Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder
Period 4
What is PTSD?
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Develops after a person experiences or witnesses a traumatic/terrifying event
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Causes intense fear, helplessness or horror
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Family members can also develop
What are its symptoms/effects?
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anxiety
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excessive alcohol use
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combat related nightmares
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anger
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depression
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poor responsiveness
PTSD In The Vietnam
War
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In 1980 National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study
Helped U.S. government to understand the development of PTSD in the Vietnam War
Used to be called Post Vietnam Syndrome
Results Of The Study
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Among the veterans, approx. 15% of men and 9% of women were found to have PTSD
30% of men and 27% of women had PTSD at in their life following Vietnam
A decade after the war, for many veterans, their PTSD became a chronic condition
Post Vietnam Syndrome
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Up until the 1980s the disorder wasn’t referred to as
PTSD
The disorder was published in the DSM-III under anxiety disorders The DSM was a manual for the criteria for different disorders The syndrome had several different types of effects on the soldiers
Treatment for PTSD
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Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy: Carefully exposing yourself to your thoughts and feelings
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Family Therapy: Affects everyone so family therapy can be productive ●
Medication: Antidepressants such as Prozac and Zoloft
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing):
Eye movement therapy, hand taps or sound.
Bibliography
Begg, Dan. "Vietnam." History of PTSD Through Warfare. WordPress, 28 Oct. 2011. Web. 05
Apr. 2015.
Goldberg, Joseph. "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)." WebMD. WebMD, 11 Feb. 2014.
Web. 05 Apr. 2015.
"History of PTSD." - Dryhootch of America. Ning Mode Social, n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2015.
Mark, Jhenson"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)." NIMH RSS. National Institute of Mental Health, n.d. Web.04 Apr. 2015.
Smith, Melinda, M.A, and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" :
Disorder
Period 4
What is PTSD?
●
Develops after a person experiences or witnesses a traumatic/terrifying event
●
Causes intense fear, helplessness or horror
●
Family members can also develop
What are its symptoms/effects?
●
anxiety
●
excessive alcohol use
●
combat related nightmares
●
anger
●
depression
●
poor responsiveness
PTSD In The Vietnam
War
●
●
●
In 1980 National Vietnam Veterans Readjustment Study
Helped U.S. government to understand the development of PTSD in the Vietnam War
Used to be called Post Vietnam Syndrome
Results Of The Study
●
●
●
Among the veterans, approx. 15% of men and 9% of women were found to have PTSD
30% of men and 27% of women had PTSD at in their life following Vietnam
A decade after the war, for many veterans, their PTSD became a chronic condition
Post Vietnam Syndrome
●
●
●
●
Up until the 1980s the disorder wasn’t referred to as
PTSD
The disorder was published in the DSM-III under anxiety disorders The DSM was a manual for the criteria for different disorders The syndrome had several different types of effects on the soldiers
Treatment for PTSD
●
Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy: Carefully exposing yourself to your thoughts and feelings
●
Family Therapy: Affects everyone so family therapy can be productive ●
Medication: Antidepressants such as Prozac and Zoloft
●
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing):
Eye movement therapy, hand taps or sound.
Bibliography
Begg, Dan. "Vietnam." History of PTSD Through Warfare. WordPress, 28 Oct. 2011. Web. 05
Apr. 2015.
Goldberg, Joseph. "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)." WebMD. WebMD, 11 Feb. 2014.
Web. 05 Apr. 2015.
"History of PTSD." - Dryhootch of America. Ning Mode Social, n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2015.
Mark, Jhenson"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)." NIMH RSS. National Institute of Mental Health, n.d. Web.04 Apr. 2015.
Smith, Melinda, M.A, and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" :
Bibliography: Begg, Dan. "Vietnam." History of PTSD Through Warfare. WordPress, 28 Oct. 2011. Web. 05 Apr. 2015. Goldberg, Joseph. "Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)." WebMD. WebMD, 11 Feb. 2014. Web. 05 Apr. 2015. "History of PTSD." - Dryhootch of America. Ning Mode Social, n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2015. Mark, Jhenson"Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)." NIMH RSS. National Institute of Mental Health, n.d. Web.04 Apr. 2015. Smith, Melinda, M.A, and Jeanne Segal, Ph.D. "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" : Symptoms, Treatment and Self-Help for PTSD. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Apr. 2015.