Psychopharmacologic Approaches to Treatment of Psychopathology

your Instructor will have assigned you an anxiety disorder, which will be your focus for your initial post for this Discussion. MINE (PTSD)

1. Explain the difference between an adjustment disorder and anxiety disorder (PTSD). Provide examples to illustrate your rationale

2. Explain the diagnostic criteria for your assigned anxiety disorder.

3. Explain the evidenced-based psychotherapy and psychopharmacologic treatment for your assigned anxiety disorder.

  • Support your rationale with references to the Learning Resources or other academic resource.

Sadock, B. J., Sadock, V. A., & Ruiz, P. (2014). Kaplan & Sadocks synopsis of psychiatry: Behavioral sciences/clinical psychiatry (11th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

  • Chapter 9, Anxiety Disorders (pp. 387417)
  • Chapter 11, Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders (pp. 437451)