Case scenario: Rita is an 18-year-old who presents to the emergency department with her parents after telling them earlier in the day that she did not want to be alive anymore. Rita reports that for the past 6 months she has been “feeling down,” and she has been having thoughts of killing herself throughout the […]

Debbie is a 28-year-old woman who presents to an outpatient psychiatry clinic with a 1-month history of panic attacks. She has a past history of major depressive disorder (MDD) and is taking a low-dose serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI). During the panic attacks, she experiences severe anxiety with the following symptoms: lightheadedness, accelerated heart rate, […]

Pam is a 53-year-old woman who comes into the clinic reporting problems with sleep for the past 5 months. She tells you that she has been using over-the-counter sleep aids but has not found them helpful. Even though they help her fall asleep, she wakes up multiple times every night. She also feels groggy for […]

Case Study Scenario: Rick is a 72-year-old man previously diagnosed with depressive disorder. He was brought to the emergency room by his wife after he cut his hands with a hacksaw, sustaining damage to various structures and needing surgical intervention. His wife describes that she was going back to work after an extended leave to […]