Post_Traumatic_Stress_Disorder

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Symptoms and Treatments Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is one of the deepest injuries that Vietnam War veterans received during their time of battle (Arpey). Unlike many other illnesses, PTSD cannot be measured by physical scientific fact (Arpey). It is something that can only be understood by a person who has experienced something as traumatic as the Vietnam War. The definition for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder given by the Webster’s New World College Dictionary is, “a condition characterized by recurring and, often, disabling symptoms of anxiety, depression, etc., that later affects some persons who have experienced a traumatic event or situation, especially combat.” PTSD was first named Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome after the war because symptoms did not seem to appear for years, even decades (Arpey). After the symptoms actually did start showing up and making an impact on society, the government started to be concerned. They started doing extensive research on the syndrome and then went further to name it a disorder (Arpey). PTSD can occur in anyone-- no matter what the age, as long as they have been through a traumatic experience. Many common disasters that bring on PTSD are rapes, floods, abductions, airplane crashes, and hostage situations (Morrison 269). Also, children that have undergone sexual abuse ptsd, post, traumatic, stress, disorder, friedman, frances, therapy, 425, vietnam, time, patients, patient, after, very, through, therapist, symptoms, sufferers, situations, person, often, occur, much, event, 269, war, treatment, started, something, right, psychodynamic, problem, phase, out, once, morrison, life, however