The client appears to have symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. His symptoms are as follows due to his fiancée’s death, Josh still remembers the event very vividly and because of this, he has nightmares about the accident every night. The client quit his job because the restaurant he and his fiancée were meeting at for lunch the day of the accident is next door to his job. This also was a painful reminder to him of his fiancée’s death, so he avoids that part of town altogether. The client has moved back in with his parents who show some concerns for him because he is very withdrawn and emotionally detached from the activities he used to love doing. The client was said to be very outgoing and fun loving before this incident occurred. According to the DSM V Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is characterized by having a. 2 exposure to the traumatic event, b.2 having recurrent distressing dreams in which the content and/or effect of the dream are related to the traumatic event (DSM-5, 2103, p. 271). C. 1 …show more content…
278). Identifying if any family members have a history of PTSD could help when it comes to considering his treatment plans because seeing how a relative was treated maybe a suggestion as to how Josh could be treated. Knowing the client's culture could be helpful when it comes to assessing him because PTSD is common amongst adults ages 18-54 in the world(PTSD.ne.gov). I would like to know the client's culture just to make sure that his treatment option and plan are not offensive to his culture. And maybe seeing if some alternative methods are available if there are any cultural concerns. The most that were mentioned in the text and the article on PTSD culturally was about Vietnam era veterans which did not say much honestly, because the veterans could be of any