POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)

In order to be diagnosed with PTSD, a person must have had exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence in one (or more) of the following ways:

Directly experiencing the event(s).

EPO #2:Identify PTSD and common symptoms of the illness.

Prevalence for American adult

EPO #5: Recognize treatment options with the Department of Veterans Affairs.

...Mental Health Clinic, and Addictive Disorders Treatment Program

HOW COMMON IS PTSD AMONG VETERANS? The Lifetime prevalence of PTSD in male combat Veterans is

39%.

Lifetime risk for PTSD by age 75 in the U.S. is

9%

What is NOT the only kind of trauma that causes PTSD

Combat

Re-experiencing the traumatic event, avoiding event-related stimuli, chronic hyperarousal, and changes in cognitive and affect..

Common symptoms of PTSD

Looking around, watchful, back to the wall, pacing, may become challenging, loud, or dangerous more quickly than other people

Hypervigilance

EPO #3:Identify the common behavioral signs of PTSD Department of Veterans Affairs

Hypervigilance- Looking around, watchful, back to the wall Pacing,May become challenging, loud, or dangerousMore quickly than other people

Is a common and debilitating mental disorder that occurs after a traumatic event.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD

Most common traumatic events associated with PTSD for Men and Women are

Rape, and physical abuse

EPO #4:Understand the strategies used for interaction with individuals diagnosed with PTSD.

Stay calm, listen, watch for non-verbal clues or threats.

When a person has PTSD, What risk is also elevated .

Suicide

EPO #1: Define Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

The symptoms, behavioral signs, strategies for interaction, and treatment options for PTSD. .

PTSD can also result from one's own actions, particularly those that are not consistent with his/her

moral code.

Other traumas that can cause PTSD include child abuse, physical or sexual assault, motor vehicle accidents, and

natural disasters.

Almost everyone who experiences a serious traumatic event develops PTSD symptoms for a

short time.