Journal of Clinical Review & Case Reports(JCRC)

Management of the Trauma Clinic and Transcultural Psychiatry (CTPT), Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health Program, Montfort Hospital, Ottawa. Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada, Canada

Publications

• Case Report   
  Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Pstd) and Intellectual Disability (Id): A Litera-ture Review on Dual Diagnosis and Case Study Presenting Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (Fasd)
  Author(s): Issack BIYONG*, Nancy Maltez, Irene Coretta Ngo Beguel, Raymond Tempier and Rene Ducharme
  
  This article focuses on a detailed case study of a 36-year-old female with a dual diagnosis combining intellectual disability and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The interest of this case is to show the complexity of differential diagnosis and biopsychosocial therapeutic management in this type of patient. The patient underwent a thorough psychiatric evaluation using psychometric scales, leading to the diagnosis of PTSD with psychotic symptoms comorbid with generalized anxiety and depression, against a background of moderate to severe intellectual disability. Multimodal treatment combining pharmacotherapy, cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT and EMDR) and psychosocial intervention was instituted over several months, leading to a marked improvement in symptoms as assessed by follow-up psychometric evaluations. This case illustrates the need for a high level of diagnost.. Read More»
  

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