Explain at least one additional test that you would want to ensure is provided to the client to rule out any substance induced symptoms and one additional test to rule out any medical conditions that may be influencing current symptomatology.

Case Study
Allen is a 43-year-old African American male living in a rural town in west Texas. Two months ago, he was laid off from his full-time job of 7 years. Allen has been experiencing a significant amount of grief and sadness over the loss of his job. He is single, with no children and no family nearby. His job was a significant source of meaning in his life. He comes to you for counseling and seems to focus mostly on feelings of loss and sadness. As you continue your assessment with Allen, he talks about difficulty sleeping. Allen describes feeling as if he is constantly “on edge” most of the day as well. He has tried to search for jobs and apply for unemployment, but he has had a difficult time concentrating and focusing in general. Overall, Allen says he is feeling exhausted from worrying “literally all day every day,” to the point where he just cannot get his mind to rest anymore.

Be sure to include the following components in your paper:

Part 1

Rule out inaccurate diagnoses.
Discuss at least two alternate, but inaccurate, diagnoses that should be considered for the case study.
Give a rationale for why both diagnoses are not accurate.
Include symptoms that are missing from the diagnoses.
Include symptoms from the case study that do not match both of the diagnoses you are ruling out.
Explain at least one additional test that you would want to ensure is provided to the client to rule out any substance induced symptoms and one additional test to rule out any medical conditions that may be influencing current symptomatology.