Substance Abuse Case Study Essay

Case Study
Rob is a thirty-two-year-old male presented with increased depression and anxiety. Rob endorses suicidal ideation with no plan. Rob reports four months ago he had a suicide attempt with a plan to shoot himself in the head. He reports daily substance abuse. However, states he has continued his sobriety for the past twenty-eight days since the completion of his substance abuse program. This is the first time in six years he has been clean. Experiencing a poor upbringing, Rob states he has lived "a hard life". At the age of eight, Rob began drinking and at age twelve, he began using drugs. Rob reports family discord between his mother and father.
--At age four he was diagnosed with cancer and his mother soon left him. He was the only child in his family. His father took care of him, however, experienced emotional, physical, and verbal abuse by him. At age thirteen, Rob’s father kicked him out of the home. His aunt took him in and raised him since then. Rob stated he dropped out of school at age sixteen. Although he had scholarships to play soccer and was scouted by professional teams, he threw a potential athletic career away. In his twenties, professional soccer teams reached out to him to play overseas. With all expenses and accommodations to travel and participate in meetings with

Rob was able to recall various memories of abuse from his father which continues to have an impact on his life. As these memories have an imprint on his mind, he endorses harm towards his father. Rob states his mother has been out of his life for fifteen years. However, in the last two years for reasons unknown to Rob, his mother has tried to integrate herself back into his life. As a child Rob observed his father being abusive towards his mother. As the abuse continued rob admits to picking up on this negative behavior and being verbally abusive towards his girlfriend and towards