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Acute Psychosocial Stress Evaluation
A 50 -year-old female patient has been followed by the PMHNP for over 6 years for a diagnosis of major depressive disorder, recurrent. The patient has achieved a successful remission on sertraline, 75 mg daily. Today presents complaining of an acute onset depressed mood, tearful days, and difficulty concentrating for the last month. It has become a problem at work, and her boss has suggested that she might need to take some time off to “take care of her problem.” Further discussion reveals that the patient learned last month that her husband is having an affair with a coworker. She is so…
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