Research shows that a new treatment called EMDR is the single most effective treatment for anxiety, posttraumatic, and similar disorders. Amazingly, it entails only a series of visual exercises that are able to stimulate the brain in a prescribed manner. There is a website that provides these exercises online, on a free trial basis - WebEMDR.com. At this site, the exercises are available via computer instantly and in the privacy of your own home.
No. PTSD some cases may be cured and/or controlled with therapy. Not all cases of PTSD, just as not all people are the same. Some Dr's like to just put you on a medication and that's that. Most will put you on a medication and monitor your therapy progress. As you make progress with therapy they may and should ease you off of your meds. Good luck and God bless.
my aunt has it ptsd is when you are doing something that reminds you of something else you like and you get sad that is what ptsd is
because they have been through something tramatic
There are no physical characteristics. PTSD is a mental health disorder.
After returning from combat, the soldier experienced severe PTSD symptoms such as flashbacks and hypervigilance.
What should a leader do if a soidier having PTSD
I read an article that said they were going to pretreat soldiers with Prozac or a medication like it to avoid ptsd and to help soldiers with stress training.
PTSD is post-traumatic stress disorder.Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
It can. I use seriquel to sleep but I also have PTSD and it helps me with stabilizing my moods.
There's no correlation between the two. That said, if he is self-medicating his PTSD with alcohol, or another drug that acts as a dis-inhibitor, then there would be a likely increase in behavior that is impulsive or inappropriate.
Depends. There are Very different degrees of PTSD. If a person has been adjudicated as mentally incompetent, they cannot. Most vets with PTSD are very mentally competent.
Two or more.