Trauma center

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD as it is commonly referred to, is an anxiety disorder that develops following the experience or the witnessing of a traumatic life-threatening event. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, “the defining characteristic of a traumatic event is, it’s capacity to provoke fear, helplessness, or horror in response to the threat of injury or death.” (Yehuda, 2002) This event could be living through military combat in wartime, surviving a natural…

The client is a thirty four-year old Caucasian male single, has no children, currently resides with his three roommates in Seattle, Washington was self-referred to the Evolutions Treatment center to address his Substance Abuse Disorder. Brian was born and raised in Kennewick, Washington primarily by his biological parents. He noted he grew up with his twin brother, older brother. When asked about his childhood, he described it as "structured" he was not allowed to express his emotions, but…

I had the pleasure of interviewing Alvita Davis, a Qualified Mental Health Professional who works with Family Behavioral Health & Healing at the Therapeutic Day Treatment program. Alvita, Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) has provided services to at risk youth ages (5-18) in the Hampton Roads area for over ten years, counseling them inside the home as well as in a community setting. Her field of experience covers but is not limited to: anger management, grief/loss, post traumatic…

called Piggy” (Golding 202). What Ralph and the rest of the boys had witness and endured on the island will surely leave some post-traumatic stress on them as they had to go through a lot of trauma when surviving. How Ralph began to think at the end of the Golding’s Lord of the Flies novel can show how much trauma and stress the last few ending days was for him before he and the group of boys were rescued. “‘I was asleep when the twisty things were fighting and when they went away I was awake,…

are also risk factors for the victim’s trauma and stress. These conditions include poverty, social isolation, unemployment, institutional accommodation, and pain. All of these predict higher emotional distress levels in torture survivors. To help the victims, the Center for Victims of Torture have set up healing services internationally and throughout the U.S. Counseling and community health mental activities help both adults and children heal from their trauma. Today, skilled group counselors,…

the PTSD treatment arsenal” (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews). This main form of treatment helps many but, not all veterans. US representative, Rich Nugent, saw mental health disorders as the problem it was. “He introduced a bill to build centers for mental health treatment and pain management”(Phillips). This bill was introduced in January 2013 and has still has not reached the House floor. How much longer must service men and women wait for the issue of mental health and PTSD to be…

We live in a world where fear and anxiety are common and in some point in our lives we will all witness a traumatic event, however, the way one reacts to trauma can affect him/her in the long-run. Some people are able to cope and progress from the life-threatening event with a fight-or-flight response, which is a natural coping mechanism that protects an individual from harm, while others remain constantly frightened, which leads to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a psychological…

There are records of trauma related mental disorders dating back as far as early Ancient Greece. In fact, the very word trauma originates from the Greek traumat, meaning wound. Today, Merriam-Wesbter’s Learner’s Dictionary defines it as a very difficult or unpleasant experience that causes someone to have mental or emotional problems usually for a long period of time. In this paper, I will explain what post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is and how virtual reality exposure therapy (VRE) is…

Robin Jean-Baptiste Ms.Higgins/Slater English 12 Pd.1 8 January 2015 War...Is the toll worth it? “READY THE RPG...AIM...FIRE IN THE HOLE!!! *a loud blast echoes* the sound of screaming circles the battlefield”, writes Dr. John Zemler after waking up in cold sweat from his flashback memory of war. This is what most soldiers from P.T.S.D. deal with on a daily basis. Tim O’Brien is a retired, army, Vietnam veteran and critically acclaimed author who has written memoirs and war stories such as Going…

people throughout the United States and the world. People who have greater risks for PTSD are first responders and Military personnel. According to the National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, for every ten men, six of them will experience one incident in their life and for every 10 women, five will experience some sort if trauma as well. Women are more likely to develop PTSD than men. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, Post-Traumatic Stress disorder, “is a…