Clinical Assessment and Interview

Clinical Assessment and Interview

Clinical Assessment

Clinical context is of pivotal importance for the psychiatrists; it helps them in the decision making. In this essay we will discuss the case of Sarah who is suffering from Post-traumatic stress disorder. She feels frightened, anxious, disconnected and sad after the traumatic experience (Yehuda, 2002). This condition of the patient does not fade away easily and she suffers from painful memories for a long time. Similarly, she believes that she can never overcome over this situation and feel normal again (Yehuda, 2002).

Sarah had not experienced these feelings until the death of her ...