Alcohol Use Disorder Case Study

Diagnosis The author of this paper was able to diagnose Kyle’s conditions; however, there was a fair amount of ambiguity that would need to be explored. Based on the author’s assessment, Kyle suffers from PTSD (APA, 2013; Yarvis, 2013); however, issues of complexity and comorbidity would need to be further explored and diagnosed. Furthermore, due to the nature of roadside bombs’ possible compressive qualities and the ‘snap and back’ motion of a round striking his Kevlar helmet, it would be safe to say that Kyle would have suffered at least a mild TBI (Boyd & Asmussen, 2013; Hoge et al., 2008). Furthermore, since substance abuse within the American Sniper film was episodic in nature, one cannot definitively diagnose if Kyle suffered from Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD).
Evidence-Based Practices It is well documented that Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) and Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) are best practices for treating PTSD, however, it is the author’s opinion that other best practices should be
Military women and minorities and veterans are much more likely than white males to suffer from the effects of PTSD (Burk & Espinoza 2012; Shipherd, Clum, Suvak, & Resick, 2014). Furthermore, it is much more likely that women suffer PTSD as the result of being sexually assaulted (military sexual assault/MST) by other military members (Shipherd, Clum, Suvak, & Resick, 2014). Often resulting from MST and race relations in the military, both women and minority service members/veterans are much less likely to seek treatment from the Veterans Affairs for PTSD (Burk & Espinoza 2012; Shipherd, Clum, Suvak, & Resick, 2014). By contrast, one, such as Kyle, may have similar issues which female and minority service members experience, it is likely that he did not have many barriers to medical and psychological services beyond those which were