Patient Overdose Case Studies

The patient is a 29 year old male who presented to the ED with an intentional overdose of an unknown amount of Tylenol. Patient reports relational issues with his wife as primary contributing factor to he distress. He reports experiencing feelings of depression and mood swings. Patient reports depression symptoms as feelings of worthlessness, hopelessness, tearfulness, isolation, insomnia, guilt, fatigue, and sadness. Patient currently denies homicidal ideations and having any visual or auditory hallucinations. Patient does not appear to be exhibiting signs of agitation, aggression, or responding to internal stimuli.

Before the assessment the patient states to nursing staff, "I probably will do it again (referring to his overdose) if I had the chance." At the time of the assessment the patient reports history of depression, suicide attempts, and mood swings. The patient reports 4/2016 he was hospitalized for drinking bleach in an attempt to kill himself due to relational conflict. He reports history of cutting to relieve stress, last time being 5/29/16, where he ha multiple superficial lacerations to the right side of his face. Patient reports making these lacerations with a razor. He reports today he took an hand full of pills around 5:00 PM after an argument with his wife. Patient expresses a history of verbal and emotional abuse from his father. The patient expressed he has been experiencing evaluated energy over the year, which he would start overly cleaning when these feelings would occur. Th patient reports a family history
TACT consulted with Dr. Garing and it was recommended to refer for inpatient hospitalization for safety and stabilization. TACT assisted the ED doctor in completing IVC paperwork. TACT will search for appropriate