Post-Traumatic Stress Therapy

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Post traumatic stress disorder is a mental health disorder that occurs after a traumatic event takes place. The event usually involves threatened or actual serious injury, or harm to one’s self integrity. This disorder takes away human dignity and character. To be diagnosed the symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder must be present for at least one month. “Acute post traumatic stress disorder becomes chronic if it lasts longer than three months.” Symptoms for this mental health disorder can start right away, but they also can be delayed for up to six months since our brains usually repress traumatic memories. “Forty percent of all patients diagnosed having post traumatic stress disorder drink heavily, and their symptoms subside when …show more content…

The main therapy for people is medication and psychotherapy (talking to someone), or they could do both. The most researched and studied medication for post traumatic stress disorder is antidepressants. Antidepressants are able to help control the symptoms caused by this disorder. Another medication that has yet to be approved is Prazosin; this specifically helps with the sleep problems mainly nightmares which are not uncommon for post traumatic stress disorder. The psychotherapy involves talking to someone either in a group or one-on-one. This therapy usually lasts 6-12 weeks. Two main types of psychotherapy include exposure therapy, where it helps the patients control and face their fear. They are gradually exposed to their trauma in a safe way. The other type is cognitive restructuring; this type helps the patients make sense of their bad memories. The therapist helps them recall and remember it in a realistic way. In conclusion, post traumatic stress disorder is not something to be taken lightly. It is considered a mental health disorder just like depression or schizophrenia. There are serious precautions taken with people experiencing post traumatic stress disorder symptoms, it is not something to play around

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