PTSD

Military veterans and individuals with PTSD are at higher risk for aggressive behavior and suicide. They also have a higher chance of having trouble with their families. Veterans with PTSD have been found to purchase more firearms and to engage in potentially dangerous firearm related behaviors. One solution for PTSD is to provide more types of cognitive behavioral therapy. Another way is to make it easier to get and more medications needed for people with PTSD to access. In order to alleviate…

This mental health condition can be developed by anyone, have a severe impact on the brain, and has minimal treatment methods. PTSD is a disorder in which a person has difficulty recovering after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event, and this can ruin their life forever. Even though the disease itself is not a killer, the effects it has on the body can be fatal. PTSD is caused by a traumatic event one has either witnessed or experienced, and can only be treated, not cured. There are…

people to unwind at the seams as their minds attempt to cope. One type of unraveling that can happen to these people is commonly referred to now as PTSD. Before known as ‘Soldier’s Heart’ during the civil war, then during World War one began to be referred to as ‘Shell shock syndrome’ or ‘Battle fatigue’ and afterwards finally gained its current name PTSD. These mental disorders would begin following these men as they returned from either the battlefields or the hospitals, the injuries following…

what is really going on with many veterans in the United States today. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) affects around 10-12 percent of veterans, and if left untreated or ignored, it can wreak havoc on a life (Veterans, 5). The negative effects of PTSD range anywhere from sleep loss, anxiety, and depression to alcohol addiction, drug addiction, and suicide (Veterans, 8). Some veterans with PTSD end up homeless with no treatment and no way to save themselves, and that is…

in combat. Veterans who have returned from the war have endured psychological issues causing them to seek professional assistance. PTSD has a past that is as long and momentous as the world’s war history - thousands of years. Although, the diagnosis has not been around for that long, different names and symptoms of PTSD always have been. The physical symptoms of PTSD include but are not limited increased blood pressure, extreme heart rate, hasty breathing, muscle stiffness, sickness, diarrhea,…

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 to…

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is psychological disorder that “affects more than 7 million Americans” (Poole, 11). While we know that traumatic experiences can cause PTSD, it has only recently been studied and documented in detail. To develop a better understanding of PTSD this paper will examine the symptoms of PTSD, the history of PTSD, and the current treatments for PTSD. The symptoms of PTSD are very similar patient to patient. Most people have flashbacks or nightmares and become…

social events that affect us all. These types of writing bring light to subjects that may have been overlooked, or not thought of. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a subject literary writers have not directly written about, but, their works echo the symptoms and associated problem. Writing about a subject as complicated as PTSD is difficult in and of itself. The writer’s expertise is not the medical field but in the ability to illustrate an image or emotion from personal experiences. …

What makes people tick? Most people who experience trauma will have feelings of shock, anger, fear, nervousness, or even guilt. These feeling normally go away over time. That however is not the case with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which makes it very tricky. It manifests in many different forms and occurs in practically every age group. Why? This disorder can be found within any person who has been through a traumatic event of any sort, but why does it not occur in every person who…

being more or less likely to experience PTSD. External factors that can impact the unlikely/likelihood of experiencing trauma can be: 1. The intensity and frequency of the traumatic events. • the less intense and less frequent the event is the less likely PTSD will develop. 2. Leadership • the type of leadership the individual has at the…