TRMA 830 TRAUMA CASE STUDY: MILITARY NARRATIVE

TRMA 830 TRAUMA CASE STUDY: MILITARY NARRATIVE Please note that while every question or statement may not be shown below or match word-forword the way the assessments are worded, there is enough information below to make an informed decision using the assessment instruments. After carefully reviewing the assessments and narratives several times, if you do not see a particular criteria or statement answered by the narrative, you can safely assume that it is not part of the diagnostic picture for this client.) John is a 27-year-old single man who served eight years in the Army (joining when he turned 18), and served three tours (each about 6-9 months) of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, attaining the rank of sergeant first class (E-7). John came to the office about 25 minutes early and did a Beck Depression Inventory-2 (total score = 20, mild-to-moderate depression), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (total score = 15, mild-tomoderate anxiety), the Beck Hopelessness Scale (total score = 3, minimal hopelessness), and the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation (total score = 0, no suicidal ideation). After doing a Mini-Mental Status Exam with him (total score = 30, normal cognitive functioning). He begins talking about why he has come to see you today . . .