 Case reportDeaf client with bipolar illness: a case reportManeesh Gupta and Jenny Caddy Camborne Community Mental Health Team, Josiah Thomas Memorial Hall, Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust, Cornwall, TR14 8LQ, UK Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2007,
3:19doi:10.1186/1745-0179-3-19
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28 September 2007 |
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. | 
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