Apa Case Study Examples

Problem
The purpose of this paper is to present a case study completed in an effort to determine the best form of treatment for a young adult suffering from anxiety. Discussion will include information obtained via a literature review accomplished to help determine what intervention tools are the most effective to decrease anxiety symptoms in young adults. Details regarding assessment and tools utilized as well as a description of methods and the results of the process are presented. Moreover, the research will help to prove the importance of treatment taking into account the compelling statement by Kasteenpohja et al. (2016) which identifies that “anxiety disorders have been shown to have a negative impact on the individuals who suffer from them (p.2). In addition, a twelve year study of physician based psychiatric visits for youth ages two to twelve years old presented findings that showed an increase in the diagnosis of anxiety disorders from 45 in year one to 58% in year twelve (Rajakannan, Safer and Burcu, 2016, p. 289). The discussion will intentionally leave out any identifying information to protect the client (Reamer, 2013, p. 167).
I am currently completing my second year MSW field placement at Quality Behavioral Health (QBH) in
Anxiety is affects many individuals, according to Gray and Zide (2013) “anxiety disorders are the most common and frequently occurring mental disorders” (p. 255). According to Gray, McCullagh and Petros (2016) lifetime prevalence rates have been noted to be as high as 25-30% (p. 186). The literature that I reviewed indicated the following treatment methods for anxiety disorders; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), Self-Administered Strategies and Pharmacological