Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Treatment

PTSD(Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) is  reaction to a major stressful event. The event may be a natural disaster, such as a flood, earthquake etc, or be more personal such as a road  accident, Tire, murder, rape etc. The recreation may be immediate or delayed, but ii lasts a long time and prevents you from getting on with the rest of your life.

What Are The Signs And Symptoms Of PTSD(Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)?

The patients history includes exposure to a traumatic event that threatened
life and their response was intense fear, helplessness or horror.

Signs and Symptoms Can Be Divided Into Three Categories:

Hyper arousal:

• Onset approximately 4 weeks after the event. Durationztwo days to four weeks;
• Persistent anxiety;
• Anger;
• Difficulty in seeping Orland insomnia;
• Difficulty in concenîrating;
• Overreaction to stimuli.

Intrusion:
Event is recalled over and over again (awake and asleep).

Avoidance:

• Avoidance of anything that may remind one of the past events;
• Feeling detached;
• Unable to feel emotions. Numbness;
• Lack of interest;
• Unable to function normaliy.

What Is The Treatment?
There is goed success with early and proper treatment.

Immediate Treatment:

• Counseling:
• To encourage recoliection of the stressful experience and express
• emotions;
• To work through the event;
• To deal with any guilt feelings;
• Medication to reduce symptoms of anxiety or depression may be necessary.

Later Treatment:

Assessment, Counseling And Education Of Patient And Family:

• Reassurance that feelings and behavior are normal;
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT);
• Examining thoughts that cause the problem. Teaching relaxation techniques and ways of coping.

Discharge Instructions:

•  if medications is advised, it is important to keep taking them as prescribed.
•  Keep the clinic appointment with the doctor so that your progress can be maintained and monitored.