PTSD was not introduced as a psychiatric disorder until 1980 with the earliest cases of these were of veterans coming back blind after suffering emotional state of shock from experiencing the death of a fellow soldier right in front of their eyes (Frey‚ "Military mental health"). Dating as far back as the civil war when they first started to notice PTSD‚ the doctors would come up with new theories and ideas of how people got PTSD. They would mostly focus on two ideas
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Returning soldiers with PTSD: How does this disorder affect the spouse? Cindy L. Giese Psychology 6400 Megan Tsang‚ PsyD March 5‚ 2012 University of the Rockies Abstract The purpose for this research proposal is to find out if spouses are under more stress than the returning soldier. PTSD is a growing problem in returning veterans. The importance of this topic is to contribute to the exiting research on PTSD and the effects on children‚ especially the spouses of the returning soldiers. The
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disorder‚ Intelligence‚ PTSD‚ IQ‚ Risk factors. Precis This paper began years ago when‚ as a police officer‚ and later as an instructor in the private sector working with military special forces units‚ I came into contact with sufferers of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ and began to wonder how best to help them. During independent study of the subject I sought to understand the signs and symptoms‚ as well as the risk factors for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Being that police officers
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traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety based disorder that can be developed after witnessing or experiencing a dangerous event associated with serious personal injury or death. PTSD is a relatively new term that was first described in 1980 in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders vol. 3 (DSM III) for what had widely been known as “shell shock”. The term shell shock was coined during World War I and was used to describe the actions and behaviors of soldiers who expressed fear
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author’s central assumption is that‚ albeit symptoms characteristic of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been noted in military personnel for many centuries‚ it was not until 1980 that the disorder was formally recognized and became the focus of legitimate study. The central problem addressed in this study is that after three decades of research a definitive answer regarding the prevalence of PTSD in the military is still lacking. One key concept supporting the argument is including that Prevalence
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Veterans and PTSD Toni L. Enemy Hunter Psychiatric Rehabilitation/REHA 425 Professor McDermott October 29‚ 2011 Abstract The United States is seeing an increasing number of Veterans coming back from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) being diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is affecting the lives of men and women‚ their family and those closest to them. The goal of this paper is to give some general information for women and their families
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I believe Holden Caulfield suffers a severe case of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Post traumatic stress disorder is a mental health condition‚ triggered by bearing witness or experiencing‚ a dreadful event. Symptoms may include severe anxiety‚ flashbacks‚ nightmares and a changed personality. I believe Holden suffered from all from all of these symptoms at some point in the novel. Cases such as the death of his brother‚ Allie‚ seeing James Castles’s dead body and the
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PTSD in Children Imagine not having control of your emotions‚ at times feeling like you’re under attack. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in children and adolescents occurs as a result of a child’s exposure to 1 or more major traumatic events‚ whether from an objective event like a car crash or sports injury to trauma involving loved ones‚ such as domestic violence‚ abuse‚ or neglect. These factors and many other can lead to acting out in young children. According to U.S. Department of Health
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Research The Impacts of PTSD and Alcoholism and Treatment Options among Gulf War Veterans GRAD 716 Sullivan University Brent Casey January 21‚ 2011 The Impacts of PTSD and Alcoholism and Treatment Options among Gulf War Veterans Introduction The purpose of this paper is to investigate and analyze the lived experiences of Gulf War veterans who are in treatment or recovering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and alcoholism. Approximately
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Chisen Goto‚ 2006 11 Abstract This study identified duty-related stressors and examined the frequency of stressors‚ prevalence of Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and PTSD symptoms in male and female members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Differences based on years of service‚ gender‚ symptoms and prevalence of PTSD as well as coping and social support were explored. The study was conducted via self-administered survey of 92 police officers (73 males and 19 females). Of the 92
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