Case formulation using pattern-based formulation (PBF) methodology: clinical case 4

Title: Case formulation using pattern-based formulation (PBF) methodology: clinical case 4
Creator: Fernando, Irosh; Lampe, Lisa
Relation: Australasian Psychiatry Vol. 26, Issue 6, p. 662-666
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856218789785
Publisher: Sage Publications
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2018
Description: Objectives: To provide a further example of the utility of the pattern-based model in formulation, and to introduce some further patterns. Methods: A case study was carried out using the Pattern-based Formulation (PBF). Results: Based on the case of a patient with a past history of trauma who developed late onset somatic symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder and major depression, the PBF approach enabled development of a comprehensive formulation to explain the patient’s current presentation. Four patterns were utilised. Conclusions: The PBF method of using patterns as building blocks enables development of a psychobiological formulation that can accommodate considerable complexity. PBF represents a broadly applicable method that may assist psychiatry trainees and others to develop good quality formulations.
Subject: psychiatric case formulation; clinical reasoning in psychiatry; pattern-based case formulation
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1447198
Identifier: uon:43078
Identifier: ISSN:1039-8562
Language: eng
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