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NicholasNguyen
Ms.Moore
English2
6June,2013
DopefreshPosttraumaticStressdisorderEssay
Withthewarsandmadnessoccurringthroughouttheyears,manyofthepeopleattending
thewaroutthere,sufferfromshellshock,orPosttraumaticstressdisorderwhichcausesthe
deathratestoincreasebecauseofit.Evennow,in2013,wecontinuetohavesoldiersreturning
homewithoutamemory,orcanbarelywalkbecausetheyaresoafraid.Soldiershavethat
mentalitywhentheyfirstenterthebattlefieldthinkingtheyreheroicandfierce,butinreality
oncethatbombshellarrivesandreleasesamassiveexplosiveareanearthem,theirmentality
changesupandballupintothefetalposition.Thatfeelingoffrightandscarsthatreachtheir
brainisthediseasetheworldcallsPTSD.
Associetyadaptstomoreviolentsurroundings,symptomsofmentaldisordersdevelop,
especiallythemostcommondisease,PostTraumaticStressDiseaseorPTSD.Posttraumatic
stressdisorderisananxietydisorderthatcertainpeopledevelopafterseeingorlivingthroughan
eventthatcausedorthreatenedseriousharmordeath.AstudypublishedinMay2011issueof
ArchivesofGeneralPsychiatryrevealedthatsoldiersthathaveamentalillnessmoreoftenget
PTSDwhentheyreturntothebattlefield.Thestudyexaminedmorethan22,000beforeandafter
theyweredeployedtoAfghanistanandIraq.Priortodeployment,justoverthreepercenthad
beendiagnosedwithamentalillness.Uponreturning,however,morethaneightpercenthad
symptomsofPTSD,accordingtoNAMI.org.Accordingtonimh.Nih.orgfacts,PTSDis

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recognizedaspsychobiologicalmentaldisorderthatcanaffectsurvivorsofnotonlycombat
experience,butalsoterroristattacks,naturaldisasters,seriousaccidents,assaultorabuse,and
evensuddenandmajor,emotionalloss..PTSDisalsoassociatedwithchangesinbrainfunction
andstructureandthesechangesprovidescluestotheorigins,treatment,andpreventionofPTSD.
Insomecasesmaybedelayed,withonlysubtlesymptomsshowingupinitiallyandmoresevere
symptomsemergingmonthsafterthetraumaticevent.NotonlyPTSDhastodowithwarrelated
problems,butcouldrelatetosocietysactionssuchasrapeandespeciallythefearof
imprisonment.ComingfromMedicinenet.com,statisticsregardingthisillnessindicatethat
approximately7%8%ofpeopleintheUnitedStateswillmostlikelydevelopPTSDintheir
lifetime,withthelifetimeoccurrence(prevalence)incombatveteransandrapevictimsranging
from10%toashighas30%.Itisveryshocking.RegardingtowhatPosttraumaticstress
disorderactuallyis,therearemajorsymptomstoencounterandendurethroughbecausenotonly
thatitisamentalillness,butitalsoaffectthephysicalinteractionsofthehumanbody.
ReferencingfromwhatPosttraumaticstressdisorderdefinesas,thesymptomsiswhat
themajorityofthedisorderiswherethefearfromitcomesto.
ThesymptomsofPTSDhavea
majorimpactonrelationshipswithfamilyorboyfriend/girlfriendbecauseseeingthefamilyor
certainpeoplecantriggeraflashbackfromthewarandhaveamassiveoutofcontrolspasm.
Thatmayalsocausetheriskoflosingtheirbelovedcloseones.Thatisliketheworstofthe
conditionifnottreatedimmediately.Thatiswhytherearetherapiestogoto.Comingfrom
Helpguide.org,Posttraumaticstressdisordercanaffectthosewhopersonallyexperiencethe
catastrophe,thosewhowitnessit,andthosewhopickupthepiecesafterwards,including
emergencyworkersandlawenforcementofficers.Itcanevenoccurinthefriendsorfamily

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membersofthosewhowentthroughtheactualtrauma.
AccordingtoHelpguide.orgonceagain,
thesymptomsofposttraumaticstressdisorder(PTSD)canarisesuddenly,gradually,orcome
andgoovertime.Sometimessymptomsappearseeminglyoutoftheblue.Atothertimes,they
aretriggeredbysomethingthatremindsyouoftheoriginaltraumaticevent,suchasanoise,an
image,certainwords,orasmell.Posttraumaticstressdisordersymptomscancomeandgo.
Mostpeoplemayhavemoreposttraumaticstressdisordersymptomswhenthingsarestressfulin
general,orwhentheyrunintoremindersofwhatyouwentthrough.Somemayhearacar
backfireandrelivecombatexperiences,forinstance.Ortheymayseeareportonthenewsabout
arapeandfeelovercomebymemoriesoftheirownassault.Inoverall,iftheyhavethese
disturbingthoughtsandfeelingsformorethanamonth,ifthey'resevere,oriftheyfeeltheyre
havingtroublegettingyourlifebackundercontrol,talktotheirhealthcareprofessional.Getting
treatmentassoonaspossiblecanhelppreventPTSDsymptomsfromgettingworse.
Posttraumaticstressdisordermayseemlikeitisincurableandthereisapossibilityit
cannotbeifithasbeeninthepersonfortoolong,butthereisstillhopeinfindingmedical
treatmentstohelpgainthesanitybacktotheoriginalstateofthesoldier.Accordingtoscientists,
somethepreventionstrategiescurrentlybeingtestedare
exploringtheoptimaltimetobegin
exposuretherapyaftertraumaexposuretopreventthedevelopmentofPTSD.Thistreatment
involveseducationabouttraumareactionsandPTSD,breathingexercises,exposureto
traumarelatedstressors,andtalkingthroughthetrauma.Fromthestatisticsonreport.nih.gov,
Researcherswillalsoseektoidentifypredictivemarkers,suchashormonelevelsandgenes,for
thedisorder.Usingthemedicationhydrocortisone,whichmimicscortisol,toexaminewhether
increasingcortisollevelsmaypreventorreducePTSDsymptoms.Thatissomeextreme

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medicationanalyzationsaidrightthere.Relatedtopreventiongoals,researchonresiliencywhich
istheabilityforsomepeopletorecoverfromtraumaticexperiencesoravoidadversereactions
entirelythatmayleadtowaystopredictwhoismostlikelytodevelopPTSDfollowinghighly
stressfulevents.Treatmenteffortscouldthenbetargetedmoreefficientlytowardthosewhoneed
itmost.AccordingtoNlm.nih.gov,thereisatreatmentcalleddesensitizationthatmayusedto
helperasePTSDcompletelywhichisextremelyimportanttoknow.Thistreatmenthelpsreduce
symptomsbyencouragingyoutorememberthetraumaticeventandexpressyourfeelingsabout
it.Overtime,memoriesoftheeventshouldbecomelessfrighteningandabletobefreefromthe
pasttheyhaveendured.Severaltypesoftherapymaybeusedtotreatbothchildrenandadults
withposttraumaticstressdisorder.Youmaytrymorethanone,orcombinetypes,beforefinding
therightfitforyou.Youmayalsotryindividualtherapy,grouptherapyorboth.Grouptherapy
canofferawaytoconnecttoothersgoingthroughsimilarexperiences.Thewebsite
Nimh.nih.govinformsthat
Cognitivebehavioraltherapy(CBT)teachesdifferentwaysof
thinkingandreactingtothefrighteningeventsthattriggerPTSDsymptomsandcanhelpbring
thosesymptomsundercontrol.ThereareseveraltypesofCBT,includingexposuretherapythat
usesmentalimagery,writing,orvisitingthesceneofatraumatohelpsurvivorsfaceandgain
controlofoverwhelmingfearanddistresscognitiverestructuringencouragessurvivorstotalk
aboutupsetting(oftenincorrect)thoughtsaboutthetrauma,questionthosethoughts,andreplace
themwithmorebalancedandcorrectones.Andlastly,Stressinoculationtrainingteachesanxiety
reductiontechniquesandcopingskillstoreducePTSD.Havingallthesemedicaltreatments
mentioned,itisgoodamounttoacknowledgethatthereareavastvarietyoftreatmentstogo
from.PTSDmaybesevere,butwithprecautionsitcanbehealedinaflash.

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Somethinkthatwhentheyjointhearmy,theyaregoingtobeheroicandbeaheroforthe
country,theydidnotthinktwiceoncetheyarrivetowardsthebattlefieldwheretherearedead
corpseallovertheplaceandscreamingpeoplebecausetheyareinpain.Thosesurroundingand
soundsofhellcantriggeradisordercallPosttraumaticstressdisorder.PTSDhasavastvariety
ofwaystotriggeritsincethewaythepersonreceiveditcanrelatetosomethingaslittleas
droppingabutterknifeandtriggeratantrum.Though,thisdiseasecanbehealed.Thewayto
healitistogothroughavigorousobstacleoftherapyandsimpleexercisestododailyandinno
timeitwouldseemlikePTSDwasneverthere,butjustbecausethediseaseisgonedoesnot
meanitcannotcomebackandreturnbecauseitisapsychologicalmatter.

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