Case Study
The Case of Harry – Schizophrenia
Harry is a 65-year-old war veteran with a 40-year history of paranoid schizophrenia. His symptoms include poor personal hygiene, blunted affect, and delusions, accompanied by auditory and visual hallucinations. His delusional symptoms relate to his wartime experiences. His visual hallucinations involve enemy soldiers from the war who he believes are stalking him. Harry’s auditory hallucinations include the sounds of war, accompanied by enemy soldiers threatening to end his life if he does not keep his guard up. Harry has been unable to maintain a job or adequate housing for many years. He currently lives under a bridge “in case he needs to make a getaway down the river.”
When workers from the free clinic are able to locate him, they attempt to provide medical care and evaluate his schizophrenia. During your visit with Harry, he looked disoriented and unkempt, but was in a pleasant mood. He showed you several painting he’d created saying “God gave me the vision.” When you attempt to discuss medication, Harry becomes extremely agitated and calls it demonic.
After reading the above case study write a case report # 1:
I. Full Name of the Disorder
II. Description of the symptoms of the disorder
III. Theories that explain the disorder
