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.
