Case Report   
PSYCHIATRIC APPROACH TO A MUTE SOLDIER IN A NON-COMBATIVE CONDITION
Author(s): Mohd Farid bin Md Yusof*, Rosnadia binti Suain Bon and Asma Assa`edah binti Mahmud Objectives: Soldiers can manifest a wide range of psychological symptoms that varies from anxiety, depression to somatic symptoms in combative and non-combative situations. This paper aims to discuss the issue related to the challenges of establishing the diagnosis of a soldier in a stressful non-battlefield condition. Methods: We herein report a young soldier with no underlying medical condition who presented with initial abnormal behaviour associated with progressive mutism for two years. Physical examination was unremarkable. Relevant blood investigations and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain revealed no abnormalities. He was initially treated as brief psychotic disorder and was revised into Schizophrenia based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manuals of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and was started on antipsychotics. However, he showed no improvement after two years on treatment. He .. Read More»

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