Beethoven Schizophrenia Case Study

Well said Nicholas, I have to say this particular case was a bit challenging for me. I personally did not mention his abusive parents that much in supporting the identification of his questionable mental health disorder, but I think that was brilliant to do so. In fact, it seemed that Beethoven began to act very similar to his abusive father, in his aggressive attitude, his substance abuse, and the poor relationships that he had created. It was also interesting how you incorporated the idea of Beethoven having schizophrenia, because that usually deals with an individual’s erratic way of thinking. Although, he did express erratic behavior which had me as well deciphering this diagnosis and lead me to the thought that manic or hypomanic episodes