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Substance Abuse Case Study

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To meet the needs of the client, more information is needed that was not outlined in the assessment. Additional information is needed regarding the seven year break between noticeable depression symptoms since her first diagnoses/episode to her current episode. A questioning assessment would be completed in order to see if client had recurring symptoms that went unnoticed during the last seven years or did she use coping skills to assist with any symptoms. It would be important to gather more information on her use of learned coping skills during recent depressive episode. I would also gather more information from Suzy, why she decided to not start back on her medication after the birth of her child. The assessment alludes to issues with Suzy

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