DMDD is a psychiatric diagnosis that applies to children and adolescents who exhibit severe temper outbursts and persistent irritability. It is often associated with difficulties in regulating emotions.
1/18/24. No placement at this time. Waiting for a waiver to open up more funding sources. Denied at respite/shelter due to behaviors
Patient presented from Aspen House shelter due to aggressive behavior and property destruction. Patient is unable to return to shelter. Mother refusing to discharge home. County looking into shelter options and foster care placement
Update: 1/15/24- Patient has been accepted by Nexus with an admission date of 1/16/24!!
Patient presented to the ER from out of state due to being kicked out of residential treatment for elopements and aggression towards staff and peers. She was boarded in the ER for a significant amount of time before being admitted to the mental health unit for boarding. Patient has CHIPS case though parents are actively involved in her care. Patient has an extremely high risk of elopement and has a history of being sexually trafficked while on elopement. Patient struggles with conduct, low academic performance, and history of aggression. She has had 2 rule 20 assessments and was found incompetent. Patient has been declined from PRTF’s from over 25 states.
1.4.24 – Nexus YCT doing an intake next week.
Presented to ED after altercation with Mom resulted in property destruction and pushing her. Behavior concerns specifically aggression in home towards mother, siblings; patient is in a level 4 special-education program due to ongoing challenging behavior at school often leading to multiple suspensions, needing higher level of intervention. The police have been called to the home multiple times due to patient’s increasingly violent and aggressive behavior, poor impulse control, low frustration tolerance, agitation and oppositional behavior.
Patient presented to the ED from Prairie Care residential due to aggressive behaviors. Patient is at baseline and not recommended for IP MH admission. Prairie Care will not accept back, CPS has custody and reports patient needs RTC. County working on referrals, has been declined from most shelters and RTC in MN.
Discharge Plan:
-Gerard (PT denied d/t documented IQ, requested reconsideration as new testing shows IQ as 78, pending)
-Northwoods (Waitlist is 1+ years long)
-North Homes (Pt denied d/t age)
-Acadia Out of State RTC network (Referral sent, pending)
-CABHH (Referral sent, pending)
10 yr old female admitting from Windom Area Health emergency department for suicidal ideation and homicidal ideation. Pt eloped from school and attempted to run into traffic and was brought to the ED via the police. Nobles County is Legal Guardian.
Existing services:
-Psychiatry through Southwest Mental Health Center
-New therapist starting in December through Healing Path in Levurne
-Previous therapist through Greater MN Family Services
-Neuropsych done with Surdy Psychological Mankato
-Nobles County guardian and CMHCM
-Nobles County guardian and CPS
Patient presents from PHP where he was discharged due to ongoing aggression and attempts to urinate on staff and floor. Patient currently struggling with family dynamics, limit setting, gender identity, disrobing, property destruction, and aggression.
The patient is a 13 Y year-old male with a history of fetal alcohol syndrome, separation anxiety, ADHD, RAD, sensory processing difficulty, DMDD, conduct disorder, and ODD who presents to the ER on 12/2 via law enforcement for assessment of aggression, suicidal, and homicidal ideation after physically assaulting his adoptive mom and brother and threatening to use a knife or gun to hurt the family when they weren’t looking. The patient made threats to kill himself with a colored pencil. The patient has aggressive outbursts several times per day when he is told no.
The patient has a long history of psychiatric services including residential at Northwoods x3, inpatient hospitalization x1, group home placement, PHP and further outpatient services. The county is currently in the process of developing an individual home for him which is thought to be completed in January though still requires licensing.
Ward of the state-currently under Wright County Guardianship. Parental rights have been terminated. History of aggressive behavior with homicidal and suicidal comments towards multiple people/on multiple occasions. On 11/15/23, patient was sent to a “calming room” at his school due to throwing a ball at another students face. This caused him to miss out on an outdoor activity that he wanted to attend. Patient was upset and punched one of his teachers (mental health support services personnel) in the nose, causing a broken nose. Had been living with bio-grandparents prior to this incident. He has been removed from foster homes in the past due to homicidal threats to the foster parents/others in the home.
attempted strangulation with the dog leash. HX of MDD, PTSD, ADHD & anxiety.
Emotional dysregulation, high emotional reactivity in the home. Transgender. Housing insecure – soon to be evicted. Been in hospital 3 times this year. Recommend residential treatment. Meeting with mom today 12/22/22. Qualified person process can take up to 30 days.
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