Reference no: EM133566545

Dan, a 38-year-old divorced male presents to the office with his ex-wife. They have 2 teenage boys who have reported to mom that dad stays up all night and talks to himself loudly. When questioned why he wasn't sleeping, he said he was working on deciphering clues he found in the trash at work which he believes the FBI planted for him to find. He believes he has been recruited by the FBI and that the prevention of the next terrorist attack depends on him. Dan reports he cannot give any more details about the information he is finding as this could put others in danger. He has been calling in to his work for the past week so he can work on this "assignment." He speaks rapidly and jumps from topic to topic during the interview. He reports he stopped his "brain medication" a few months ago because he had been feeling well for years and didn't think he needed it anymore. Ex-wife shares that Dan was in a psychiatric hospital for 2 weeks about 5 years ago and had been doing well up until the past 2 weeks. He denies suicidal/homicidal ideation. Denies delusions, hallucinations, feelings of persecution, preoccupation with religion. No known drug use/abuse.

-Based on the above scenario

Provided guidance to find three (3) differential diagnoses and discuss and finalize the diagnosis, identify diagnostics tests, and formulate a diagnosis.

Provide the DSM-5 criteria for this diagnosis with ICD 10 codes

Formulate a treatment plan, discuss psychopharmacology - drug interactions, inducers, and inhibitors, evidence-based practice recommendations, nonpharmacologic interventions, psychotherapy modalities - discuss best practices.