A Mental Health Crisis Patient: A Case Study

Working in a emergency room setting, I have witnessed and cared for many patients who fit the criteria as a mental health crisis patient. Some patients being newly diagnosed to some patients having a mental illness for years. Each diagnosis, symptoms, medications, family support, environmental factors, etc. can affect how the patient will do with their condition. A clinical experience I have had with a patient suffering with a mental health diagnosis and with a lack of family support arises more than one would think. One particular case I remember was a patient who was suffering from depression due to bullying through middle to high school related to obesity. This individual was a college student with a new diagnosis of major depressive disorder and brought in for suicidal ideations with a plan in place. This patient had no physical problems or other medical conditions. …show more content…
The sister was making realistic plans and goals with the patient. The patient had a trusting relationship with her, which therefore her communicating with me well resulted in the patient sharing a trusting relation with me. Her role was very beneficial and she discussed ways for the patient to return to his daily life without multiple distractions. However, the parents were missing and not informed. When asked about the parents not a lot was mentioned. At that point, I realized that was definitely a stressing point. Looking deep into the patients situation I came to a predicament of stigmatism in the patients culture. I belong to an asian family and I know that in my religion/culture mental disorders simply do not exist and are a form of weakness unless one is highly educated, works in the medical field or experienced someone go through a mental health