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This discharge summary was dictated in anticipation of the patient's discharge on December 12, 2013. At the time of processing this report, the patient remains hospitalized and his discharge from the hospital is pending .M. Yip is a 50-year-old married man from Hong Kong who lives with his wife and daughter in Toronto. He hasn't worked for 5 years. Before that, he owned a restaurant. He attributed his inability to work over the past five years to his ongoing psychiatric problems. His wife works as an accountant and is currently the financial breadwinner of the family. The patient was admitted on November 29 after taking an overdose of approximately 50 Imovane tablets. He told staff he had become increasingly distressed by the feeling of mucus stuck in his throat for many years and could no longer continue living. He felt like it was stopping him from breathing and swallowing. He thought it kept him from sleeping. He made it clear that his overdose was a deliberate attempt to...