Hamlet And Suicide Analysis

Hamlet, a new patient of mine, has been under my care as of recently and is presenting with several severe psychological disturbances. He has shown signs of bouts of manic depressive disorder, where his vacillates between extreme moments of elatedness and rage to the typically depressive symptoms, including thoughts of suicide.
In the recent two months, Hamlet’s home life has had a drastic turn. His father, with whom he was relatively close with, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, causing emotional turmoil. After the death of his father, his mother married his uncle, who was then crowned the king of Denmark, which eludes to the rage he feels, as he has stated. The persistent feelings Hamlet has presented with have been evident to him for …show more content…
Hamlet has ascertained in our couple meetings that he “[does] not set his life at a pin’s fee,” adding to my reason to believe he feels hopeless about his current stage of his life. Hamlet has stated that he is religious in one of our sessions, which he claims is the factor that is holding him back from self-harm and suicide, as he has mentioned, “[My] sullied flesh would melt, thaw and resolve itself into a dew, or that the Everlasting had not fix’d his canon gainst self slaughter.” He thus stated that he was victim to suicidal thoughts but had a difficult time condoning it. These repeated bouts of suicidal thoughts and hopelessness characterize Hamlet as having clinical depression but with the rage and seeking of vengeance, I have moved his diagnosis to manic depressive …show more content…
The recommended first route of treatment is to immediately put Hamlet on antipsychotic medication or a Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) to help alleviate some of the psychological symptoms, given that he consents to it. There are also many forms of therapy available to Hamlet, including but not limited to cognitive behavioral therapy and family therapy. I would suggest beginning with family therapy, that way his homelife will improve with the gained understanding of his mother and his uncle. With the family therapy, I would recommend installments of psychotherapy so that Hamlet has an outlet to express how he is feeling and to monitor his improvements. If it comes to it, and Hamlet does not respond to the medication or the therapy, hospitalization will be required to ensure that he is getting the utmost advantage of the treatment plan, and to prevent his rash actions and mood swings from interfering more with his