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Hadiqa Asif
Roll No BS-CP14F20
BS-VI
Session 2020-2024
Lahore
Case study on Major Depressive Disorder
• Patient: Allyson
• Age: 43
• Gender: Female
• Occupation: Consultant
• Children: 1(daughter)
Chief Complaint
The patient presents with a chief complaint of feeling depressed most of the day. She
reports that she lost interest in activities which she was interested in before. She experiences a
decrease in appetite which results in significant weight loss. She experiences hypersomnia. In
addition, she experiences excessive fatigue or energy loss. Because of her malfunctioning and
loss of interest, she blames herself and fears that she will lose everything. This results in suicidal
thoughts in her.
She alluded that the onset of the condition was about 7 months ago, and which is
considered to be concurrent with depression. Allyson claims that she has been experiencing a
feeling of depression. She claims she is always sad, tired, and angry and feels hopeless. For her,
everything seems gray. She reports that she lost interest in activities which she was interested in
before and upset about the fact that she lost interest in raising Rose (her daughter). She
experiences a decrease in appetite which results in significant weight loss which she claims to be
something positive since she perceives herself as overweight. In addition, she experiences
excessive fatigue or energy loss. This fatigue because of her not being able to concentrate on the
job and commuting to the job is now a big trouble for her. According to Allyson, she first started
feeling depressed after she gave birth to Rose. Allyson claims that her doctor did not diagnose
her as experiencing postpartum depression. About 3 weeks later, her mood uplifted again but her
symptoms worsened for the past year or so. In addition, she claims she experiences abnormal
sleep pattern which causes her to oversleep about 12 hours and 14 hours. However, according to
Allyson, her family does not admit weakness and does not believe in therapy, she did not get
proper treatment which may have worsened her symptoms. Allyson was not a good student at
high school and college. She did not go through any significant traumatizing events such as loss
of close people, abuse, bullying and so on. Allison worked for a telecommunications company
for eight years before her marriage to Roy and their move to New York. She now works as a
consultant while raising Rose. She is financially very stable due to her husband who is a medical
doctor and herself working as a consultant. She reported that she is seeking treatment due to a
fear that she would lose everything. It seems Allyson self-referred herself to a treatment since
she reports none of the doctors, she saw diagnosed her as having depression.
She reports that she has experienced feeling depressed as early as she was 13. She is
Family History
Allyson grew up in the family who experienced holocaust and according to her, her
oriented to person, place, and time. Her mood is depressed, and her affect is congruent with her
mood. She is sad and tired. She is lacking interest in activities. She is underweight. She seems
Diagnosis
The patient is diagnosed with major depressive disorder, major depressive episode.
Treatment Plan
address the client’s depression and a weekly chiropractic session to address the client’s back
problem. In this seven-phase treatment plan, she is scheduled for psychotherapy, dietary and
physical fitness needs, client’s sleeping habits. In phase seven the psychotherapist will begin the
cognitive approach to this client’s treatment plan. This phase is set to begin after week twelve of
Prognosis
The prognosis for major depressive disorder is variable. However, some may recover
fully from an episode of MDD after several months; this is not unusual. The disorder can be
Discussion
Major depressive disorder is a serious mental illness that can cause significant
impairment in a person’s life. The symptoms of bipolar disorder can be very disruptive, and they
can lead to problems in relationships, work, and school. However, with proper treatment, patients
Chief Compliant
The patient presents with a chief complaint of “depressed mood” Code: Feeling blue.
She reports that she has been experiencing loss of interest or pleasure for the past few
She states that she experiences decrease in appetite and a significant decrease in weight
Category of feeling blue, lethargy, weary, hypersomnia, significant weight loss, lethal is (major
depressive episode)
She reported that after marriage she started a new job and is not being able to concentrate
on the job and commuting to the job is now a big trouble for her. Code: changes in life
She started to notice that he was sleeping more and more, she claims she experiences
abnormal sleep pattern which causes her to oversleep about 12 hours and 14 hours. Code:
hypersomnia.
She also stated she started to feel tired and fatigued, with loss of energy Code: tiredness.
The patient’s symptoms gradually worsened over the next few weeks. Code: severity
She began to experience suicide thoughts, fear of losing everything. Code: Suicidal
ideation
She also started to have a decrease in her appetite resulting in weight loss. Code:
Changes in appetite.
She also stated she lost interest or pleasure in previously enjoyable activities. Code:
Disinterest
She reported she never had psychological treatment as her family does not admit
Category of duration of disorder, changes in life and hypersomnia is (onset and stress)
depression
Family History
agony
He is alert and oriented to person, place, and time. Code: Awareness of environment
Her mood is depressed, and her affect is congruent with her mood. She is sad and tired.
Diagnosis
The patient is diagnosed with major depressive disorder, major depressive episode.
Code: Analysis
Treatment Plan
The patient will start with a seven-phase treatment plan. Code: Therapy
She will also be starting on with a weekly chiropractic session. Code: Therapy
She will be starting on with dietary and physical fitness needs. Code: Therapy
Prognosis
With proper treatment, some patients can achieve remission of their symptoms and lead
However, the disorder can be chronic, and patients may experience relapses. Code:
retrogress
Discussion
Major depressive disorder is a serious mental illness that can cause significant
However, with proper treatment, some patients can achieve remission of their symptoms
Category of mental illness, problems in private life, cure of major depressive disorder is
(impairment)