Discussion
Prior to beginning work on this discussion, read Chapters 2, 6, and 7 in DSM-5 Made Easy: The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis. Additionally, watch the video Beer Is Cheaper than Therapy: Fort Hood's PTSD Problem.
For this discussion, the patient for whom you wrote your transcript in the Initial Call discussion has come to your office for a 15-minute initial assessment. As part of the intake process, you have asked the patient to fill out a biographical form that contains the same information included in the case study. Based on this information, propose three questions you would ask the patient to determine a diagnosis and treatment plan.
Provide a transcript of this brief initial session including your three questions and the answers you would expect the prospective patient to give. Beneath the transcript, provide a rationale for each of the three questions you proposed.
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.