21. What Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? // National Center For Post-Traumatic Str posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a psychiatric disorder that can occurfollowing the experience or witnessing of lifethreatening events such as http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/facts/general/fs_what_is_ptsd.html

NCPTSD Topics Facts General What is PTSD Overview Epidemiology Problems Treatment Veterans Disasters Specific Publications Documents Video Assessment About NCPTSD NCPTSD's Website Most Popular Pages: What is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? A National Center for PTSD Fact Sheet Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of life-threatening events such as military combat, natural disasters, terrorist incidents, serious accidents, or violent personal assaults like rape. People who suffer from PTSD often relive the experience through nightmares and flashbacks, have difficulty sleeping, and feel detached or estranged, and these symptoms can be severe enough and last long enough to significantly impair the person's daily life. PTSD is marked by clear biological changes as well as psychological symptoms. PTSD is complicated by the fact that it frequently occurs in conjunction with related disorders such as depression, substance abuse, problems of memory and cognition, and other problems of physical and mental health. The disorder is also associated with impairment of the person's ability to function in social or family life, including occupational instability, marital problems and divorces, family discord, and difficulties in parenting. Understanding PTSD PTSD is not a new disorder. There are written accounts of similar symptoms that go back to ancient times, and there is clear documentation in the historical medical literature starting with the Civil War, when a PTSD-like disorder was known as "Da Costa's Syndrome." There are particularly good descriptions of posttraumatic stress symptoms in the medical literature on combat veterans of World War II and on Holocaust survivors.

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" " is sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Medical School Office of Continuing Medical Education and the Madison Institute of Medicine If you are not a clinician , you are certainly welcome to read through this course , free of charge, for further information on PTSD. If you are a clinician and interested in receiving continuing medical education (CME) credit, you will need to REGISTER . After registering and reading through the course, you will need to complete the COURSE TEST . Upon passing the test your certificate can be immediately printed. There is a small fee to take this course. Expiration date: March 2006 The University of Wisconsin Medical School designates this continuing medical educational activity for a maximum of 1 hour in Category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. This program is also accredited by the University of Wisconsin Continuing Medical Education, for .1 CEU's (1 hour) for nurses, technologists, and allied health professionals. In addition, the Madison Institute of Medicine hosts two traditional CME conferences in Madison, WI each year. Also co-sponsored by the University of Wisconsin, these 1 ½ day conferences feature nationally recognized speakers discussing a variety of psychiatric issues. For more information about the upcoming seminars visit http://www.miminc.org/cmeconferences.html

25. NIMH: Reliving Trauma Course and predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder among Gulf War veterans Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder by exposure and/or cognitive http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/reliving.cfm

@import "/includes/styles/nimhtouchup/wireframe.css"; @import "/includes/styles/nimhtouchup/contents.css"; @import "/includes/styles/nimhtouchup/textsizeS.css"; Skip to main content Working to improve mental health through biomedical research on mind, brain, and behavior Text Size: S M L powered by Google Advanced Search Press Room NIMH Outreach Scientific Meetings Clinical Trials ... Publications Reliving Trauma: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder A brief overview of the symptoms, treatments, and research findings. What do you want to do? Read now Download the PDF file E-mail to a friend Print this document ... Browse all health information Reliving Trauma Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. Traumatic events that may trigger PTSD include violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, or military combat. Among those who may experience PTSD are military troops who served in the Vietnam and Gulf Wars; rescue workers involved in the aftermath of disasters like the terrorist attacks on New York City and Washington, D.C.; survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing; survivors of accidents, rape, physical and sexual abuse, and other crimes; immigrants fleeing violence in their countries; survivors of the 1994 California earthquake, the 1997 North and South Dakota floods, and hurricanes Hugo and Andrew; and people who witness traumatic events. Family members of victims also can develop the disorder. PTSD can occur in people of any age, including

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document.writeln(''); About Us MedicineNet Home Mental Health Home Page > Posttraumatic Stress Disorder search help Printer-Friendly Format FREE Newsletters Email to a Friend ... Next Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Medical Author: Peter J. Panzarino, Jr. M.D. F.A.P.A. Medical Editor: Leslie J. Schoenfield, MD, PhD What is the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Why discuss PTSD now? What is the scope of PTSD? ... Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder at a Glance What is the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), as such, has been a part of organized psychiatry for only the past twenty years. The concept of PTSD, however, has been well known for over a hundred years under a variety of different names. Certainly, Freud thought that traumatic events experienced as a child, had an effect on an the child's subsequent emotional development. Actually, however, it was his contemporary, Pierre Janet, who wrote most brilliantly and eloquently on traumatic stress. In fact, he was really the first person to describe the full syndrome (group of symptoms) of post-traumatic stress disorder. During World War I, PTSD was called shell shock, and during WW II, it was referred to as combat fatigue. After the Vietnam War, it was often mistakenly called the Post Vietnam Syndrome. Indeed, the understanding and effective treatment of PTSD were actually described in the psychiatric literature well before the Vietnam War. A psychiatrist from Harvard Medical School, Dr. Eric Lindemann at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, was the first to report on the systematic management of PTSD. He did this work after the Coconut Grove fire and tragedy in the 1940's.

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28. Expert Consensus Guidelines Treatment Of Posttraumatic Stress A. Full reprint in PDF Treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder Single copiesof this document may be downloaded and printed free of charge. http://www.psychguides.com/gl-treatment_of_PTSD.html

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Board of Directors Director's Corner Education Advisory Council Virtual Trophy Case ... Frequently Asked Questions E-Mail to a Friend Printer Friendly Receive e -newsletter About Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) by Robin F. Goodman, Ph.D. and Anita Gurian, Ph.D. Introduction How is it treated? Real Life Stories Definition of a trauma ... Why does it happen? Introduction A child with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder develops symptoms such as intense fear, disorganized and agitated behavior, emotional numbness, anxiety or depression, after being directly exposed to or witnessing an extreme traumatic situation involving threatened death or serious injury, or hearing about such an event involving a family member. Victims of repeated abuse or children who live in violent environments or war zones may experience PTSD. Treatment includes community and family support and psychotherapy. Back to top. Real Life Stories During Hurricane Andrew which destroyed 75,000 homes in Florida, 9-year-old Stevie was at school. When he got home he found that the roofs of most of the houses on his street, including his own, had been blown off. He could not find his parents and his sister, who had been removed to a shelter. He desperately searched the neighborhood and after several hours was found by the police, who reunited him with his family. The family stayed in the shelter for two weeks until they were relocated, and Stevie refused to eat or speak for several days. Two months later Stevie was still afraid to sleep alone at night, was not concentrating in school, and was irritable whenever there was a rain storm.

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KidsHealth Parents Your 17-year-old was recently involved in an automobile accident in which a close friend was killed instantly. Although your child wasn't seriously injured, over the past month, you've noticed that your teen has become increasingly withdrawn and anxious. Your once adventurous offspring often expresses fear about driving and has recurrent nightmares about the night of the car accident. Although you suspect that your teen is feeling distressed, you aren't sure how to intervene. How do you know if your child is depressed or experiencing a more serious problem? What can you do to help your teen feel OK again? It's important to recognize that your child may be experiencing an emotional reaction to the accident and to understand that people who experience a traumatic event can be affected by an anxiety disorder called posttraumatic stress disorder. What Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an emotional condition that often occurs after direct or indirect exposure to a terrifying event in which physical harm was threatened, witnessed, or actually experienced. Traumatic events that can cause the disorder include: violent assaults such as rape fire physical or sexual abuse senseless acts of violence (such as school or neighborhood shootings) natural or man-made disasters car accidents military combat (this form of posttraumatic stress disorder is sometimes called "shell shock") witnessing another person go through these kinds of traumatic events

31. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Sometimes after experiencing a traumatic event one that s especially frighteningin a life-or-death kind of way - people have a strong and lingering http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/ptsd.html

KidsHealth Teens Your Mind Mental Health A couple of months ago, a guy who'd been threatening Joe for a while pulled a gun on him as he walked to school. Luckily, the police arrived and no one was hurt. But lately Joe's noticed that he feels on edge a lot. Sudden noises send his heart racing, and he's changed the route he takes to school. The worst part is that the incident keeps popping into Joe's mind, even when he's trying to concentrate on something else. In fact, he finds it tough to concentrate at all these days, and stuff he used to love - like playing games online or getting together with his band - just doesn't seem like much fun. Sometimes after experiencing a traumatic event - one that's especially frightening in a life-or-death kind of way - people have a strong and lingering reaction known as posttraumatic stress disorder. What Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder? Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a very strong stress reaction that can develop in people who have lived through an extremely traumatic event, such as a serious car accident, a natural disaster like an earthquake, or an assault like rape . Physical or sexual abuse, manmade traumas such as shootings, and military combat can cause PTSD, too.

32. EMedicine - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder : Article By T Allen Gore, MD, MBA, CM posttraumatic stress disorder posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is apathological anxiety that usually occurs after an individual experiences or http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1900.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Patient Education Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Medicine, Ob/Gyn, Psychiatry, and Surgery Psychiatry Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Last Updated: April 27, 2005 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, post-traumatic stress syndrome, posttraumatic stress syndrome, stress syndrome, stress disorder, anxiety disorder, anxiety, suicide, impulsive behavior, impulse control, violence, violent assault, sexual assault, combat disorder, shell shock, rape, traumatic memory, trauma witness, trauma exposure, traumatic reaction, depression, depressive disorders, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, alcoholism AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 10 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: T Allen Gore, MD, MBA, CMCM, FAPA , Director Inpatient Unit, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Howard University Hospital, Howard University School of Medicine Coauthor(s): Georgianna Richards, MD

33. EMedicine - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Children : Article By Roy Lubit, MD posttraumatic stress disorder in Children Severe emotional trauma has widespreadeffects on children. Winnicott argued that trauma catastrophically http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic3026.htm

(advertisement) Home Specialties Resource Centers CME ... Patient Education Articles Images CME Advanced Search Consumer Health Link to this site Back to: eMedicine Specialties Pediatrics Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children Last Updated: July 25, 2005 Rate this Article Email to a Colleague Synonyms and related keywords: PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, posttraumatic stress syndrome, trauma, traumatic event, severe emotional trauma, neurophysiologic disorder AUTHOR INFORMATION Section 1 of 10 Author Information Introduction Clinical Differentials ... Bibliography Author: Roy Lubit, MD, PhD , Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Saint Vincent's Hospital of Manhattan Editor(s): Angelo P Giardino, MD, PhD , Vice-President of Clinical Affairs, St Christopher's Hospital for Children; Mary L Windle, PharmD , Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy, Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine.com, Inc; Caroly Pataki, MD

34. Psych Central: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Symptoms General symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx32.htm

home resource directory disorders quizzes ... support forums Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) SYMPTOMS Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating condition that follows a terrifying event. Often, people with PTSD have persistent frightening thoughts and memories of their ordeal and feel emotionally numb, especially with people they were once close to. PTSD, once referred to as shell shock or battle fatigue, was first brought to public attention by war veterans, but it can result from any number of traumatic incidents. These include kidnapping, serious accidents such as car or train wrecks, natural disasters such as floods or earthquakes, violent attacks such as a mugging, rape, or torture, or being held captive. The event that triggers it may be something that threatened the person's life or the life of someone close to him or her. Or it could be something witnessed, such as mass destruction after a plane crash. Whatever the source of the problem, some people with PTSD repeatedly relive the trauma in the form of nightmares and disturbing recollections during the day. They may also experience sleep problems, depression, feeling detached or numb, or being easily startled. They may lose interest in things they used to enjoy and have trouble feeling affectionate. They may feel irritable, more aggressive than before, or even violent. Seeing things that remind them of the incident may be very distressing, which could lead them to avoid certain places or situations that bring back those memories. Anniversaries of the event are often very difficult.

35. Postgraduate Medicine: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder To define posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and describe its causes, posttraumatic stress disorder safe, effective management in the primary care http://www.postgradmed.com/issues/2001/11_01/khouzam.htm

Posttraumatic stress disorder Safe, effective management in the primary care setting Hani Raoul Khouzam, MD, MPH; Nancy J. Donnelly, MS, ARNP VOL 110 / NO 5 / NOVEMBER 2001 / POSTGRADUATE MEDICINE CME learning objectives To define posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and describe its causes, key symptoms, and diagnostic criteria To identify the symptom clusters in PTSD that may respond to pharmacologic intervention To discuss the benefits and side effects of the pharmacologic agents used in PTSD treatment The authors disclose no financial interest in this article. Preview : The terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11 had far-reaching effects as onlookers witnessed the violent death, threatened death, or serious injury of thousands. Such unprecedented violence can have severe psychological repercussions, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This article describes this complicated condition and focuses on a symptom-based, often multisystem approach to treatment of PTSD in the primary care setting. Khouzam HR, Donnelly NJ. Posttraumatic stress disorder: safe, effective management in the primary care setting. Postgrad Med 2001:110(5):60-78

36. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Risk Factors for posttraumatic stress disorder Acute Stress Disorder;ObsessiveCompulsive Disorder; Schizophrenia; Other Psychotic Disorders; http://www.psychologynet.org/ptsd.html

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Additional Information General Description New Jersey Resources Recommended Web Sites Patient Education ... PubMED Search Posttraumatic stress disorder is an anxiety disorder caused by exposure to an overwhelming traumatic event, in which the person later repeatedly reexperiences the event. Experiences that threaten death or serious injury can affect people long after the experience is over. Intense fear, helplessness, or horror can haunt a person. Traumatic events may involve having been threatened with death or serious injury or witnessing violence against another person. Examples include engaging in military combat, experiencing or witnessing sexual or physical assault, or being affected by a disaster, either natural (for example, a hurricane) or man-made (for example, a severe automobile accident). Sometimes symptoms do not begin until many months or even years after the traumatic event took place (delayed onset). If posttraumatic stress disorder has been present for 3 months or longer, it is considered chronic. Posttraumatic stress disorder affects at least 8% of people sometime during their life, including childhood. Many people who undergo or witness traumatic events, such as combat veterans and victims of rape or other violent acts, experience posttraumatic stress disorder.

38. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Post Traumatic Stress For posttraumatic stress disorder to be diagnosed, symptoms must be present for Expert Consensus Treatment Guidelines; posttraumatic stress disorder http://www.adaa.org/AnxietyDisorderInfor/PTSD.cfm

Brief Overview of Anxiety Disorders GAD OCD PTSD ... FAQs Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is not a disorder to be associated solely with military personnel, as it has been in the past. It has been shown that exposure to traumas such as a serious accident, a natural disaster, or criminal assault can result in PTSD. When the aftermath of a traumatic experience interferes with normal functioning, the person may be suffering from PTSD. The increasing stress of living in the 21st century, on both a global and personal level, has been sufficient to considerably elevate the numbers of people who suffer from PTSD. Fast Facts About PTSD 5.2 million Americans ages 18-54 are diagnosed with PTSD.

39. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) - MentalHealthChannel posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects millions of people who experienceviolent crime, disaster, or combat, causing anxiety and depression. http://www.mentalhealthchannel.net/ptsd/

Home Search SiteMap Contact Us ... Physician Board POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) Overview Types Causes Risk Factors ... Treatment CONDITIONS Alcohol Abuse Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Bipolar Disorder Depression Eating Disorders General Anxiety Disorder Narcotic Abuse Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Panic Disorder Phobias Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Schizophrenia RESOURCES Clinical Trials Depression Self Test Glossary Links ... What Is a Psychotherapist? What Is a Clinical Social Worker? ABOUT US Healthcommunities.com Pressroom Testimonial Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that a person may develop after experiencing or witnessing an extreme, overwhelming traumatic event during which they felt intense fear, helplessness, or horror. The dominant features of posttraumatic stress disorder are emotional numbing (i.e., emotional nonresponsiveness), hyperarousal (e.g., irritability, on constant alert for danger), and reexperiencing of the trauma (e.g., flashbacks, intrusive emotions). Posttraumatic stress disorder is also referred to as shell shock or battle fatigue (when describing the disorder in combat veterans) and as postrape syndrome.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (Redirected from Posttraumatic stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD ) is a term for the psychological consequences of exposure to or confrontation with stressful experiences, which involve actual or threatened death, serious physical injury or a threat to physical integrity and which the person found highly traumatic. Symptoms can include reexperiencing phenomena such as nightmares and flashbacks emotional detachment or numbing of feelings (emotional self-mortification) combined with regular hyperarousal and possibly sleep abnormalities ( insomnia avoidance of reminders and extreme distress when exposed to the reminders (" triggers "), with irritability and excessive startle. Experiences likely to induce the condition include childhood physical/emotional or sexual abuse , adult's experiences of rape war and combat exposure, violent attacks, natural catastrophes, and life-threatening complications at childbirth (and perhaps its accompanying exhaustion). For most people, the emotional effects of traumatic events will tend to subside after several months. If they last longer than that then consideration should be given to diagnosing a psychiatric disorder. Most people who experience traumatic events will not develop PTSD. PTSD is primarily an

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