Running Head: WEEK 7 ASSIGNMENT 1
(Solved) NURS 6630 Week 7 Assignment: Assessing and
Treating Patients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia; a 34-
year-old Pakistani female who moved to the United States in
her late teens/early 20s. She is currently in an “arranged”
marriage
Assessing and Treating Patients with Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Course: NURS-6630- Psychopharmalogical Approaches to Treat Psychopathology
Week 7: Assignment
Walden University
, WEEK 7 ASSIGNMENT 2
Introduction
The provided case study is of 34 years old Pakistani woman who was diagnosed as “brief
psychotic disorder” during her 21 days hospitalization. Patient is married (her husband was
selected for her when she was 9 years old). Patient has 4 children. Patient got settled in United
States after getting married in her 20’s. She was diagnosed as psychotic because the psychosis
persisted for less than one month. Her husband reported that she believed that she is Prophet
Mohammad and she gets messages from Allah through TV. He also reported that one evening she
got out of control due to which he called police and as a result she got admitted as an inpatient in
psych unit. She was asked about that incident but she denied by saying that “the entire incident is
blown out of proportion”. She also denied about her believe that she is a prophet and stated that
her husband is making these statements about her because he wants to get rid of her as he never
loved her and he always wanted an American wife. She added that she knows the intentions of
her husband because TV is telling her so. During hospitalization she was taking Risperdal but
after getting discharged, she stopped taking Risperdal (about a week ago) because she thinks that
through Risperdal her husband will poison her so that he can marry an American wife.
The pertinent positive information that will impact the decision making when prescribing
medication for this patient includes diagnosis of paranoid type Schizophrenia, scores of PANSS
(40 for positive symptoms, 20 for negative symptoms and 60 for psychopathology), symptoms of
Schizophrenia (persistent reflection of paranoid and delusional thought processes, presence of
auditory hallucinations, slow speech, no demonstrations of tics, gestures and mannerism,
judgment and insight is impaired), incompliant behavior towards medications, lab studies
showing good health, BMI of patient is 23.29 (weight is 140 lbs and height is 5’5”) which
(Solved) NURS 6630 Week 7 Assignment: Assessing and
Treating Patients With Psychosis and Schizophrenia; a 34-
year-old Pakistani female who moved to the United States in
her late teens/early 20s. She is currently in an “arranged”
marriage
Assessing and Treating Patients with Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Course: NURS-6630- Psychopharmalogical Approaches to Treat Psychopathology
Week 7: Assignment
Walden University
, WEEK 7 ASSIGNMENT 2
Introduction
The provided case study is of 34 years old Pakistani woman who was diagnosed as “brief
psychotic disorder” during her 21 days hospitalization. Patient is married (her husband was
selected for her when she was 9 years old). Patient has 4 children. Patient got settled in United
States after getting married in her 20’s. She was diagnosed as psychotic because the psychosis
persisted for less than one month. Her husband reported that she believed that she is Prophet
Mohammad and she gets messages from Allah through TV. He also reported that one evening she
got out of control due to which he called police and as a result she got admitted as an inpatient in
psych unit. She was asked about that incident but she denied by saying that “the entire incident is
blown out of proportion”. She also denied about her believe that she is a prophet and stated that
her husband is making these statements about her because he wants to get rid of her as he never
loved her and he always wanted an American wife. She added that she knows the intentions of
her husband because TV is telling her so. During hospitalization she was taking Risperdal but
after getting discharged, she stopped taking Risperdal (about a week ago) because she thinks that
through Risperdal her husband will poison her so that he can marry an American wife.
The pertinent positive information that will impact the decision making when prescribing
medication for this patient includes diagnosis of paranoid type Schizophrenia, scores of PANSS
(40 for positive symptoms, 20 for negative symptoms and 60 for psychopathology), symptoms of
Schizophrenia (persistent reflection of paranoid and delusional thought processes, presence of
auditory hallucinations, slow speech, no demonstrations of tics, gestures and mannerism,
judgment and insight is impaired), incompliant behavior towards medications, lab studies
showing good health, BMI of patient is 23.29 (weight is 140 lbs and height is 5’5”) which
