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Case Study: Larry is a sixty-nine-year old married male, living in rural Minnesota, seeking services because his wife is concerned with his mood. "I don't know what she is so worried about. I am the same that I have been since I can remember. I can be sad, but everyone gets sad sometimes. Its not like I am gonna kill myself." He reports medical issues with his heart that are currently being monitored by his primary care physician. He had all of his teeth removed by the dentist three years ago and replaced by dentures due to the lack of dental care throughout his life. He denies any use of prescribed medications or illegal substances. Larry reports being married for 46 years, in what he described as a "roller coaster" marriage. He and his wife have three adult children and four grandchildren. However, he does not have contact with any of his children or grandchildren on a regular basis. "They don't want to see me. I made some mistakes, but it really couldn't have been that bad." hen asked about the "mistakes" that were made, Larry changes the subject to his abusive father. "I thought you wanted to know about me, not my children. Not a about me. In fact, I don't plan on having a funeral. Screw them! They can pretend to like me on their own time." one of them cares After graduating high school, Larry enlisted in the United States Navy. Two years later was "let go" with a dishonorable discharge. Larry reports that the dishonorable discharge, was not his fault. " "I don't know why this happened. I didn't do anything wrong. I was married, had one kid and then I had no job. " His employment history includes many manual labor jobs with a pattern of moving to a different state on a yearly change. It never hurt anyone to move around." basis. "I like

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In this case, we can say that Larry has been diagnosing with bipolar disorders. Bipolar disorders are those which cause changes in person’s mood, energy & ability to function. In this case, the symptoms of bipolar disorders in Larry includes his changing mood like his behavior when he drinks, his temper,, abusing his wife & children, taking his loaded shot gun at times etc. so here Larry doesn’t seem to have a constant mood in his behavior.

Environmental issues pertain to the current situation that the person is living. This again can result in bipolar disorder on the person. This can include the recent life situations, supportive & non supportive interactions. This can result in the onset of bipolar disorders. In this case, his current situation can include being in jail etc.

The psychosocial stress is transuded in a genetically vulnerable individual & these can majorly result in mania or depression. This results in bipolar disorder where it results in extreme drive for achievement or perfectionism

This usually requires long term treatment which includes both medications as well psychological treatments. The three widely used medications can include mood stabilizers, antidepressants & antipsychotics. All these can majorly depend on the symptoms.

Mood stabilizers for treatment of mania or hypomania

Antidepressants for treating depression.

Antipsychotics can be used for treatment of psychotic symptoms.

Psychological therapies can include counseling the patient, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). OTHER THINGS CAN INCLUDE IMPROVING THE FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS, assisting in regular sleep patterns, reducing drug & alcohol use, helping to manage stressful events, family conflicts, following regular medications etc.

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