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Counseling and Assessment
If Tony came seeking professional mental healthcare services, the two assessments I would use are similar to Dr. Melfi’s approach. I would use the BDI-II tool to examine the severity of depression symptoms. The BDI-II is a (Krzikalla et al., 2023). Also, I would use the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) scale to examine the severity of his anxiety. Casares et al. (2024) claim that GAD-7 is a brief, reliable, and easy-to-use tool for assessing the severity of self-reported anxiety symptoms. The purpose of using the GAD-7 and BDI-II is to examine the severity of anxiety and depression, respectively. This would aid in screening, diagnosing, and examining the severity of the anxiety and depression disorders for effective intervention. This would enable me to give him a better diagnosis of mental healthcare disorders. Monterrosa-Velescu et al. (2024) argue that GAD-7 uses a 7-item scale to assess psychometric properties and generalized anxiety disorder. I would eventually put Tony under Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and recommend coping strategies such as meditation and physical activities like bicycle racing.
