Case Study 2
Case Study 2
Case Study 2
Age : 37years
Sex : Male
Education : H.S.Passed
Occupation : Farmer
Religion : Islam
Address :Vill – sahebganj; P.O.- sahebganj; Dist- coochbihar ; Sate – West Bengal
Diagnosis : Schizophrenia.
Informant :
Length of acquittance :
Reliability :
Course :Progressive
Intensity : Unclear
Description : Patient was apparently well but previously he was verry much anxious and
restless due to suspiciousness.
Drugs :
Name of the drugs Dose Route Frequency Side effects
X Passed
3.sajahan Sk Elder brother 38yrs Auto Driver Healthy
Genogram :
60yrs 52yrs
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38yrs 35yrsMale
Female
Marriage
Index
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Living arrangements:
Head of the family is Mahabub Alam.Home circumstances are good. Total family income is
15000 per month. Economical problem is present in the family. In their family pluralistic
communication pattern is present.
Other information like current attitudes of family members towards the patient’s illness, range
of affectivity in the family, cultural and religious values, and social support system was did
not collected as the informant was not present.
C. Educational History :
Age at beginning of formal education : 6 years
Academic performance : Medium
Extracurricular activities : Nothing significant
Relationships with peers & teachers : Well maintained.
School phobia : No
Look for conduct disorder : No
Reason for termination of studies : Patient don’t want to continue the study as he did not
like study.
D. Play History :
Games played ( at what stage and with whom) : Peers group
Relationship with playmates : Well maintained.
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G. Obstetrical History :
LMP: not applicable
Number of children : as my patient
Any abnormalities associated with is male
pregnancy , delivery , puerperium :
Menopause (including any associated problems) :
H. Occupational History :
Age at starting work : 17years
Jobs held in chronological order : Farmer
Reasons for changes : No change
(including relationship with authorities , colleagues , puerperium)
Whether job is appropriate to patient’s background : Appropriate
Rate : Slow
Productivity : Elaborately
Volume : Decreased (soft)
Tone : Low pitch
Relevance : Relevant
Stream : Normal
Coherence : Coherent
Others : Not present
Sample of speech : Q. Sokale ki khabar kheyecho?
A. ‘ Sokale powruti, kola , dudh kheyechi’
3.Disorder of thought:
A. Stream(flow of thought): Normal
B. Form : Not understandable
C. Content :
Delusions:
Delusion of persecution:
Q: Apnar ki mone hoy keu apner khoti korte chaiche ?
A: Na amar jomi jaiga dada boudi niye niyechhe
Outcome: present,as evidenced by the patient
Delusion of reference:
Q: Apnar ki mone hoy lokjon apnake nie kotha bolche?
A: Na amar esob kichui mone hoina.
Outcome: Absent
Delusion of guilt:
Q: Tomer ki mone hoy ja kichu hoy sab kichur jonno tumi dayee ?
A: na .ami kano dayee hobo?
Outcome: Absent in patient.
Delusion of grandiosity:.
Q: Tomer ki mone hoy tomer kache onek besi khamota ache ?
A: Na. ami to chaser kaj kori
Outcome: Absent in patient.
Delusion of control:
Q: Tomer r ki mone hoy tomake keu chalona korche?
A: Na na.
Outcome: Absent in patient.
Q: Tomer ki kakhono mone je ami more jai?
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A: Na na mone hoi na
Outcome: Absent .
Ideas: Normal
Thought alienation phenomena:
Thought insertion:
Q: Apnar ki mone hoy apni ja vabchen seta onno karo vabna?
A: Na na emon mone hoina.
Outcome: Absent
Thought withdrawl:
Q: Apnar ki mone hoy apni ja vaben onnera ta churi kore nay?
A: Na.
Outcome: Not present
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Thought broadcasting:
Q: Apni ja vaben seta ki kokhono T.V ba Radio te bole?
A: na.
Outcome: Not present.
4. Mood &Affect :
Subjective : Q. Goto ak soptaho theke mon kemon ache?
A. Motamuti , valoi ache.
Objective : Look happy
Predominant mood state : Irritable
Appropriate(relevance to situation & thought congruent)/inappropriate : Approapriate
5. Perception :
Illusions :
Q. Tomar ki dori ke sap bole mone hoi ?
A. Na na. osob mone hobe keno?
Hallucinations (specify type & give example) :
Auditory hallucinations:
Q. Apni ki kane kichu sunte pan ja r keu paina?
A. Na sunte pai na.
Visual hallucinations:
Q. Apni chokhe kichu dekhte pan ja r keu paina?
A. Na
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Olfactory Hallucinations:
Q. Apni ki sobsomoy kono gondho pan ja r keu paina?
A. Na. kono gondho paina.
Gustetory hallucinations:
Q. Apni ki sobsomoy kharap kono sadh pan?
A.Na.
Tactile hallucinations:
Q. Apnar ki mone hoi gayer modhye kichu hete beroche ?
A. Ha. Amar gayer modhye jontu hete barai tai mone hoi.
Attention:
N- 1 theke 20 porjonto gono to.
p- 1,2,3,4 ..ar parbona.
Conclusion : patient have poor attention.
Concentration :
N : 40 theke 3 bad diye diye gunun.
P : osob parbo na.
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Memory:
Immediate :
N – bolo to table, pen , mobile.
P – table, mobile,pen.
Recent :
N – Kal rate ki kheyecho?
P - Vat dal sayabiner torkari.
Remote :
N – Apnar jonmodin kobe?
P – Bolte parbo na.
Conclusion: Patient’s immediate and recent memory is intact but remote memory is
altered.
Intelligence:
General fund of information:
N –Amader pradhan montrir naam ki?
P – Jani na.
Arithmetic ability:
N – 20 er sthe 56 jog korle koto hoi ?
P – Janina
Conclusion: Intelligence is poor
Abstraction:
Interpretation of proverbs:
N-‘ Nach na janle uthone byaka mane ki ?’
p- Janina esob.
Similarities between paired objects:
N – Chair ar table er modhye ki mil ache bolun to?
p- Dutoi kather toiri.
Dissimilarities between paired objects:
N- Pen ar pencil er modhe parthakya ki?
P- Pencil er lekha muche doa jae kintu pen er lekha mocha jae na .
Judgement :
Personal:
Q –Ekhan theke phire gie ki korbe?
A- Chasbas kore .
Social:
Q-Apnar bari keu ele apni ki korben?
A- Take boste debo.
Test:
Q-Jodi apni dekhen duto lok jhamela korche ki korben?
A – oder k thamte bolbo.
Conclusion: patient’s social and test judgement is intact but personal judgement is not
intact.
7.Insight :
Q: Apnar ki kono manosik rog hoyeche bole mone hoy?
A: Amar kono manasik rog nei, bari theke jor kore rekhe geche.
Conclusion: 1st grade insight present.
Diagnostic Formulation : Mr. Mahabub alam, a 35 years old male patient admitted
in Berhampore Mental hospital on 05/07 2018 with a complain of disorganized thought,
violent behavior. His general appearance and behaviour is good, speech is spontaneous,
mood and affect is appropriate, thought is impaired. Personal judgement is impaired. His
insight grade is I.
Physical examination :
Temp : 96.8 degree farenhite
Pulse : 70 beats / min
Resp : 20 breaths / min
B.P. : 110/ 70 mm of hg
Respiratory System : Normal
Abdomen : WNL
Musculoskeletal System : WNL
Lymph nodes : Not palpable
Breasts : WNL
Pelvic examination : WNL
Any other sings : Nothing significant
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Undifferentiated Schizophrenia :
Introduction : The word Schizophrenia was coined in 1908 by the Swiss psychiatrist
Eugen Bleuler. It is derived from the Greek words skhizo (split) and phren ( mind).
Definition:
Schizophrenia is a psychotic condition characterized by a disturbance in thinking,
emotions, volitions and faculties in the presence of clear consciousness, which usually
leads to social withdrawal.
Undifferentiated schizophrenia:A person exhibits the symptoms of more than one subtype
of schizophrenia, but does not exhibit enough symptoms of one subtype to be classified
as that subtype.
About three to four per 1000 in every community suffer from schizophrenia . About one
percent of the general population stand the risk of developing this disease in their lifetime
. Schizophrenia is equally prevalent in men and women . The peak ages of onset are 15 to
25 years for men and 25 to 35 years for women . About two thirds of cases are in the age
group of 15 to 30 years . The disease is more common in lower socio-economic groups.
Classification of Schizophrenia:
According to book According to
patient
1. Paranoid Schizophrenia:
Paranoid schizophrenia is characterised by the following clinical
features, in addition to the general guidelines of schizophrenia.
a. Delusions of persecution, reference, grandeur (or ‘grandiosity’), Not present
control, or infidelity (or ‘jealousy’). The delusions are usually well-
systematised (i.e. thematically well connected with each other).
b. The hallucinations usually have a persecutory or grandiose content.
c.No prominent disturbances of affect, volition, speech, and/or motor
behaviour
2.Disorganised (or Hebephrenic) Schizophrenia:
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Etiology :
Clinical manifestations:
Patient with undifferentiated schizophrenia can experience positive, negative, and/or cognitive
symptoms, but their symptom pattern does not fit neatly into one of the other schizophrenia
subtypes.
Negative Symptoms:
Negative symptoms refer to an absence of behaviors that are
considered normal. Negative symptoms include: Social withdrawal
Loss of motivation is present
Social withdrawal
Lack of interest or enjoyment in activities
"Flat affect," reduced facial expression and/or vocal
intonation
Difficulty expressing emotion
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Cognitive Symptoms:
Cognitive symptoms include substantial challenges with thinking
skills.Cognitive symptoms include:
Psychopathology :
Genetics Environment
Neuro-anatomy Immunovirologic
Neuro-chemical factors
Unknown
symptoms
Ambivalenc Catatonia
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Diagnostic evaluation :
Book picture Patient picture
1. ICD 10:
If the duration of illness is less than 1 month, then a diagnosis of It was done.
acute schizophrenia-like psycho tic disorder should be made. These
symptoms include (ICD-10): Thought
echo/insertion/withdrawal/broadcasting; delusions of
control/influence/passivity; delusional perception; hallucinatory
voices commenting or discussing the patient, or other voices
coming from some part of body; and/or persistent culturally
inappropriate delusions.
2. History taking History was taken.
3. Mental status examination MSE was done.
4. CT scan and MRI Not done.
Management:
Book picture Patient picture
1. Pharmacological Management: o Tab. Olanzapine ,5mg BDPC, orally
An acute episode of schizophrenia o Tab. THP,2mg,ODPC,orally
typically responds to treatment with o Tab.Lithium,300mg,TDSPC,orally
classic antipsychotic agents, which are o Tab. Alprazolam,0.25 mg, BDPC,
most effective in its treatment. Some orally
commonly used drugs include:
Chlorpromazine: 300-1500 mg/ day PO;
50-100 mg/day IM
Fluphenazine decanoate: 25-50 mg IM
every 1-3 weeks
Haloperidol: 5-100 mg/day PO; 5-20
mg/day IM
Trifluoperazine: 15- 60 mg/day PO; 1-5
mg/ day IM
Clozapine: 25-450 mg/ day PO
Risperidone: 2-10 mg/ day PO
Olanzapine: 10-20 mg/day PO
2. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Schizophrenia is not a primary indication
for ECT. The indications for ECT in
schizophrenia include: Catatonic stupor, Not given
Uncontrolled catatonic excitement, Acute
exacerbation not controlled with drugs,
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Nursing Management:
Day 1 (Date - 14/03/2022)
Subjective data: Disturbed Goal setting was done Carried out plan Patient was
Patient say’s thought along with the patient. mutually agreed upon. free to express
“amar jaiga process the feelings
jomi sob amar related to Patient will achieve without any
dada boudi niye possible improved thought hesitance.
niyechhe biochemical process as evidenced by
factors, showing suspecious Therapeutic
stressful life thinking. relationship
events as MSE is to be done. MSE has been done to was
evidenced by identify any abnormality established.
Objective data: patient’s in thought process.
On observation verbalization Therapeutic
patient has and relationship is to be Therapeutic relationship Psychotic
inappropriate established. has been established to symptoms are
Inappropriate non reality promote trust and assist reduced
non reality based the patient in problem slightly.
Patient is to be
based thinking solving.
encouraged to
thinking.
express feelings as Patient has been
Inaccurate encouraged to express
much as possible.
interpretation feelings as much as
of possible to relief from
environment. All promises is to be
stress.
kept.
All promises has been
kept to promote trust.
Laughing,
whispering, talking Laughing, whispering,
quietly where the talking quietly where
patient can see is to the patient can see has
be avoided. been avoided to prevent
patient from feeling
Antipsychotic drug is threatened.
to be administered as
per doctor’s order. Tab Olanzapine, 5mg
BD has been
administered as per
doctor’s order to reduce
the psychotic
symptoms.
Subjective data: Impaired Goal setting was done Carried out plan Patient was
Patient say’s “ami verbal along with the patient. mutually agreed upon. free to
bari jate chai,amar communication express the
mama doctor , related to Patient will be able to feelings
ami bari giye sarir possible communicate without any
business korbo. biochemical appropriately as hesitance.
alternations, evidenced by showing
as evidenced appropriate thought Therapeutic
by patient’s and feelings in a MSE has been done to relationship
verbalization coherent ,logical identify any was
Objective data: and manner. abnormality in established.
On observation inappropriate MSE is to be done. communication.
patient has verbalization,
poor eye Therapeutic Patient
Difficulty in contact. Therapeutic relationship has been communicate
communicating relationship is to be established to promote appropriately
thought established. trust and assist the to some
verbally patient in problem extent.
Illogical solving.
thinking Patient has been
Inappropriate Patient is to be encouraged to talk
verbalization encouraged to talk with other to improve
with others. communication.
Therapeutic
Therapeutic communication
communication technique has been
technique is to be used to collecting
used. information regarding
patient problem.
Recognition and
Recognition and positive reinforcement
positive has been provided when
reinforcement is to the patient is voluntarily
be provided when interact with others to
the patient is encourage the repetition
voluntarily interact of successful behavior.
with others.
Day 3 (Date:16/03/2022)
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Health education:
Explain to the patient that schizophrenia is a chronic disorder with symptoms that affect
the person’s thought processes , mood , emotions and social functions throughout their
person’s lifetime.
Teach the patient about the importance of medication compliance and therapeutic / non
therapeutic effects of antipsychotic medications.
Instruct the patient to recognize impending symptom exacerbation and to notify physician
when the patient poses a threat or danger to self or others .
Teach the patient to identify psychosocial or family stressors that may exacerbate
symptoms of disorder and of prevent them.
Conclusion :
Patients withschizophrenia are no longer hospitalized for long periods. Most return to live
in the community with assistance provided by family and support services . Complete
remission is uncommon in patients with schizophrenia. Individuals who chronically
experience hallucinations , especially the auditory command type , require closer
supervision.
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Ahuja N. A Short Textbook of Psychiatry. 7 th ed. New Delhi : Jaypee Brothers
Medical Publishers (P) Ltd ; 2011. P. 54-68.
Townsend MC. Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing : Concepts of Care in
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P. 489-510.
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Webpages :
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