PCN 605 Topic 5 DQ 2

Review the vignette of Brett included in the lecture, and then provide a DSM5 diagnosis. Based on your cultural background/worldview, what is your perspective on the nature of psychotic disorders?

•Briefly review the biblical narrative in Mark 5: 1-20. How would you help a psychotic individual who presents to your treatment center and insists that the etiology of his disorder is spiritual in nature and not biochemical?

•Review Mercer’s article and identify two or three recommendations/practices you find relevant in this source as pertaining to a clinician that considers treating Brett.