Diagnose PTSD. TIME. Retrieved from http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0‚8599‚1956315‚00.html The Effect of PTSD On the Brain. (2010‚ April 12). Veteran Journal. Retrieved from http://www.veteranjournal.com/the-effect-of-ptsd-on-the-brain/ Treatment of PTSD [Article within a website]. (2007‚ January 1). Retrieved from United States Department of Veterans Affairs website: http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/treatment-ptsd.asp Vines‚ B. (n.d.). Understanding How Combat PTSD Changes The Brain [Article
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder side effects may take years to show up‚ they are debilitating to the victims everyday life. A soldier with PTSD may experience emotional outburst‚ find it hard to communicate with others. Panic attacks‚ sleeping disorder‚ and flashbacks are a few of the major side effects. The soldier often will feel guilty which makes it difficult for them to adjust back into civilian life. Not knowing how to reunite with friends and family often lead to sever depression and suicide
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Diagnosing and Treating PTSD with the Stroop Effect Yoel Alperin Riverwood International Charter School Many studies have been conducted about the Stroop Effect and about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder‚ however few discuss how the two are related. It’s not surprising that researchers don’t see the two as having any effect on each other and on the surface that is true. It’s hard to believe that a famous study explaining inhibition has any relation to a terrifying disorder caused by extreme trauma
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Posttraumatic stress disorder‚ or PTSD‚ is defined as “A prolonged maladaptive reaction to a traumatic event that is characterized by intense fear‚ avoidance of stimuli associated with the event‚ and reliving the event.” (Nevid & Rathus‚ p.261). PTSD is common in soldiers who have fought in wars. However‚ not just the individual suffering from PTSD is affected. The family members also have to learn to deal with the effects that this disorder has on their loved one. What resources are available to
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The 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
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Trauma Within the Trenches War is defined as a state or period of fighting between countries or groups. In the mind of a soldier‚ war is not as simply clear cut as the words on a piece of paper state. War has many levels that are only explored physically and mentally by the soldier lying on the battlefield in the soundly chaos of the explosions. The utter madness of war sticks in each nook and cranny of the soldier’s mind until his last breath. For Remarque‚ the author of All Quiet on the Western
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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Military Families Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) involves numerous symptoms for sufferers‚ but the family members around that individual must endure those symptoms as well. Individuals living within the home of a returning military member may struggle with the symptoms associated with the military member’s illness. The individual with the illness often exhibits symptomatic withdrawal from his family (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2000)‚ which
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Traumatic Experiences). Dr. Rachel Yehuda‚ PhD‚ Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience‚ Director of the Traumatic Stress Studies Division at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Mental Health Patient Care Center Director at the James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center states that during a trauma‚ an individual’s brain: main function is to get through the event‚ the brain helps us survive by activating biologic reactions involved in helping us mount the fight/flight
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my wife‚ and fellow therapist‚ Alicia Fortinberry‚ and I have treated many people who were suffering from what is called post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD including a number of Vietnam veterans. In talking to the vets I noticed that a pattern was developing which caused me to widen my enquiries to veterans who went through the same experiences in Asia‚ but who did not have the symptoms of PTSD. I have not had the time to do a formal study‚ but I have come to some very interesting conclusions
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William Rich is a 29 years old‚ homeless male and Afghanistan War Veteran. He appeared psychotic and unable to communicate. In 2012 he lost his right leg when a mine exploded and he uses a wheelchair. William stated he doesn’t want to stop using drugs (crystal and spice) because it relieves his symptoms of depression and anxiety. William shared that when he was a teenager he was placed on a 51/50 hold when he swallowed a bottle of pills after a breakup with his girlfriend. He stated he had a
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