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Case 1: 8-year-old girl who was naughty
Child maltreatment (physical, emotional and sexually) has consistently been found to be associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (Stern, Agnew-Blais, Danese, Fisher, Jaffee, Matthews, & Arseneault, 2018). Three questions that I would ask the eight-year-old: Tell me about a time when you have experienced any trauma? Have anyone inappropriately touched you? Have you had any physical abuse? Has anyone ever did anything that made you feel harmful? Did your dad ever live in the home? Have you ever experience any family violence in the home? Rationale: The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) also advises the clinician to have a degree of suspicion of possible abuse in cases of young children presenting with ADHD-like symptoms (Vaughn & Kratochvil, 2006). Could you explain to you and your father’s relationship? Understanding the family dynamics and the exposure in the home. (Did mom and dad have a history of yelling, fussing, and fighting in the home? Have you ever been suspended from school? Have you been in detention at school? Rationale: Evaluate the degree of her behaviors at school.
Identify people in the patient’s life, you would need to speak to or get feedback from to further assess the patient’s situation. Include specific questions you might ask these people and why.
Medical, social, and family histories should be reviewed for medical, contextual or environmental, and genetic risk factors (Felt, Christner & Kochhar, 2014). Ideally, the father, if he is available: Questions would be to gain insight into the family dynamics. Does anyone in your family have a mental health diagnosis? Can you explain your history in school? (Did you have academic trouble?) Rationale: Assess the possibility of genetics and to make sure of the appropriate diagnosis for the patient. Explain the relationship between you and her mom? Was there any physical or domestic violence in the home? Rationale: Gathering more information about the home environment would help identify childhood exposure.
