Since this is a two-part discussion, I will provide the leading questions to respond to later in the week and extend the time out. So 8 days on part one and then the responses by later in the week so I have time to review.
Review the following case study:
Rick has recently returned home from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Upon returning home his wife Jennifer quickly noticed his changed behavior. Rick also revealed he witnessed his friends being blown up into bits and narrowly escaped injury himself numerous times. He has difficulty sleeping because of intense nightmares and he daily experiences hyper-vigilance and reacts dramatically to loud noises. Jennifer has also noticed him drinking more and isolating himself from his friends. When asked about his service in Afghanistan, Rick quickly changes the subject and refuses to talk about it.
- What diagnosis would you give and why?
- What treatment would you use to help Rick?
Read:
- DSM-5-TR
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- Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders (pages 295 328)
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- Dissociative Disorders (pages 329 248)
- McRay, Yarhouse, & Butman
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- Chapter 10: Problems Arising from Trauma (pages 234 266)
- Review: Adverse Childhood Experience Questionnaire for Adults (ACE Inventory)
- Cloitre et al. 2018:

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