Psychiatric Evaluation
Demographic Information
Rosa Rodriguez
163 E. 174th street Bronx NY 10463
Phone (Home/Cell): *** Phone (Work): ***
Date of Birth: 11/11/1954
Social Security #: 050-44-5555
Guardianship (for children and adults when applicable): Not Applicable
Marital Status: Widowed
Family Members: Patient has three sons and one sister.
Roberto Rodriguez, 25, M, Son
Juan Rodriguez, 27, M, Son
Steven Rodriguez, 22, M, Son
Felicia Rivera, 57, F, Sister
Employer: Retired
Occupation: Retired Nurse
Emergency Contact Information
Felicia Rivera
Phone ***
Relationship to Patient: Sister
Current Providers: Medicare and Aetna
Primary Medical Practitioner: Dr. Yomaris Pena
Phone ***
Patient does not give permission to contact provider.
Other Behavior Health Specialists or Consultants Specialist: None
Presenting Problem (include onset, duration, intensity)
Patient has been experiencing depressive symptoms and potentially suicidal thoughts. Depressive symptoms first appeared when her husband died around 7 years ago. They only transformed into depression when she received the diagnosis that she is HIV +. She has been depressed for over a year and within the last few months it has grown more intense with her desire to stop taking medication that treats her HIV.
Precipitating Event (why treatment now):
The reason she was diagnosed with HIV is that she slept with a man, whom she met after five years of mourning her husband's death, who is HIV +. She had unprotected sex with the man and within over a year, he distanced himself from her. She did not know why he would act this way until her friend told her he had received an HIV diagnosis in January of 2011. Friend suggested patient should go get tested. She decided to go and they discovered she has HIV as well. She felt angry and feels angry with herself more, for letting herself have unprotected sex. She feels almost defeated now and does not want to continue after such a grave mistake.
Target Symptoms:
Frequency/Duration Degree of Impairment
Symptom #1: Angry and Sad all the time due to being diagnosed with HIV
Symptom #2: Patient describes lack of interest in hobbies or connecting with friends and family members. Shows tendency towards isolation since HIV diagnosis.
Patient has no other symptoms related to depression such as insomnia, mood swings, or suicidal tendencies.
IV. Mental Status (circle appropriate items)
Orientation: Person
Affect: Appropriate, Sad, and Angry, Flat
Mood: Depressed, Angry (Patient has described feeling sad and angry for some time, especially after HIV Diagnosis
Thought Content: Patient does not seem to have any obsessions or compulsions.
Describe: Patient has no eating disorder or engages in activities that would show any obsessions. She appears to feel depressive symptoms brought on from a painful and life changing event.
Delusions (specify and comment): Patient reported no delusions or history of delusions.
Hallucinations (specify and comment): Patient reported no hallucinations or history of hallucinations. Thought Processes:
Patients thought process seems logical as she sad and angry because she is sick with a disease that could kill her and she blames herself for it for having unprotected sex.
Patient is coherent as she can recite the names of the last three presidents.
Goals are non-existent as patient expressed no desire to continue taking medication or becoming healthy again.
Patient name: Rosa Rodriguez
Speech: Normal
Motor: Normal
Intellect: Average
Insight: Present
Judgment: Intact
Control: Adequate
Impaired Memory: No impaired memory
Concentration: Intact
Attention: Intact
Behavior: Appropriate
Describe: Patient does not engage in odd or alarming behavior. She has a strong social circle. She comes to the assessment clean and well groomed.
Details/additional comments: Patient speaks normally. She does not recount any other symptoms other than anger and sadness and possibility of refusing to take her medication. She is humorous. She is communicative. There is no history or stated desire to commit suicide. She can recount names of presidents and does not appear to have any notable memory loss.
V. Risk Assessment
Suicidal Ideation? None, Attempt Passive
Although patient does not express wanting to commit suicide, she does desire to stop taking her medications. As an HIV patient, if she stops taking her medication, she could die from complications. She also has type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure (hypertension). Stopping all medications may kill her within a short period.
Homicidal Ideation None
Patient does not express any desire to kill anyone.
VI. Medical/Behavioral Health History
Patient takes Metformin for type II diabetes and a beta-blocker, Atenolol, for high blood pressure (hypertension). She has no history of mental illness or depression. Although patient has stated she has always been sad and angry, it only culminated within the last few years out of grief, loss, and the HIV diagnosis.
Allergies (adverse reactions to medications/food/etc.)
She has no known allergies to food or latex. Is allergic to Sulfa Drugs.
Medications Is the member currently prescribed BH (Behavioral Health)...
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