WU Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Neurobiological Basis Discussion

This week you will write a paper a client who presents with PTSD symptoms.  You will discuss the DSM5 criteria as it relates to the case study and then you will choose a gold-standard psychotherapy treatment for PTSD. 

TO PREPARE:

• Review this week’s Learning Resources and reflect on the insights they provide about diagnosing and treating PTSD.
• View the media Presentation Example: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and assess the client in the case study. 
• For guidance on assessing the client, refer to Chapter 3 of the Wheeler text.

Address the following:

• Briefly explain the neurobiological basis for PTSD illness.
• Discuss the DSM-5-TR 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?
• 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.

• Grande, T. (2019, August 21). Presentation example: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)Links to an external site. [Video]. YouTube. 
• Gift from Within. (Producer). (2008). PTSD and veterans: A conversation with Dr. Frank OchbergLinks to an external site. [Video]. https://go.openathens.net/redirector/waldenu.edu?u…
• Know & Grow with Dr. K. (2021, July 18). Does your child suffer from post traumatic stress disorder?Links to an external site. (Strictly Medical-English Version). [Video]. YouTube.