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PTSD Treatment / Therapy and Counseling

What is PTSD?

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop following a traumatic event that threatens your safety or makes you feel helpless. Most people associate PTSD with rape and battle-scarred soldiers, but any event (or series of events) that overwhelms you with feelings of hopelessness and helplessness can trigger PTSD, especially if the event feels unpredictable and uncontrollable.

PTSD can affect:

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  • People who personally experience the traumatic event

  • Those who witness the event

  • Those who pick up the pieces afterwards, such as emergency workers

  • Friends or family members of those who experienced the trauma

 

Traumatic events that can cause PTSD include:

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  • War

  • Natural disasters

  • Car or plane crashes

  • Terrorist attacks

  • Sudden death of a loved one

  • Rape

  • Kidnapping

  • Assault

  • Sexual or physical abuse

  • Childhood neglect

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common mental health problems seen in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Based on a 2008 survey by the RAND Corporation, it is estimated that about 300,000 Veterans who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan are suffering from PTSD or major depression. VHA continues to devote considerable resources to identifying and treating PTSD. Presented here are four recently completed HSR&D research studies that address several aspects of PTSD.

Keywords: post-traumatic stress disorder, mental health, OEF, OIF, trauma, clinical tools, brain injury

In this study, investigators sought to learn more about what prevents—or aides—Veterans who would like to find and begin treatment for PTSD.

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