Week Ten

Week Ten is courtesy of the Ahmad Nassar group:

Now that Wendy is 13 she has been off of the Respideral medication for 6 years now. Her tremors are still present but not as severe. Her mother has also decided to look into getting a new psychiatrist who is more involved with the therapy track rather than the medical track. During this therapy session they have now identified her insecure attachment with her mother as a child. They have now resolved their differences and mom has agreed to be more involved with Wendy’s life. Since she is not on the medication anymore she is lashing out at her mother and step father for the smallest things and sometimes won’t leave her room for days. Other days she will be bouncing around the house and be extremely talkative. She is also having trouble making adequate relationships at school because the kids think of her as an outcast or “weird” due to her tremors and her mood swings. Her grades are also going down due to her depressive episodes. The relationship between her and her sister has also gone downhill because she is tired of dealing with the severe mood swings and they fight often. The psychiatrist recommended extracurricular activities to help stabilize her mood and maybe help her find friends. She is now involved with the stage crew for the school play and is enjoying that.  With her constant mood variations her mother does not know whether to go back on the medication or to possibly look into a inpatient treatment school.