IVC And Inpatient Hospitalization: A Case Study

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TACT performed a status check to determine continued need for IVC and inpatient hospitalization. Patient presents today with appropriate appearance, minimal eye contact, appropriate speech, appropriate affect, minimal anxiety, irrelevant/tangential thoughts, poor judgment, poor impulse control, poor insight, oriented x4, decreased concentration, decreased sleep, and poor appetite. Patient still endorses suicidal ideation with a plan to overdose on ADHD medication. At this time, TACT will continue to search for appropriate placement. Dr. Larocca has reviewed recommendations and agrees.

At the time of the status check this clinician spoke with nursing staff to see how the patient has been responding to staff throughout the day. The staff reports

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