MENTAL HEALTH INTAKE PROTOCOL

Mental health intake protocol



Mental health intake protocol

Mental health intake protocol

An intake protocol for initial intake session

The intake protocol, which I have designed for initial intake sessions of my new clients, includes all the necessary information of the patient as required for the treatment. (See Appendix A)Besides the personal details it also covers the all the important medical information of the patient including the past and present behaviors. Through this protocol, it will be convenient for me to judge and assess patients current and pass situation, which will help me in the treatment process.

Sgt. Van Winkle post-traumatic stress case, Evidence of diagnosis

Marine Sergeant Clint Van Winkle in his memoir “Soft Spots” shares his personal experience of the Iraq war and then his post-traumatic stress disorder. He flew to war on Valentine's Day 2003. His battalion was among the first wave of soldiers who crossed into Iraq, and his experience in combat was the Battle of Nasiriyah, followed by patrols across the country, house searches and operations in the dangerous slums of Baghdad. But after two tours of duty, some images would not leave his film a fragmented mental memory of the shooting of a little girl sweeping pieces of a destroyed tank splashed with blood; deletes several Iraqi men hiding behind a old wall, and wrong to go on a "blip", the remains of a Marine killed in combat. After his return, Van Winkle asked for help in a Veterans Administration center, and thus began a maddening journey through an indifferent system that promises to care for veterans, but in fact many of them abandoned. (Van Winkle, 2009) Riveting scenes of fighting against violence, the dark humor of soldiers engaged in a war that seems to make no sense, with moments of tenderness in civilian life ravaged by flashbacks, anger, and doubt, Soft Spots reveals the soul of a soldier like no other recent memories of the war that has consumed America.

In his book, it is noted that all the following symptoms were present in his case. The three groups of criteria symptoms are required to assign the diagnosis of PTSD: A. Re-Experiencing The Traumatic Event

Flashbacks.Sentimientos and feelings associated with the subject to the traumatic situation

Nightmares. The event or other images associated with it in dreams frequently use.

Disproportionate physical and emotional reactions to events related to the traumatic situation

B. Increase Activation

Difficulty sleeping

Hypervigilance

Concentration problems

Irritability / impulsivity / aggression

C. Avoidance Behavior And Emotional Blocks

Intense avoidance / escape / rejection of the subject to situations, places, thoughts, feelings or conversations associated with the traumatic event.

Loss of interest

Emotional blunting

Social isolation

The three groups mentioned are symptoms which largely occur in the population affected by post-traumatic stress disorder, but are commonly seen in clinical practice other problems associated with it.

Panic Attacks

Individuals who have experienced trauma are likely to experience panic attacks when exposed to situations related to the traumatic ...