A 42-year-old man who had been a human-rights leader in the Democratic Republic of Congo presented with emotional distress and difficulty coping. He had been tortured while imprisoned during the recent civil war and was having personal and financial difficulties. A mental-status examination revealed delusional thinking. Physical examination was normal, and routine laboratory testing was remarkable only for a normochromic, normocytic anemia.
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