What is Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an extreme reaction to witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event in a person’s life and can happen to anybody. The American Psychiatric Association’s (1994)...
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James, a 27-year-old city banker, was caught up in the July 2005 London bombings. He was on an underground tube train near King’s Cross when the train carriage exploded next to where he was sitting....
View ArticleDSM-IV PTSD Diagnostic Criteria
Current Diagnostic Criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder With the publication of the 4th edition of the DSM, the concept of trauma evolved from focusing on uncommon, highly adverse, external...
View ArticleEpidemiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)
Epidemiology Epidemiology is the study of patterns and correlates of disease onset and course in human populations. Psychiatric epidemiology includes studies of the prevalence of psychiatric disorders...
View ArticlePrevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)
Prevalence of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD) Epidemiologic studies conducted over the past two decades provided empirical information about the prevalence of PTSD in the general population and...
View ArticlePTSD of Comorbidity
PTSD of Comorbidity Another key component of the epidemiology of PTSD is its pattern of occurrence with other psychiatric and physical conditions, or comorbidities. Both general population studies and...
View Articlediagnostic criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder(PTSD)
diagnostic criteria Structured Clinical Interviews There is no definitive diagnostic tool available for making any psychiatric diagnosis, but the clinical interview currently stands as the linchpin of...
View ArticlePsychodynamic Therapy for ptsd
Psychodynamic Therapy for ptsd Horowitz et al. present a psychodynamic formulation of stress response syndromes characterized by two psychological states; one is typified by intrusive experiences, the...
View ArticlePharmacological treatment approaches to ptsd
A substantial body of research demonstrated abnormalities in psychobiological systems and function in persons with PTSD. The strongest evidence shows alteration of adrenergic and...
View ArticleTreatment Interventions for PTSD
How to deal with PTSD Treatment Interventions for PTSD Questions to ask the person who has experienced trauma • What happened? Encourage the person to describe exactly what the traumatic event was....
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