Medical MCQ-Two months after knowing that his son was suffering from leukemia, a 45 year old father presents with sleep deprivation, lethargy, headache, and low mood. He interacts reasonably well with others, but has absented himself from work. The most probable diagnosis is:

Two months after knowing that his son was suffering from leukemia, a 45 year old father presents with sleep deprivation, lethargy, headache, and low mood. He interacts reasonably well with others, but has absented himself from work. The most probable diagnosis is:

Depression

Psychogenic headache

Adjustment disorder

Somatization disorder

Question Category:

Psychiatry

Correct Answer:

Adjustment disorder

Description:

Here, the diagnosis is adjustment disorder. The symptoms are not severe enough to qualify for the diagnosis of depression and there is a clear history of a stressor (diagnosis of leukemia in son). The symptoms of adjustment disorder usually sta within 3 months of the stressor

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