Clinical Case Study IV
By: EILEEN SIMBULAN
Managing Psychologist, SELF
May 2009
Ruel was admitted to SELF on September 15, 2007 at the age of 24 due to substance abuse, paranoia and hallucinations. He had been abusing methamphetamines on and off for the last eight years. Two weeks prior to his admission, Ruel had asked for his father’s help as he could no longer cope with paranoid delusions that a camera was filming him around the clock. In response, his father immediately brought him to The Medical City hospital. There, Ruel was diagnosed with psychosis secondary to methamphetamine dependence. He was prescribed Zyprexa, and shortly before his transfer to SELF, it was discontinued.
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