PTSD

PTSD Abstract The definition of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an individual that has been exposed and diagnosed to any kind of threat of physical harm that encourages feelings of fear, helplessness, or horror (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Some researchers suggest that PTSD is a common outcome of head trauma, whereas others hold that it is a rare or nonexistent outcome (Boake, 1996; Sbordone & Liter, 1995). As a common outcome of head trauma, some cognitive injuries may occur: Sleep difficulties, diminished interests, irritability, poor concentration and exaggerated startle response, to the more problematic symptoms of: Memory loss or forgetfulness, difficulty with attention, speed of information processing and problem solving. PTSD duration has been documented as lasting a few weeks to eight years. Once the patient has been thoroughly diagnosed, with any of the above listed cognitive injuries or other severe traumatic memories are often complaints for medical treatment. A critical aspect of treatment is education on PTSD, to the more thorough treatments ranging from psychotherapeutic intervention to antidepressant medication. A Review of Post Traumatic stress Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been defined as an individual having been exposed to any threat of physical harm or suggests feelings of fear, helplessness ptsd, symptoms, head, trauma, been, patient, injuries, , psychiatric, traumatic, physical, association, american, treatment, stress, researchers, people, patients, outcome, often, memory, injury, individual, horror, helplessness, harm, exist, disorder, complaints, avoidance, attention, 1994, years, weeks, vivid