NU664C Week 12 Assignment 1 Bipolar Case Study
Instructions
Review the Week 12 Case Study. Complete a Psychiatric SOAP Note Template (Word) for the patient in this case. (Note: The template is meant to be a guide. You can change the formatting of your SOAP note if the table style does not work for you.)
Your SOAP note should be no more than five pages long.
Use academic sources, cited in APA format, to support your rationale in your assessment and plan.
Upload your completed note.
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Solution
Subjective
Chief Complaint (CC): “I’m in a mood that fluctuates.” I have periods of depression, then normalcy, then extreme happiness, and finally, I feel like I want to blow up.
Those in attendance at the appointment:
Olivia (patient) and her mother
Patients’ demographics:
Name: Olivia; Age: 15; Gender: Female; Race/Ethnicity: Unspecified; Home situation: Shares a home with her mother and sister
Plan
Rationale for Treatment Plan:
…Lithium offers longer-lasting neuroprotective benefits and less metabolic adverse effects than antipsychotics. According to clinical guidelines, lithium should be used as a first-line therapy for bipolar illness in young people, especially if the condition runs in the family…………………….Get the complete filled out SOAP Note Template for $15.00
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