Addresses the following prompts using evidence-based references to support your answers:
- Summarize the case.
- What is your provisional diagnosis, as well as the possible differentials?
- Justify your answer with DSM-5 criteria (be short, brief and to the point).
- Is Ava too young to diagnose, or is there a basis for early identification and intervention?
- What psychiatric scales or assessment tools might you use with this patient? With the parents? List and describe briefly.
- What would be your treatment plan for medications, if any? If you do choose to offer medication as part of the treatment plan, please address the following medications issues:
- Target symptoms
- Receptors affected
- Psychiatric and system effects
- Possible parental concerns
- What would be your school-based treatment plan, if any?
- What would be the implications for the families of children and adolescents with these diagnostic pictures?
- How does the mother’s health play into the picture of Ava’s diagnosis? What type of therapy would you recommend for Ava (and her family) to work through her issues?
- Identify resources for patients/families with this diagnosis in the form of community groups, web-sites, advocacy, as well as treatment resources available in your service area.
- What are you worried about (if anything)? Consider this question in terms of treatment, assessment, alliance, compliance, effectiveness, safety, and other factors.
