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Miss C is an evening school Form 6 student and part‐time waitress; she lives with mother and elder sister in a private flat.

Miss C was born in the city. Her birth and developmental history were unremarkable. She was raised by her parents and maternal grandparents. She is quite fond of her maternal grandfather who is gentle with her. Her maternal grandmother was deaf and had frequent conflicts with patient.

Her father came from a family associated with a criminal society. However, her father was not involved in any criminal activity, and he ran a cigarette and alcohol business. Her father was an alcoholic who tended to drink after 3 p.m.; he would scold her but would not hit her. Her mother and her mother's younger sister employed frequent physical punishment when Miss C was rebellious and would hit her with sticks.

Miss C's parents divorced when she was 9 years old and she was raised by her mother since that time. After her parents divorced, her mother worked as a waitress to support them. Her parents got back together later but never remarried. Miss C enjoyed a good relationship with both her parents. She respects her mother for the hardship that she endured in sustaining the family. She has good memories with father about their shared interest in movies and food.

Miss C had good academic results before Form 2 when her father died. She was always in the advanced class of the year. She described herself as “a shy kid” but enjoyed a good relationship with her classmates; she has five close and supportive friends with whom she's still in contact.

She has had one courtship from Primary 6 to Form 2 (ages 10–13), which she described as “puppy love.” When she was in Form 3, she was bullied by a classmate. That classmate would throw a basketball at her and would also threaten to beat her. Miss C gave up day school in Form 4 because of repeated hospital admissions as well as sedation resulting from psychiatric medication. She stayed at home and played computer games most of the time after quitting day school but later joined evening school. She worked as waitress on a short‐term basis to earn money.

Her maternal grandfather died in 2014 from pneumonia, and she was discharged from the hospital just in time to see him before he passed. She resents psychiatrists for depriving her time to accompany her maternal grandfather in his last days and for delaying her academic progression. She plans to get a university degree and work in an office. She said that her dream job would be in movie production but that would be after she holds a stable job that can sustain her to pursue her dream.