However, it proved to work until the next day, when he regressed back into Teddy. This leads to a poor prognosis, which is also interesting because Teddy appears to be an older Caucasian male who has the worst outcome and has a higher suicide rate, something he would appear to have done during the last scene. Furthermore, most of the disorders he has been diagnosed with are chronic and have a poor prognosis. Treatment: Humanistic psychology would be how I would present its treatment. Given his last statement before starting lobotomy treatment, I believe Andrew has not relapsed, however, he lacks the ability to deal with the trauma resulting from the death of his family. Andrew would have benefited from cognitive behavioral treatment, in which patients address the source of the problem and develop the coping skills to overcome it. Additionally, Andrew was given chlorpromazine, which is a drug I wouldn't give up just because of all the side effects that come with it. The first thing I would address, however, would be the substance abuse and then I would move forward with whatever other therapy I feel like it is
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