| For those who experience it,
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| | post-traumatic stress disorder, there are
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| post-traumatic stress disorder can be an
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| | some ways to treat it. The most common
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| incredibly debilitating disease that can
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| | form of treatment is through
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| prevent you from living a full life.
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| | psychotherapy. A therapist has several
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| This disorder can bring back moments of
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| | tools at his or her disposal and can work
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| severe stress so clearly that it is
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| | with the sufferer to root out the causes
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| almost as though you are reliving the
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| | of the disorder and help cure it. As
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| moment all over again.
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| | well, a psychiatrist is the best person
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| First diagnosed in war veterans,
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| | to talk to in order to actually diagnose
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| post-traumatic stress disorder was
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| | PTSD in the first place, helping the
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| initially named "shell shock" then
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| | sufferer to at least understand what is
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| "battle fatigue". However, by the time
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| | happening. Knowing what is wrong is the
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| of the conflict in Vietnam, it was given
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| | first step to curing it, after all.
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| the name "post-traumatic stress disorder"
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| | Group treatment is also effective, as it
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| (PTSD) in order to give a clearer idea of
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| | allows people to talk about their
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| what exactly is at work. As well, it is
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| | feelings of guilt, shame, anxiety, or
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| not only found in war veterans. In fact,
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| | depression with others who feel the same
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| it can be seen in people who were abused
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| | way. This allows people to get
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| as children, rape victims, people who
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| | comfortable with one another and talk
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| have to clean up after disaster, or
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| | about their feelings openly and honestly.
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| anyone else who has undergone severe
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| | By getting the issues out in the open,
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| stress at any point in their lives.
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| | it almost spreads it out and allows the
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| Unfortunately, the treatment of
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| | trauma to dissipate by opening it up to
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| post-traumatic stress disorder is still
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| | other people.
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| in its infancy. Psychologists,
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| | However, there are some medications that
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| psychiatrists, and neurologists are still
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| | can be used to help treat post-traumatic
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| coming to grips with the disease and its
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| | stress disorder. Mostly, these drugs are
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| causes and effects, but they are learning
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| | used to treat some of the symptoms of
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| new things constantly.
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| | PTSD, such as depression or anxiety,
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| In a strictly biochemical sense, PTSD has
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| | allowing the sufferer to at least
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| its root causes at the moment of stress
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| | alleviate the condition. Most of these
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| itself. It seems that at moments of
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| | drugs take some time to work before they
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| extreme stress, the biochemical system in
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| | actually show results so, if you have
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| charge of adjusting to stress is reset,
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| | been put onto medication for PTSD, give
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| like a computer. It is as though the
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| | it a few weeks before you start expecting
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| system is so overloaded that it has to
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| | relief.
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| shut itself down and restart.
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| | However, studies have shown that the best
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| Unfortunately, this also causes the mind
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| | way to treat post-traumatic stress
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| to quickly return to that moment when it
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| | disorder is to nip it in the bud shortly
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| had to start and stop, which can cause
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| | after the trauma has occurred. The usual
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| flashbacks to the moments when the shock
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| | method is to sit down with someone who
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| occurred.
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| | has suffered a trauma about 3-10 days
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| The other results of post-traumatic
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| | after the trauma occurred. This will
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| stress disorder include anger,
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| | allow the feelings to be fresh, while it
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| depression, anxiety, substance abuse,
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| | also helps people relieve the trauma by
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| memory problems including amnesia, or any
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| | bringing it out before it hides itself in
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| of a host of other mental disorders.
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| | the mind. There has been some success
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| Unfortunately, many of these disorders
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| | with this sort of treatment, though it
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| are treated individually without concern
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| | does require the trauma to be recognized
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| for the root cause. This is particularly
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| | early.
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| worrisome because approximately 3.6% of
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| | Post-traumatic stress disorder is a
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| adults between the ages of 18 and 54 are
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| | surprisingly common disorder that often
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| suffering from post-traumatic stress
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| | goes unnoticed and untreated. However,
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| disorder and the vast majority of them go
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| | with improvements in therapy and
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| undiagnosed and untreated. As well,
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| | medication, there is new hope for those
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| women are twice as likely as men to
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| | who suffer from this debilitating
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| experience PTSD after a sudden shock.
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| | disorder.
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| For those who have been diagnosed with
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