Porche Hamilton
BSHS 321
Human Service Scenario Analysis
Instructor: Julie Murphy

ABSTRACT

This analysis gives in detail the background, including age and gender of the patient in the evaluation. The details are that the treatment plan must be a clear and concise method to help the patient cope with her significant events. The underlying treatment and diagnosis for this patient are confirmed and may be requested for further treatment and examination. Diagnosis at this time is Major Depressive Disorder, Axis-IV as so stated in DSM-IV.

Jennifer Diggs is a twenty six year old African American female soldier. She was raised in a single parent house hold along with her three siblings. Her parents divorced when she was about twelve years old. Jennifer was always pushed around as a child because she was the youngest daughter. She rarely got to go outside during the summer because she has chronic asthma. Her mother is an LPN at a nursing home and her father is a retired Army Veteran and he now lives in Jacksonville, Florida. She has a younger sister that lives with her father and step mother. She used to spend her summers and holidays with her father and step-mother.Her father would take her to Six Flags during her summer breaks and to Disney Land. She has three children, all whom are school age. Jennifer was married, but she is now divorced and is taking on full responsibility of her three children with the absence of their father. Prior to joining the U.S. Army, she had given birth to a set of twin boys, Malachi and Micah, whom are deceased. They lived for an hour after birth, as they died one by one, she held both of them in her arms. After six months of coping with the lost of her twins, she then decided to join the U.S. Army. After completing Basic Training, she went to Advanced Individual Training (AIT). Before completing AIT, she learned she was pregnant.