Case Study Analysis on Depression and Anxiety in Women

Running head: CASE STUDY ANALYSIS
CASE STUDY ANALYSIS
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1CASE STUDY ANALYSIS
Introduction:
Depression and anxiety form the most common mental disorders that commonly
affect women more than men on a global scale (Albert, 2015). Detection of the symptoms
associated with the development of stress and depression in individuals is considered
extremely difficult. This is because depression or stress are mental disorders that do not
exhibit any external symptoms and slowly disturb the mental equilibrium (Grigoriadis et al.,
2013). Anxiety and depression have been reported to affect women twice as much as men
(Western,2013). This case study analysis would deal with the analysis of the symptoms
exhibited by the patient KB and proceed with designing an effective intervention to help the
patient deal with the problem and get relief.
Response 1:
On closely analysing the case study, it can be said that the chosen screening tool to
access the level of depression and anxiety symptoms in the patient can be the Mental State
Evaluation tool. The mental state examination evidently screens the mental status of the
patient based on the symptoms that reflect the presence of anxiety or depression in the
individuals. From the details furnished by the case study, it can be said that the patient has
been experiencing constant fatigue and felt emotionally down for a long period of time. The
major symptoms can be connected to the two vital components of the mental state
evaluation namely ‘mood and affect’ and ‘cognition’ (Berking et al., 2013).
The case study reveals that the client has reported to feel extremely sad and
experience a feeling related to the ‘lack of joy. The client has also reported to feel
emotionally drained on attending social events that have a lot of couples around. The fact that
the client lost her husband two years ago in a car accident and has often disturbing memories
of her husband in the car makes her feel all the more depressed and emotional. These factors
can be associated with the ‘mood and affect’ component of the mental state evaluation tool.