Cases That Test Your Skills
Cases That Test Your Skills
Obsessed with Facebook
Mr. M, age 22, presents with paranoia and heightened agitation. He states that friends and family are talking about him ‘in analogies’ on Facebook...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Pregnant and catatonic
Mrs. K, age 42 and 31 weeks pregnant, presents with progressive mutism and psychomotor retardation. How would you treat her?
Cases That Test Your Skills
Psychotic and needing prayer
Cases That Test Your Skills
A teen who is wasting away
Cassandra, age 17, presents with weakness and muscle wasting, but medical workup is negative for any illness. Her father wants you to order more...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Psychotic and sexually deviant
During evaluation for psychotic symptoms, Mr. P, age 21, reveals that he has been viewing child pornography for 2 years, but has not acted on his...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Sleepless and paranoid
Mr. Q, age 44, presents with disorientation, paranoid delusions, and auditory and visual hallucinations that began after his sleep started to...
Cases That Test Your Skills
A taste for the unusual
Ms. O, age 48, has been vomiting for 3 days. She has a history of eating cardboard and pencils, but the urge became uncontrollable since gastric...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Bipolar disorder or something else?
Ms. S, age 31, is found intoxicated with empty pill bottles in her purse. She was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 12, but has no history of...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Paranoid, agitated, and manipulative
Mrs. M is paranoid and disoriented. She has a history of bipolar disorder and alcohol dependence, but says she stopped drinking 4 months ago. What...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Paranoia and slowed cognition
Mr. K, age 45, is paranoid, combative, and agitated. Two weeks ago he sustained chemical abrasions at home. What could be causing his altered...
Cases That Test Your Skills
Something smells different
Ms. D, age 69, has a history of bipolar II disorder and presents with new symptoms, including weakness and increased falls, and smells noxious...