Assessment of Physical and sexual abuse: Video, Causes, Symptoms | Osmosis

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A 30-year-old man comes to his primary care physician to discuss his &#8220;negative mood&#8221; for two months. The patient&#8217;s partner tells the physician he is not attending activities he previously enjoyed, like playing golf or hanging out with his friends. They state, &#8220;He seems emotionally detached from everyone.&#8221; She adds that he has been increasingly irritable with spontaneous outbursts of anger several times over the past two months. The patient is a police officer and confides that his symptoms appeared after he witnessed the death of his partner three months ago. The patient states, &#8220;Every night, I keep seeing my partner getting shot, and I can&#8217;t sleep.&#8221; He has a past medical history of depression in his youth, treated with sertraline. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? &#160;

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Post-traumatic stress disorder&#160;

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Acute stress disorder

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Adjustment disorder

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Major depressive disorder

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Normal stress response&#160;

Physical and sexual abuse

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