case study
Johnathan is a nine year, eight month old, Caucasian boy with a history of severe physical assault of his mother and peers, homicidal threats, self-abusive behaviors, firesetting, and psychotic symptoms, admitted to Perkins for a forty-five day, diagnostic evaluation, and possible long-term placement.The first time I met john, he was in the time-out room. He appeared dissociated and possibly psychotic. He had glassy eyes, he alternated between staring in space, laughing loudly and jumping around, throwing himself against the walls or lying down, rolling, imitating being in restraint with his arms folded and his hands on his back. When questioned about what was going on, he did not respond. The second time we met, we played a board game. John was constantly moving, distracted by minor stimuli joking. He cheated all the time, but denied it, and was irritated when confronted about it. He
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Mental Status, Data Johnathan, john appeared, domestic violence,
Approximate Word count = 638
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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