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SOCW6090 Psychopathology and Diagnosis for Social Work Practice

Week 7 Assignment  

Schizophrenia Over Time: Experiences Living With the Illness

Submit a 3- to 4-page paper, supported by at least 4 scholarly resources (not including DSM-5), in which you address the following:

•             Describe Saks’s or McGough’s experiences with schizophrenia. Identify onset, associated features (specifically referencing the positive and negative symptoms), development, and course.

•             Explain how you would use the Clinician Rated Dimensions of Psychosis Symptom Severity measure and the WHODAS to help confirm your diagnosis.

•             Explain how you would plan treatment and individualize it for Saks or McGough. Support your response with references to scholarly resources. In your explanation, consider the following questions:

o             What are the long-term challenges for someone living with the illness?

o             What social, family, vocational, and medical supports are needed for long-term stabilization?

•             Briefly explain how race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, or other identity characteristics may influence an individual’s experience with schizophrenia