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(Solution) NURS 6630 Week 10 Assignment: Assessing and Treating Patients With Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction / A Puerto Rican Woman with Comorbid Addiction.
Assessing and Treating Patients with Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction Course: NURS-6630- Psyc...
(Solution) NURS 6630 Week 10 Assignment: Assessing and
Treating Patients With Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and
Addiction / A Puerto Rican Woman with Comorbid
Addiction.
Assessing and Treating Patients with Impulsivity, Compulsivity, and Addiction
Course: NURS-6630- Psychopharmalogical Approaches to Treat Psychopathology
Week 10: Assignment 1
Walden University
, WEEK 10 ASSIGNMENT 1 2
Introduction
The provided case study is of Mrs. Maria Perez who is 53 years old Puerto Rican female.
The case study indicated that she is suffering from alcohol use disorder and gambling disorder.
The background information indicated that the patient became alcoholic after the death of her
father and she is struggling with addiction to alcohol since her 20’s. She is now seeking for help
because her addiction to alcohol and gambling has increased from the past two years. Patient
reported that the reason behind her increased addiction is due to the opening of a new casino
“Rising Sun” near her home. She and her friend went to visit the new casino at its grand opening
and from that point she got “hooked”. Patient reported that she enjoys drinking alcohol during
gambling because alcohol help her to remain calm during the high-stake games. Patient
mentioned that she does not smoke during gambling but she smokes more when she is playing
slot machines. Alcoholism has increased her weight from 115 lbs to 122 lbs. Patient is
embarrassed because she borrowed over $50,000 from retirement account to pay off her
gambling debts and her husband in not aware of this.
The mental status examination indicated that she is oriented to person, place, time and
event. Her speech is clear but she is avoidant to make eye contact during interview which
indicates that she is embarrassed about herself. Self- reported mood is sad but she denies suicidal
or homicidal ideation. Patient also denied paranoid or delusional thought process, auditory or
visual hallucinations. Insight and judgment are grossly intact. The pertinent positive information
that will impact decision making when prescribing medication for this patient include her age
factor, addiction to alcohol, gambling and cigarette smoke, absence of information related to
abstinence and impaired impulse control.
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