Adjustment Disorder: The Interview

Adjustment Disorder: The Interview
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Interviewer: Hi, good day. I am (state your name), the psychiatric nurse in this institution. I will be conducting an interview and mental status examination. May I know who the patient is?
Mother: The patient is my daughter.
Interviewer: May I know your relationship with the patient, ma’am?
Mother: She is my daughter.
Interviewer: The interview and mental status exam consist of questions that may or may not be comfortable for the patient and the guardian. It is a necessary process to understand the patient’s condition and provide the appropriate treatment. If you are uncomfortable or you want to stop the assessment at any time, please let me know. Now, may I ask if you would like to proceed for both the patient and the mother?
Mother and patient: Yes.
Interviewer: Before we proceed, I would like to confirm some of your details. May I know the patient’s name, age, birth date, and birthplace?
Patient: I am Z.N. I am 13 years old, born on January 9, 2009, in Manila, Philippines.
Interviewer: Where do you currently live?
Patient: We live in Ontario, Canada.
Interviewer: What are your race, nationality, and religion?
Patient: I am a Filipino by race and nationality and Roman Catholic.
Interviewer: Ma’am, may I ask if all the provided information is correct?
Mother: Yes.
Interviewer: Before we proceed, I would like to explain some things. During the first part, I will interview the patient alone, and you will have to wait outside for a while, ma’am. This is important so that the patient can tell everything to me without hesitation. For the second part, I will invite you here inside to ask you about a few things. Would that be okay for the both of you?
Mother: Yes, no problem. I will just step outside. Will you be okay alone, dear?
Patient: Yes, Ma.
Interviewer: Hi, Z.N., I would like to ask about the problem.
Patient: I miss my family and friends in the Philippines, making me extremely sad. I do not want to participate in family gatherings here in Canada because I do not really know them and have had difficulty sleeping since we moved here.
Interviewer: That is understandable. What happened before you moved to Canada?
Patient: Our life in the Philippines was hard, financially speaking. We had debts due to the schooling of my two college sisters. When our relatives offered a new life full of promises in Canada and told us that they will help us financially and for all the papers, my parents agreed without consenting with their kids.
Interviewer: When did this happen, and what happened afterward?
Patient: It happened three months ago. Then, we processed all the papers. I was shocked and did not have time to say goodbye or have a Despedida party for my close friends and relatives, especially cousins. Everything went well with the processing, so I and my parents and siblings withdrew from our schools and flew to Canada. The problem is, I do not like the weather in Canada. Of course, it is good that it is cold and snowy, which I saw for the first time, compared to the Philippines, but something is different. I miss my home. ...