Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Cluster Number:
Wiki Number: PW173
Diagnosis: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
US Patients: 3.5% in a given year; 3.9% over a life-time;
World Patients: Much higher where wars have occurred.
Sex Ratio: M;W+. After rape, about 19% develop PTSD
Age Onset: less likel to develop PTSD if traumatic event occurs before age 10;
Brain Area: women with smaller hippocampi; more norepinephrine; brain shrinkage, but hyperactive amygdala.
Symptoms: after a traumatic event, thoughts, dreams, mental or physical distress, changes in thought, increased fight-flight, self-harm, suicide
Progression: intrusive, recurrent recollections, flashbacks, and nightmares; depression, anxiety and mood disordersl drug or alcohol abuse
Causes: previous rape or child abuse; war, refugee status; death of a loved one; cancer, heart attack, stroke;child in chronic illness’s parents
Medications: antidepresssants and SSRI’s help 50%;
Therapies: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing helped 50% in children and adolescents.
Youtube Video: 3 Ways to Manage PTSD Triggers
Amazon or Library Book: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Workbook
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Support Group: samhsa.gov; 800-662-4357
(U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Contact your local Social Security office for possible Disability Benefits through their Disability Determination Services,
Section 12.15.
4 CURRENT ARTICLES
FROM PUBMED
The world-wide medical research
reports chosen for each diagnosis
Clicking each title opens the
PubMed article’s summary-abstract.
- A longitudinal birth cohort study of child maltreatment and mental disorders using linked statewide child protection and administrative health data for 83,050 Queensland residents from 1983 to 2014by Steve Kisely on November 20, 2024
CONCLUSIONS: This is one of the largest studies of the long-term effects of CM, covering an entire jurisdiction. All types of maltreatment are significantly related to a range of psychiatric disorders requiring hospitalisation. Early identification, intervention and providing appropriate support to individuals who have experienced CM may help mitigate the long-term consequences and reduce the risk of subsequent mental health problems.
- Decoding threat neurocircuitry representations during traumatic memory recall in PTSDby Kierra R Morris on November 20, 2024
The neurocircuitry mechanisms underlying recall of traumatic memories remain unclear. This study investigated whether traumatic memory recall engages neurocircuitry representations that mirror activity patterns engaged during generalized threat stimulus processing in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Multivariate pattern analysis was used to train 3 decoders. A "trauma" decoder was trained on fMRI patterns during idiographic trauma versus neutral narratives in a sample of 73 adult women...
- Recovery Horizons: Nature-Based Activities as Adjunctive Treatments for Co-Occurring Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disordersby Anaheed Shirazi on November 20, 2024
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUDs) frequently co-occur, and individuals with co-occurring PTSD and SUD often experience more complex treatment challenges and poorer outcomes compared to those with either condition alone. Integrative treatment approaches that simultaneously address both PTSD and SUD are considered the most effective and include both pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies. In recent years, complementary interventions have garnered...
- Sociogeographic determinants of rapid opioid reduction or discontinuation among High-Dose Long-Term opioid therapy patients in North Carolina, 2006-2018by Ishrat Z Alam on November 20, 2024
CONCLUSION: Healthcare providers need to address potential biases towards patients living in underserved and marginalized communities and intersectionality with mental health stigma by prioritizing training and education in delivering unbiased care during opioid tapering.