Aggressive Behavior Case Summary

The patient is a 18 year old male who presented to the ED with non-compliance of medication, verbally aggressive behavior towards his mother at home, and threatened to harm himself on arrival to hospital, however has no plan. Per documentation the patient was mad that the mother call his prole officer and had aggressive behavior towards security staff. During the time of assessment the patient was alert and sitting up right in his bed. The patient presented with no verbal or physical aggression during the time of assessment. The patient denies HI, SI, and symptoms of psychosis. The patient reports August 17 he was released for jail and has not been able to take his medications since. The patient reports when he is not on his medications he can become aggressive towards others. The patient reports he wants to receive help with his medications. The patient reports that his mother would agree with why he was here and needed help.

The mother confirms that the patient has not been compliant with his medication since he has been release from jail. The mother reports that within the past 3 months she has called the police 4x on her son due to his verbal aggression towards her. The last being 10/21/15, when he became angry over her not giving him one of her cigarettes. The mother reports mostly about her concerns with the patient self-care. She reports that he would rub soap on his skin, however would not use water. The patient's mother reports that on arrival the patient reports he would kill himself once he came into the hospital. The patient has a History of making threats towards LEO and family members.The mother, confirms that she has let the patient come back into the home to sleep even with his history of aggressive behaviors towards her and her 9 year old son. The mother reports the patient has threaten to punch her in the face within the last week and she called the