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Deaf client with bipolar illness: a case report.

Gupta M, Caddy J

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: This case report highlights the diagnostic and assessment difficulties faced by mental health professionals when dealing with a Deaf client. CASE PRESENTATION: We used mobile phone text facility to monitor and liaise with the client while in the community. We focused on the affect and signing amplitude/intensity of the client to make a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, prescribed valproate semisodium, and noticed an improvement in two months. CONCLUSION: This is an example of some areas of good practice when assessing a Deaf client with mental health problems.

Published 1 October 2007 in Clin Pract Epidemol Ment Health, 3(1): 19.
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