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Review of Systems: The assessment tool SIGECAPS was used to access for depression. Although the patient had been previously diagnosed with major depressive symptom with a single episode, there was the suspicion of possible recurrent major depression with psychotic features. She admitted to difficulty falling and staying asleep, decreased interest in activities especially in school, somewhat guilty feeling about her parents getting a divorce, decreased energy, poor concentration, and decreased…

On November 25, 1901, Karl Deter, husband of patient, Auguste Deter, enrolled her in a mental institution called Asylum for the Insane and Epileptic in Frankurt, Germany where she was to be examined for multiple symptoms that showed signs of the deterioration of memory. Deter, 51, had been suffering from things such as, hallucinations, unpredictable behavior, and paranoia. She was also missing her sense of orientation and experienced lack of communication skills. The first person to examine…

One of the most significant discussions taking place in the field of psychiatry is the integration of the holistic approach in treating mental illness. The reason this method is gaining popularity is due to the adverse side-effects that people tend to experience while taking psychoactive drugs. As a result, society has begun to vilify and question the standard use of these medications and have now opened a window of opportunity to consider a different form of treatment relating to one’s mental…