Directions: To complete a case study, you must first find a case. Some suggested cases are available under the "Case Studies" link, although you do not have to use one of those. A case can be any pers

Case Study Options

Below are some sample case studies. Some studies contain the reference information. You may use one of these examples or you may choose your own.

If you choose your own, make sure it is someone well-known rather than someone you know personally. Good case examples can be a celebrity, public figure (eg. politician), historical figure, or character in a movie/ book/ TV show. Use your imagination! 

If you find a good case study example online that you believe other students might learn from, please e-mail it to your instructor to be added to this page.

Case studies excerpted from 

Oltmanns, T. F., Martin, M. T., Neale J. M., & Davidson, G. C. (2012). Case studies in abnormal psychology: Ninth edition. Danvers, MA: Wiley.

Alcohol Dependence

Schizophrenia

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Borderline Personality Disorder

Paraphilias

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

"You Decide" cases; these do not contain a diagnosis (for an added challenge).
Excerpted from
Gorenstein, E.E. and Comer, R. J. (2015). Case studies in abnormal psychology: Second edition. New York: Worth.

Case of Fred

Case of Julia

Case of Suzanne

Case studies available online (Will link to external site; you will need to obtain reference depending on the source.)

Bipolar Disorder (Links to an external site.)

Factitious Disorder by Proxy (Links to an external site.)

Borderline Personality Disorder (Links to an external site.)

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Links to an external site.)