Question: A 21-year-old college student is brought to your office by her parents after completing her spring semester with uncharacteristically low grades. Her parents report that since the spring session ended 2 months ago their daughter has been staying in her room, but is irritable when they try to engage her in conversation. She is not interested in family barbecues or being a counselor for the park district soccer camp. After her parents leave the examination room, your patient discloses she has been feeling depressed since a month before final exams, and her concentration and sleep have been "dismal." She had suicidal thoughts after she got her report card back, but denies them currently. She also admits to drinking alcohol to make herself feel better, and her intake ranges from 3 to 4 beers or shots of liquor most days of the week. Aside from likely alcohol abuse, which of the following diagnoses is the most appropriate at this time? Need Assignment Help? Question Answer a. Acute stress disorder b. Amotivation syndrome c. Adjustment disorder d. Major depressive disorder (MDD) e. Substance-induced mood disorder