Homework: Dealing With PTSD
To prepare:
1. Review the Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide about diagnosing and treating PTSD.
2. View the media Presentation Example: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and assess the client in the case study.
3. For guidance on assessing the client, refer to Chapter 3 of the Wheeler text.
Task
Succinctly, in 1 to 2 pages, address the following:
1. Briefly explain the neurobiological basis for PTSD illness.
2. Discuss the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD and relate these criteria to the symptomology presented in the case study. Does the video case presentation provide sufficient information to derive a PTSD diagnosis? Justify your reasoning. Do you agree with the other diagnoses in the case presentation? Why or why not?
3. Discuss one other psychotherapy treatment option for the client in this case study. Explain whether your treatment option is considered a "gold standard treatment" from a clinical practice guideline perspective, and why using gold standard, evidence-based treatments from clinical practice guidelines is important for psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners.
Support your Assignment with specific examples from this week's media and at least three peer-reviewed, evidence-based sources. Explain why each of your supporting sources is considered scholarly.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.