Physician Assisted Suicide Case Study

Insight: The client was aware that his behaviors were incorrect and that these behaviors have been affecting various aspects of his life such as personal relationships and his work. He was aware of the consequences and wished to avoid and fix his issue. Furthermore, the client knew what was causing the problem, how the problem stated, and how he might be able to fix the problem. The client was mindful that counseling might help him through his gambling addiction. The client had tried different alternatives to fix his problem such as Gamblers Anonymous. The client was able to notice that GA was not the solution for him. Hence, the client had enough insight to continue searching for an alternative to help solve his gambling addiction. Judgement: The …show more content…
One of the questions asked was if the client had previous counseling. The client had attended counseling at the age of ten; however, besides attending GA meetings, there were no recent counseling. The client did not have any plans to commit suicide, harm self, or harm others. There were no prior suicide attempts or anything related to suicide that the client mentioned. Although the client mentioned drinking alcohol, it was only used socially on rare occasions. The client was married and although the marriage was having some issues, none was alerted as to cause the client to harm self or others. The client did not feel worthlessness, hopelessness, or have social isolation. Although the client reported moderate depression, other factors such as relationship problems and the gambling could be factors of the depression. The client reported to be impulsive because of his gambling addiction but not impulsive towards anything else. There was no hostility or intent to die that the client mentioned. Hence, the client would not be considered suicidal at this point in the counseling