Psychiatric Complaint: Rationale for the Diagnosis and Tools Used

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Institutional Affiliate Which Diagnosis Should be Considered? It would be advisable to consider a holistic medical assessment for the 17-year old psychiatric patient at the emergency department through radiographic and laboratory testing based on the patient’s history and her physical examination. The diagnostic radiographic and laboratory testing creates an excellent platform for identifying underlying medical conditions that may precipitate or exacerbate the patient’s psychiatric complaint. What is the Rationale for the Diagnosis? According to the case study, the patient’s psychiatric complaint reveals that she is harboring suicidal tendencies and her past psychiatric history showing that she previously suffered mental health problems. She was diagnosed with depression and anxiety six months earlier and thus showcasing deterioration in her mental and health and wellbeing. Though she stopped attending the outpatient therapy for her mental health problems suffered six months ago, it is important to evaluate and identify the risk factors for her worsened mental health condition. An emergency department (ED) evaluation of the patient determines whether or not there are underlying medical conditions behind the patient’s exacerbated psychiatric or behavioral symptoms highlighted in her history of chief complaint (Ivey-Stephenson, 2020). For instance, wanting to die, feeling fatigued, and poor sleeping habits may be as a result of other underlying medical conditions. Hence, it is advisable to evaluate the patient’s history, vital signs, and physical examination at the ED as the basis for collecting crucial data for determining the most appropriate medical evaluation for the patient’s psychiatric complaint. Which condition should be considered?             According to the patient’s chief complain and history of chief complaint, Ariel has been self-harming and further contemplates suicide by overdosing on over the counter sleep medication kept by her mother at home. It suffices, therefore, that the patient suffers suicidal ideation and suicide attempts. What is the rationale for the diagnosis? According to Chun (2016), approximately 16% of teenagers reported having seriously considered suicide, 12.8% planned a suicide attempt, and 7.8% attempted suicide in 2015 (Chun, 2016). The research further shows that females are at a higher risk of considering and attempting suicide compared to their male counterparts in teenage hood or the adolescent stage. Adolescents or teenagers experiencing disruptive behavioral diso...