Anxiety Disorders II 2 slides per page
09/02/2013
PS2158
ANXIETY DISORDERS II: OCD AND PTSD
Nora S Vyas, Ph.D.
Module Leader
n.vyas@kingston.ac.uk
Overview
By the end of this lecture, students will be able to:
• Describe the clinical presentation of OCD and PTSD
• Describe and evaluate the aetiological factors of these
disorders
• Describe the main treatment options for OCD and PTSD.
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
• Definition & Prevalence
• Symptoms & Diagnosis of PTSD
• The aetiology of PTSD
• The treatment of PTSD
PTSD: Definition & Characteristics
• Source of trauma: human-made; natural disasters
• Chronic traumatic experiences:
1. Chronic traumatic events(e.g. combat experiences
occur several times over an extended period of time)
2. They are often multiple, severe and recurring (Kinzie,
2001a, Kaysen et al,. 2003)
3. Can lead to high PTSD (Norris et al., 2003; Kaysen et al., 2003; Kaysen et al., 2003; Eth, 2001)
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PTSD: Definition & Characteristics
• PTSD was not recognized as a specific category of
psychopathology until 1980.
• PTSD is different from other anxiety disorders because of its
definition and diagnosis that include exposure to a specific fearevoking event as a cause of the symptom.
• PTSD occurs after experiencing or witnessing an extremely fear
evoking traumatic event. These could include:
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Actual or threatened death
Serious injury
A threat to the physical integrity of self or others
Combat during a war, rape, or other types of physical assault
Child abuse
Car or aeroplane accidents
Diagnosis of a life-threatening illness
Severe physical injury
Hospitalization in an intensive car unit (ICU)
Natural and man-made disasters (APA,1994)
PTSD: DSM-IV criteria
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PTSD: DSM-IV criteria
Symptoms of PTSD
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Characteristic Symptoms of PTSD - I
All of which lead to considerable: social, occupational, and interpersonal dysfunction
Characteristic Symptoms of PTSD - II
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09/02/2013
Traumatic events that
PS2158
ANXIETY DISORDERS II: OCD AND PTSD
Nora S Vyas, Ph.D.
Module Leader
n.vyas@kingston.ac.uk
Overview
By the end of this lecture, students will be able to:
• Describe the clinical presentation of OCD and PTSD
• Describe and evaluate the aetiological factors of these
disorders
• Describe the main treatment options for OCD and PTSD.
1
09/02/2013
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
• Definition & Prevalence
• Symptoms & Diagnosis of PTSD
• The aetiology of PTSD
• The treatment of PTSD
PTSD: Definition & Characteristics
• Source of trauma: human-made; natural disasters
• Chronic traumatic experiences:
1. Chronic traumatic events(e.g. combat experiences
occur several times over an extended period of time)
2. They are often multiple, severe and recurring (Kinzie,
2001a, Kaysen et al,. 2003)
3. Can lead to high PTSD (Norris et al., 2003; Kaysen et al., 2003; Kaysen et al., 2003; Eth, 2001)
2
09/02/2013
PTSD: Definition & Characteristics
• PTSD was not recognized as a specific category of
psychopathology until 1980.
• PTSD is different from other anxiety disorders because of its
definition and diagnosis that include exposure to a specific fearevoking event as a cause of the symptom.
• PTSD occurs after experiencing or witnessing an extremely fear
evoking traumatic event. These could include:
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Actual or threatened death
Serious injury
A threat to the physical integrity of self or others
Combat during a war, rape, or other types of physical assault
Child abuse
Car or aeroplane accidents
Diagnosis of a life-threatening illness
Severe physical injury
Hospitalization in an intensive car unit (ICU)
Natural and man-made disasters (APA,1994)
PTSD: DSM-IV criteria
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09/02/2013
PTSD: DSM-IV criteria
Symptoms of PTSD
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09/02/2013
Characteristic Symptoms of PTSD - I
All of which lead to considerable: social, occupational, and interpersonal dysfunction
Characteristic Symptoms of PTSD - II
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09/02/2013
Traumatic events that