Ptsd
There are several psychological factors that contribute to the development and maintenance of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These factors interfere with the emotional processing of the traumatic event (Edwards D. , 2005). These factors include painful emotions, which leads to avoidance which thus maintains the PTSD (Edwards D. , 2005). Therefore the analysis of these maintaining factors provides the basis for current approaches to treatment and intervention which will support the individuals in challenging these factors (Edwards D. , 2005).
A large number of people who experience and suffer from PTSD do not receive the care they need to address this psychological disorder (Litz, Williams, Wang, Bryant, & Engel Jr, 2004). These large numbers of potential traumatised individuals require an evidence-based mental health intervention as Litz, et al (2004) has stated. Evidenced-based practice is defined as the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current evidence in making the appropriate decisions about the care of the individual patient, which means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best and most appropriate external clinical evidence from systematic research (Edwards D. , 2005).
There are many treatment and intervention methods for PTSD, whether they are effective tends to rely on the individual, environmental context and possibly the counsellor or therapist. PTSD is usually treated on an individual basis. This means only the individual is treated for the trauma. An effective method for PTSD and an individual suffering from a traumatic event after the fact is cognitive behavioural therapy. This treatment is devised to be individualized, with varying degrees of emphasis placed on certain interventions which depend on the individual’s needs (Beck & Coffey, 2007). This programme does place an extreme importance on exposure-based interventions, which is in keeping with current theories on PTSD (Beck & Coffey, 2007). Litz,
A large number of people who experience and suffer from PTSD do not receive the care they need to address this psychological disorder (Litz, Williams, Wang, Bryant, & Engel Jr, 2004). These large numbers of potential traumatised individuals require an evidence-based mental health intervention as Litz, et al (2004) has stated. Evidenced-based practice is defined as the conscientious, explicit and judicious use of current evidence in making the appropriate decisions about the care of the individual patient, which means integrating individual clinical expertise with the best and most appropriate external clinical evidence from systematic research (Edwards D. , 2005).
There are many treatment and intervention methods for PTSD, whether they are effective tends to rely on the individual, environmental context and possibly the counsellor or therapist. PTSD is usually treated on an individual basis. This means only the individual is treated for the trauma. An effective method for PTSD and an individual suffering from a traumatic event after the fact is cognitive behavioural therapy. This treatment is devised to be individualized, with varying degrees of emphasis placed on certain interventions which depend on the individual’s needs (Beck & Coffey, 2007). This programme does place an extreme importance on exposure-based interventions, which is in keeping with current theories on PTSD (Beck & Coffey, 2007). Litz,
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