Presenting Informataion in Case of Therapy

Mr. Y was referred to the agency for follow-up treatment after his in-patient treatment is completed. He has been assigned a caseworker with a follow-up plan to be designed.

The main problem for Mr. Y is maintaining sobriety of any sort or any length. Although alcohol is not the major problem, Mr. Y abuses alcohol along with several types of drugs. He indicated that he as used every time of drug available to him on the streets and during those times when he has been living with his family. He has used alcohol, marijuana, heroin, cocaine, ecstasy, and other designer drugs. His drug of choice is crack cocaine, but this is not always available to him. He has stated that he is willing to try any dru

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nce abuse disorder Axis II (personality disorders) - None Axis III (general medical disorders) - None Axis IV (psychosocial and environmental problems) - Also suffering from depression and living a life on the streets. Axis V (global assessment of functioning) - At present, Mr. Y's global assessment of functioning rated on the scale from 1 to 100 is at a very low level of approximately 10-20. H. Medical history Mr. Y has a medical history that is quite long. He has had many injuries since childhood, and many separate hospitalizations. In his childhood, he had several broken bones, including a broken leg and a broken arm, sprained ankles, etc. As an adult, he was hospitalized for acute alcohol poisoning on one occasion, and he has been admitted to the hospital for drug problems. He has been admitted to the emergency room for two potential fatal overdoses, although recovering both ties. He has also been admitted to the emergency room for breathing problems, chest pains, acute abdominal pain, pneumonia, and one car accident. This latter was not serious, however, and he was released after an overnight stay with just bruises and contusions. Certainly his life on the street has probably left him malnourished, as well
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