Topic: The Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation Child11 year old with Anxiety
Use the Worksheet for Psychiatric Diagnostic Evaluation
What diagnostic tests/screening tools would you use for the child?
Include in your treatment plan specific types of therapy that are used when working with children.
Address in your narrative how family structure and dynamics affects the diagnosis and treatment of children.
What are the family dynamics for this patient and how does it affect the mental status of this child.
What developmental stage should the child be in based on chronological age and is the child in that stage?
References are required for this section of your paper and then should be no more than 5 years old unless they are classics (Erikson’s developmental stages). Address parenting styles that you observed with your patient and the family and whether these were working or not working.
How does culture affect the diagnosis and treatment plan for this child?
