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Case Study: Depression diagnosis

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Making a Diagnosis

For this discussion, identify a client and address the following questions based on your diagnostic assessment:

Describe your client's presenting problem and concerns in a maximum of one paragraph. What brought your client to counseling initially?
Describe your diagnostic impression of the client: What is your client's mental health diagnosis? Did your client meet the full criteria for the diagnosis? If not, what other diagnosis did you consider?
Include the sociocultural factors you considered in your assessment of your client. Consider age, gender, and ethnicity in your post.

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This paper provides an overview of the case study on depression. It highlights the symptoms and factors that are considered in the process of diagnosis.

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Client is in his early seventies, male, Caucasian.

Presenting problems:
-Retired 2 years ago
-Grieving the loss of his spouse a year ago and his best friend 8 months ago
-Loss of interest in activities that he previously enjoyed (gardening, painting)
-Feels useless, not productive anymore
-Feels that his grandchildren do not enjoy his company anymore because he is not able ...

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