Help Needed
netpa6s1w
TWPortion.pptxRecommended Treatments: Medical
Hospitalization: Reduce symptoms, monitor client, adjust medications, and provide therapy.
Levodopa Therapy: Treatment for Parkinson disease.
Seroquel Therapy: Helps with symptoms of bipolar depression.
Surgery: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS).
Increase Dr. visits for more frequent follow-ups.
Mr. Robin Williams died by suicide. Hospitalization would be a recommendation based on his history of depression along with his current development of Parkinson’s disease. There may have needed to be an adjustment to his medication such as dosage, or an addition. Levodopa (L-Dopa) was in his system. L-Dopa is a dopamine replacement, which is the most common treatment for Parkinson’s disease. DBS Surgery is used for Parkinson’s Disease by disrupting electrical signals in the brain.
1
Recommended Treatments: Therapeutic
Attend Support Group for clients and caretakers: Depression and/or Parkinson’s disease.
Individual Therapy: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Social Rhythm Therapy.
Group/Family Therapy: All family members included.
The therapeutic Inventions are all aimed at educating the client and loved ones. Understanding Parkinson and Bipolar is important. Understanding how you feel and deciphering between healthy and unhealthy emotions can help change behavior and improve symptoms. Social Rhythm therapy could help with sleeping, which could help improve disorders whether by feeling less anxious, more rested and less foggy brain and incoherent thoughts.
2
Recommended Treatments: Social
Join a club for people 55 and older.
Participate in an event with a person over 50 once-twice a week (Water aerobics, tennis, chess, checkers…)
Return to sharing bed with wife.
The Social Recommendations are suggested to help improve self-esteem, increase exercise, strengthen relationships, increase social interaction and exercise. Participating in activities such as water aerobics, tennis, chess or checkers have benefits, such as cardio and brain stimulation, but most importantly the majority of them cannot be completed alone. They require an opponent. Having an older opponent will increase the chance of less strenuous effort, enjoyment, and provide social interaction. Although he slept separately from his wife, returning to the same bed could provide the benefits of comfort, safety, and human touch.
3
