Daymark: A Case Study

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Patient is a 15 year old female who presented to the ED with IVC paperwork from Daymark. Per documentation, patient states that she has been having depression and cutting herself since the 6th grade. Per documentation patient makes statement like, "Uh, you know, I just get frustrated and think I would be better off dead." Denies HI, Symptoms of psychosis.

During the time of the assessment the patient reports feeling overwhelmed with school and responsibilities at home. Patient reports she started to feel depressed during the summer when she was in the middle of a family conflict. In addition she was taking care of majority of the household responsibilities ranging from making sure the children did their homework, cleaning, brother and sister

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