Posttraumatic stress disorder

The Vietnam War Veterans Current Mental Health Status By Anabel Rotger The aim of this paper is to explore the current mental health of the aging Veteran population that served during the Vietnam War. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2009 there were 9 million veterans in the United States age 65 and older (Ferrini & Ferrini, pg. 414). The Vietnam War Veterans are vivid proof of long-term negative consequences of combat exposure in different ways. After a long period of disservice and…

I. S., Vonk, M. E., & Palady, G. (2009). The Prevalence of Childhood Traumatic Grief- A Comparison of Violent/Sudden and Expeted Loss. Omega , 59 (4), 305-323. This study compared the prevalence of childhood traumatic grief and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms of those children who lost a parent to violent/sudden death and those children who expected the loss of a parent. There were 158 children that participated in the study. Sixty-three children lost a parent to expected death and…

Literature Review History of PTSD Prior to the classification by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as a distinct mental health disorder (APA, 1980), characteristic symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder have been identified and recorded throughout history. During the late 18th and early 19th century, the industrial revolution, despite being a man-made distressing event, was one of the first cases of PTSD external to a military conflict. Throughout the industrial revolution,…

The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine defines Rape Trauma Syndrome as a mental health disorder that describes a range of symptoms often experienced by someone who has undergone a severely traumatic event. In Speak, a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson, the main character is a victim of rape and shows the symptoms of Rape Trauma Syndrome otherwise known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The main character, Melinda, is isolated by her school and friends, which leads to her slow healing process. Without…

War Veterans risked their lives fighting for our country, but after the war, they struggle to adjust back to normal life. Some soldiers go through hell on Earth fighting for our country. They see unimaginable things and acts of inhumanity that scar them for life. Nevertheless, when they get back from the war, they still struggle with society along with unable to cope with their war experiences. and usually are unable to adjust back to a healthy normal lifestyle. Treatment with War Veterans must…

From when the U.S. Navy and U.S. Army were established in the United States in 1775 to the Gulf War Era (1991) there have been 41,892,128 men and women who served this nation "(General Statistics on Veterans)." United States Census Bureau. United States Department of Commerce. Web. 29 Sept. 2015. As of 2013, 22,299,350 veterans are alive, and of those 721,575 live in the state of Illinois "Veteran Population 2014." United States Department of Veterans Affairs. United States Department of…

Memory is a crucial concept in "The Things They Carried." While being a conventional ability, it is apparent that it contains its own misconstruction. Memory, which is the act of encoding and retrieving information, is vital in everyday life, while allowing individuals to recall both the positive and negative aspects. The readers are a witness to how memory is highlighted throughout the novel and are shown how memory is indeed significant. This novel provides the reader with an insight to the…

I assessed my own skill set by asking the client at the end of most sessions how he felt in the room and if there were anything I could have done better (Beck, 2005). To lay the groundwork, David and I have begun psychoeducation about Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and how his depression, anxiety and stated “paranoia” have played a role. As he has been in the system prior, he reported he knew a little about the PTSD but found my explanations to be more “understandable.” David had questions about…

had this shocked look on her face. Apparently, a few other girls have brought up James and what he does to this counselor, so she knew immediately what had happened to me. After changing my schedule, she told me that she thinks I have posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), because a symptom of PTSD is being unable to return to places associated with the trauma. She listed off some other symptoms of PTSD, like flashbacks and increased amounts of anxiety. I knew I identified with those symptoms,…

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious problem and affects many different facets of people. Some may think that PTSD only affects those from the military, those in law enforcement, or those in some type of career where crisis’ are dealt with all of the time. This is an untrue and unfair assumption. The fact is, PTSD may have affected us all, but trauma affects everyone in a different way and we deal with things differently. PTSD is brought on usually after a traumatic event, and we…