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Diagnosis of Adolph Hitler Student’s Name Institution’s Name Abstract Adolf Hitler lived between the years 1889 and 1945. Hitler was born in Braunau, Austria. Alternation in the personality of Hitler commenced in 1900 when his brother died; as a result, he became detached and introverted. Hitler moved away from home and depended on orphan funds and selling of postcards to survive. After the First World War, Hitler still serving as soldier joined the Germany People’s Party which later transformed to NSDAP or Nazi. In 1932, Hitler ran for the presidency but came second; consequently, made the chancellor of Germany. Hitler made his way to becoming the leader of Germany by forming a de facto legal dictatorship when he suspended fundamental rights. This diagnosis uses the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in identifying the psychological conditions of Hitler. Hitler may have had Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Schizophrenia, paranoid personality disorder, and antisocial personality disorder among other associated conditions. Treatment for the conditions that might have led Hitler to do the ‘monstrous acts’ involve both behavioral and medication. Keywords: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Schizophrenia, Paranoid Personality Disorder, Antisocial Personality Disorder Diagnosis of Adolph Hitler Introduction Adolf Hitler lived between the years 1889 and 1945. Hitler was born in Braunau, Austria. In between his life, Hitler rose from nobody to the Nazi leader who is responsible for starting World War II in addition to commissioning the Holocaust (Rosenbaum, 1998). In a family of six children, Hitler was the fourth, but he had
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