Schizophrenia Case Interview Paper

Nathaniel is a 58 year-old single African American homeless man who suffers from a mental illness that lives in the city of Los Angeles. Nathaniel began experiencing delusions, hallucination, and hearing voices when he was a young boy. When Nathanial was approximetly13 years old he had his first hallucination, in which he saw a car that was on fire and that it was driving away. Nathanial’s mental illness has progressed as he has become older.
Nathaniel’s first mental breakdown occured while he attended the school of Julliard in New York. While rehersing he began hearing voices that told him that everyone around him was looking at him and could hear his thoughts. Nathaniel was not able to handle the voices and he ran out of the rehearsal and …show more content…
Nathaniel is a talented musician who is very smart and shy. Nathaniel appearance is unorganized, his dressing style does not match, he wears different hats and masks, and paints his face. During the interview client had difficulty staying on one topic, and would move from one topic to the next without making sense he also mumbles his words when he speaks. Nathaniel is requesting medication, counseling therapy, and housing. Recommended psychiatric evaluation for mental illness with appropriate medication and twice a week counseling with his therapiest for the next 6 months, to adrees his mental state and medication.
Nathaniel will also attend support group twice a week for the next 3 months to express what he has experienced with his treatment and mental illness. Nathaniel will be provided with shelter informaton and he will apply to obtain a safe place to live in. Client will enroll in career workshop training once a week for the next 3 months to help him look for employment he will learn how to fill out a job application and creat a resume he will also be prepared for a job interview. Nathaniel will get music class for the next 6 months to improve his talent and will play for the church in the community every