What treatment would World War 2 soldiers receive if they had post traumatic stress disorder?

Answer 1

It is very difficult to treat, but many different therapies are applied. The methods used include:

Eye-Movement Desensitization Retraining (EMDR) - That is a technique involving eye-movement.

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) - That uses some of the EMDR technique and adds, tapping various meridians in the body and saying various intention statements.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - That uses logical examination of the facts leading to the feelings and examines any "twisted" logic. The premise is that beliefs lead to thoughts, thoughts lead to feelings, and feelings lead to behaviors. So changing beliefs and thoughts should influence feelings and behaviors.

Medication - This may not cure the condition, though some sufferers face significant improvements after a short course of beta blockers. That allows the person to fully experience the traumatic experience that they blocked while they were having it. Once they fully experience the traumatic event and deal with it, it goes away. If beta blocker therapy doesn't work, other medications can be given for symptomatic relief. For instance sleeping pills, tranquilizers, mood stabilizers, and anti-depressants can be given.

Idenics, Dianetics - These techniques involve reexamining the events and discussing them. The auditor or facilitator asks specific questions that cause the person to examine their own traumatic events and their own attitudes and beliefs. Idenics differs from Dianetics in that no religion is attached to it, and no assumptions nor judgments are made.

Answer 2

their leg should be preserve with ice until surgery is done. no tissue should be lost