The main treatments for people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are psychotherapy (“talk” therapy), medications, or both. Everyone is different, so a treatment that works for one person may not work for another. It is important for anyone with PTSD to be treated by a mental health care provider who is experienced with treating PTSD. Some people with PTSD need to try different treatments to find what works best for their symptoms.
If someone with PTSD is experiencing an ongoing...
What is PTSD?Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that develops after experiencing or seeing a traumatic event.... Read more »
Stress and sleep problems are closely associated - often feeding off one another. We’ve always considered a good night of sleep to be... Read more »
This is the sixth in our conversation on past trauma. Last week we looked at how PTSD can guide our understanding into how trauma may... Read more »
Time. Our lives are dominated by increments of time. How often do we concern ourselves about not having enough time, or of being late, of... Read more »
Some hurts last a lifetime. Recently, when I asked a 52 year old woman about her childhood, she started to cry. Like so many victims of... Read more »
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be a debilitating condition, but at this time no biomarker currently exists. A biomarker is a distinctive ... Read more »
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be a debilitating condition, but at this time no biomarker currently exists. A biomarker is a distinctive ... Read more »
According to a recent press release from the non-profit organization The National Academies, a report will soon be published describing the lack of... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Schizophrenia may have a variety of symptoms. Usually the illness develops slowly over months or years. Like other chronic illnesses, schizophrenia... Read more »
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