Physical trauma

In the case of Josh, it is difficult to make a concrete diagnosis. Josh is experiencing what seem to be symptoms of PTSD, adjustment disorder and Grief. Josh experienced a recent life or death traumatic experience in which he witnessed his fiancé being killed and dying in his arms. Following this event, Josh has experienced recurring memories of the events and reliving it as if it is happening all over again. He has experienced nightmares almost every night, and quit his job due to his symptoms…

“How could you tell your girlfriend what it was like for you to shoot another human being? How could you tell her how vulnerable and scared you felt, never knowing if you would live another hour…”1. These are the types of questions and horrors that keep veterans with PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) from returning to their normal lives before the war. PTSD is not only a disease that keeps people awake at night with nightmares; it is a disease that creeps into every aspect of their lives…

The modern day term PTSD was originally used to describe a soldier who was adversely affected by war. Over the course of time and studies, researchers found that the Holocaust, natural disasters, and man-made disasters could also be lead to PTSD symptoms. PTSD has evolved into a more common diagnosis but still each person evaluated must meet the criteria needed to classify their illness as PTSD but there is a very thin line between PTSD and moral injury. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder is a…

According the interview, financial and physical abuse are the most common types elder abuse she has seen and it very sad that people take advantage of people helpless individuals. Most of the cases I have heard about is about how people abuse their elders, and eventually kill them to inherit money…

The Occurrence of Veterans with PTSD and Dementia Veterans are dealing with health issues (Musculoskeletal injuries and pain, Mental health issues, Chemical exposure, Infectious diseases, Noise and vibration exposure, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Urologic injuries) upon returning home from combat duty. Also, many veterans have problem assimilating, flashbacks or just talking to civilians in general. The purpose of this paper is to look at the research surrounding veterans with PTSD link…

IHere at Chronic Pain and PTSD associates we believe that there is no cookie cutter answer when it comes to relief. We feel that it sometimes takes multiple tries to find the right treatment. When residents of Frostburg, MD, Ridgeley, WV, Fiintstone, MD and surrounding areas need help, we do our best to find the right solution for them. No one should have to suffer day after day. Far too often we have clients come in and say that prescriptions that were prescribed to them did nothing to ease…

It is easy to find out who won a war, and it is easy to find statistics on casualties and fatalities. What is less accessible however, is the intangible component that is mental survival. We know that many of those who survive wars develop some level or form of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), but we pay less attention to the mental state that exists for these soldiers during the war. During the most widespread war in history, WWII, countless individuals abandoned their lives of normality…

about the event that took place ( “PTSD: National Center for PTSD” ). Another kind of therapy is called Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) this kind of treatment involves focusing on sounds and hand movements while you talk about the trauma(“PTSD: National Center for PTSD”). This type of treatment helps your brain work through the traumatic memories and disassociate the negative feelings from them(“PTSD: National Center for PTSD”).Some of these medications include selective…

disorder is a psychiatric disorder influenced by an individual’s experience of extreme stress or trauma. It is a multifactorial disorder that inhibits the day-to-day functioning, workability and social communication of the individual diagnosed (Levin et al., 2014). Individuals diagnosed with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), may display symptoms of intense fear, helplessness, intense flashbacks of the trauma, easy arousal, avoidance, sadness, difficulty focusing and hypervigilance (Levin et…

Current Events In the beginning of September, Jeffrey Johnson was shot and killed by police. A few days before his death, he and his wife had got into an argument and he went to stay in a motel for a few nights. After a few days in the hotel, Jeffrey texted his wife some text messages that she believed were suicidal. She called the police and they found him locked in his room firing a gun. After the police tried to get in, he jumped out the window and into a car. He drove this car to a…