associated with her hypertension.
Symptoms: Sad, hesitant, dysthymic, tremors.
Findings based on the checklist of client selection criteria
Dissociative symptoms:
Other assessment data:
Current stability (note any impulse control problems with alcohol, drugs, violence, sexual acting out, self-injurious behaviors, etc.):
Client’s additional socio demographic information:
Current family support:
Her elder sister is the one in her family who supports her. She had taken the client to hospital for consultation.
Social support available:
None
History taking and treatment plan:
History: Three pronged approach including past and present life issues, traumatic events, childhood attachment status, significant health history (lifetime)
She was traumatized when her husband whom she loved so much betrayed her.
Current concerns/symptoms:
(Current symptoms are caused by earlier experiences that were not adequately processed due to trauma or insufficient information)
Dominant Symptom:
Sad, crying, blaming oneself (even for being dumped by her husband), suppressive
Dominant irrational belief
The client has an irrational belief that;
Positive Cognition
Past incidents (Negative): touchstones memory or other experiential contributors
First: Poverty, lack of education
Worst: Gender discrimination
Other past events:_______________________________________________________________
Present triggers: The client got ready for marriage without her interest. However, after getting married she loved her husband more than anything. But he betrayed her. So this event triggers her at present leading to health problems.
Future challenges and desired outcomes:
Treatment planning: (incident chosen for reprocessing that is contributing to the present problems)
Past Incidents (Positive)___________________________________________________________
Strengths and resources: She realizes that she has to survive.
Resources including ego strengths, coping skills, positive experiences, self-capacities:
Not obvious
Past treatment episodes and diagnoses:
She was diagnosed of hypertension and was under medication.
Preparation notes:
Client education for response:
The expected feedback for this case:
The client needs psychiatric support. Hope to get information regarding this.