An estimated 70 percent of adults in the United States have experienced a traumatic event at least once in their lives, and about 20 percent of these people go on to develop PTSD (Mahoney). Understanding the causes, symptoms, and treatments is the first step to understanding the condition as a whole.
There are major causes that experiences in the military may cause people to develop both physical and mental reactions. When people are affected mentally, they sometimes have stress reactions that do not go away on their own, or may even get worse over time (Smith, Robinson, and Segal). These individuals may develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, otherwise known as PTSD. PTSD is very common when people return from the war because they experienced life threatening situations ("Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Causes ). Shell shock (or combat stress) was the original term for PTSD when soldiers would shiver, be crying, and have fatal memories ("Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Causes ). Recovering from PTSD involves transitioning out of the mental and emotional war zone the person is still living in and helping their nervous system become "unstuck" (Smith, Robinson, and Segal).
Another major cause to PTSD is surviving a violent attack. Survivors of violent attacks are very likely to experience PTSD. Sexual assault is …show more content…
Everyone has neurotransmitters in their brain. People with PTSD have different amounts of neurotransmitters in the brain than people without PTSD("Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)." Post). SSRI’s are antidepressants that help with depression.("Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)." Post). SSRIs are believed to treat PTSD by putting these brain chemicals back in balance. ("Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-Treatment.) The anti-depressants help to control someone’s emotions and become less sad and worried ("PTSD: National Center for PTSD." Treatment
There are major causes that experiences in the military may cause people to develop both physical and mental reactions. When people are affected mentally, they sometimes have stress reactions that do not go away on their own, or may even get worse over time (Smith, Robinson, and Segal). These individuals may develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, otherwise known as PTSD. PTSD is very common when people return from the war because they experienced life threatening situations ("Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Causes ). Shell shock (or combat stress) was the original term for PTSD when soldiers would shiver, be crying, and have fatal memories ("Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - Causes ). Recovering from PTSD involves transitioning out of the mental and emotional war zone the person is still living in and helping their nervous system become "unstuck" (Smith, Robinson, and Segal).
Another major cause to PTSD is surviving a violent attack. Survivors of violent attacks are very likely to experience PTSD. Sexual assault is …show more content…
Everyone has neurotransmitters in their brain. People with PTSD have different amounts of neurotransmitters in the brain than people without PTSD("Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)." Post). SSRI’s are antidepressants that help with depression.("Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)." Post). SSRIs are believed to treat PTSD by putting these brain chemicals back in balance. ("Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder-Treatment.) The anti-depressants help to control someone’s emotions and become less sad and worried ("PTSD: National Center for PTSD." Treatment