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world in which they live and these changes in cognition may lead to co-morbid conditions, such as alcohol or drug addiction (Willi...
This research paper provides an overview of PTSD as a crisis situation. Treatment and other issues are described. Four pages in le...
event, which is capable of causing PTSD symptoms. Complex trauma, however, is when the individual experiences prolonged, repeated ...
This research paper describes the symptoms of PTSD, but then goes on to discuss the effects that PTSD has on the lives of its vict...
loved ones. One means of instilling a better understanding of PTSD is education. The National Center for PTSDs (2009) website sho...
p. 120). DSM-IV-TR diagnostic symptom criteria include nightmares, intrusive memories, avoidance and arousal (Dyer, et al, 2009). ...
and others that underscore the connection between violence and urban life. "Data gathered by the Center for Disease Control (1995...
actually felt the building shake, for example, are at the most risk for the disorder (2001). At the same time, one psychologist cl...
(PTSD) is associated with the trauma experienced by soldiers, PTSD can develop due to having experienced any form of intense traum...
deal with that trauma at the time due to circumstances, and as such, the trauma continues to manifest in stressful reactions at un...
results (Posen, n.d.). When the rats were examined, they had "swollen and hyperactive adrenal glands, shrunken immune tissue (thym...
In a paper of five pages, the writer looks at soldiers experiencing PTSD. A variety of scholarly sources are reviewed and compared...
In a paper of four pages, the author reflects on the presence of PTSD in children. This paper specifically looks at children who ...
This research paper offers description of several different approach to treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The ...
veterans, as the vast majority of homeless veterans (93 percent) served with honor (Gamache, 2000). Evidence suggests that PTSD pl...
to a Veterans Administration (VA) inpatient program for the treatment of substance abuse. Research has definitively established ...
Psychologists are challenged when trying to separate fact from fiction as it respects the extent to which childhood abuse occurred...
In a paper of six pages, the author reviews articles on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The author identifies the problem a...
is administered by a trained counselor for sexual assault victims. The test determines if the alleged victim has indeed been the v...
own wives for 9/11 widows. While perhaps these individuals were not burned out, one can see how someone in a helping profession ca...
The designation "shell shock" was replaced by "combat fatigue" in the Second World...
after the exposure to the initiating traumatic event (Stein, 2002). If PTSD-like symptoms become evidence and are intense prior to...
In fourteen pages this research paper considers how a nursing intervention can be designed to assist adults with PTSD resulting fr...
memories is about as easy as holding ones breath: it just cannot be done without help; as such, those suffering from PTSD must be ...
disorder, or a family history of anxiety and neuroticism" (Grinage, 2003). The body responds in measurable ways to various stress...
in the educational setting. The introduction outlines the problem, existing research and the underlying purpose of the study, to ...
There is the risk of capture or immediate death or permanent injuries. And, what is only recently being published, there has been ...
directly to the psychiatrist-patient encounter" than the real thing, because the fiction is after all written by real people (Podr...
with sudden flashbacks intruding on thoughts (Fagan and Freme, 2004). Other symptoms include: an exaggerated startle reflex, sleep...
diagnosis or believe they do not. PTSD The American Psychiatric Association has specific guidelines for diagnosing PTSD, sp...