Miss B, a 27 year old nurse had extracurricular interest in trekking and painting. She broke up relationship with her boy friend. Two months later she lost interest in her hobbies and was convinced that she would not be able to work again. She thought life was not woh living and has consumed 60 tablets of phenobarbitone to end her life. She is most likely suffering from:
Adjustment disorder is a reaction to an identifiable psychosocial stressor, that leads to maladaptive reactions including impairment in occupational functioning and symptoms that are in excess of normal and expected reaction to this stressor. Symptoms of adjustment disorder with depressed mood includes tearfulness and feelings of hopelessness. Symptoms develop in response to an identifiable stressor within 3 months. Ref: Principles and Practice of Geriatric Psychiatry Edited By Mohammed T. Abou-Saleh, 3rd Edition, Page 70 ; Clinical Guide to The Diagnosis and Treatment of Mental Disorders By Michael B. First, 2nd Edition, Page 395 ; Counseling for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder By Michael J Scott, 3rd Edition, Page 8
Adjustment disorder
Conversion disorder
Depressive disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)