The Soloist Analysis
The Soloist
The Soloist is a story about Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, Jr. a homeless man; Nathaniel is a highly talented musician but suffers from a psychological disorder. His mental disorder causes him to be dysfunctional to play music in a social setting; consequently, he ends up playing his violin wandering along the streets of LA. He was disregarded to the public like most homeless, psychiatric patients around us, until he met Steve Lopez, a columnist in the LA Times. Lopez was drawn to Nathaniel talent after watching him play his old violin. Lopez found, the story of Nathaniel exceptionally interesting because this is a man who went to the Juilliard Music School because of his incredible talent, but dropped out diagnosed with schizophrenia, and is now homeless. Lopez’s story about Nathaniel and his columns gained extended attention from the …show more content…
Antipsychotic medications can target positive, and negative, even though most of their benefits has been in reducing positive symptoms. The choice of Antipsychotic medications should be based on patient preference, previous treatment reaction, side effect experience and long-term treatment planning (Carpenter, Bernacchio & Burker, 2013). Hand in hand with medication, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has been found to be effective in managing positive and negative symptoms. This is more effective when the patient is engaged in a therapeutic relationship, where the patient is involved in developing a treatment plan. (Carpenter et al., 2013). The more effective the client’s response and adherence to his or her medication regimen, the better the client’s outcome. Therefore, early detection and attentive treatment of the first psychotic episode with medication and psychosocial interventions are essential to promote better-quality outcomes (Foster et al.,
The Soloist is a story about Nathaniel Anthony Ayers, Jr. a homeless man; Nathaniel is a highly talented musician but suffers from a psychological disorder. His mental disorder causes him to be dysfunctional to play music in a social setting; consequently, he ends up playing his violin wandering along the streets of LA. He was disregarded to the public like most homeless, psychiatric patients around us, until he met Steve Lopez, a columnist in the LA Times. Lopez was drawn to Nathaniel talent after watching him play his old violin. Lopez found, the story of Nathaniel exceptionally interesting because this is a man who went to the Juilliard Music School because of his incredible talent, but dropped out diagnosed with schizophrenia, and is now homeless. Lopez’s story about Nathaniel and his columns gained extended attention from the …show more content…
Antipsychotic medications can target positive, and negative, even though most of their benefits has been in reducing positive symptoms. The choice of Antipsychotic medications should be based on patient preference, previous treatment reaction, side effect experience and long-term treatment planning (Carpenter, Bernacchio & Burker, 2013). Hand in hand with medication, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has been found to be effective in managing positive and negative symptoms. This is more effective when the patient is engaged in a therapeutic relationship, where the patient is involved in developing a treatment plan. (Carpenter et al., 2013). The more effective the client’s response and adherence to his or her medication regimen, the better the client’s outcome. Therefore, early detection and attentive treatment of the first psychotic episode with medication and psychosocial interventions are essential to promote better-quality outcomes (Foster et al.,