Instructions

In this assignment, you will review the Depression Interactive Case Study patient scenario and analyze the data to determine the health status of the patient. You will need a minimum of two evidence-based practice articles to support your work.

1. Use the Depression Case Study Questions (Word) document to complete the case study assignment.
2. Follow the requirements posted in the rubric.
3. Interactive case studies should be three to five pages, excluding title and references pages.

All papers must conform to the most recent APA standards.

Please refer to the Grading Rubric for details on how this activity will be graded.

SOLUTION

1. Differentials: List the three most likely differential diagnoses based on her objective findings with cited rationale.

Based on the client’s objective findings, she could be suffering from bipolar, adjustment disorder with depressed mood, or obsessive-compulsive disorder.

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, bipolar disorder is mainly characterized by alternating episodes of low and high moods. Further, patients experience fluctuating energy levels, difficulty in concentrating, irregular sleeping patterns, among other dynamics that drastically affect work, behavior, and interpersonal relationships (NIMH, 2022).

1. What is the etiology/pathophysiology associated with each diagnosis?

Bipolar disorder results from the brain structure and function. It is often caused by chemical imbalances in the brain, which are responsible for the control of the brain’s functions, the neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin. Further, bipolar disorder is associated with genetics as it tends to run in families (Fowler et al., 2019). Although no single gene can be attributed to the disorder, different environmental and genetic disorders act as triggers. The…………………………………$15