Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Paper Summary:

This paper explains that the most often used treatment and what some doctors' say is the only real cure is psychotherapy, including taking the patient back to the event or using Virtual Reality to re-experience which traumatized them. The author points out that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), which focuses on relaxation, coping techniques and tools to enhance less negative thinking in hopes that the patient will learn how to control the anxiety attacks he or she goes through during the remembrance of their traumatic experience, is considered the best and most effective psychotherapy for PTSD patients. The paper relates that many PTSD patients are treated with anxiety reducing and antidepressant medications, the newest of which are called SSRI's (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors).

From the Paper:

"Group therapy is also often used. During this therapy victims talk about the tragic experience that they lived to tell about. This therapy can help immensely with those victims that suffer from depression as it makes them feel not so alone because empathy is provided by other survivors of trauma. The purpose of this therapy is to enable those who suffer from PTSD to look forward in their lives with some kind of confidence."

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