Statistics
What % of the population will experience PTSD at some point in their life?
7-8%
What war were soldiers seen as weak when they developed PTSD from their deployment?
Civil War
Types of treatments
Psychotherapy
Medications
What % of the population will experience a traumatic event in their lifetime?
55-70%
When were psychiatry disorders referred to as war neurosis?
World War I
Types of psychotherapy
Cognitive Therapy
Exposure Therapy
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing
What is the leading cause of PTSD?
Physical assault
What war conducted studies and found that PTSD resulted in having physical & psychological symptoms.
World War II
What are the FDA approved medications?
Zoloft and Paxil
What war didn't recognize or treat PTSD?
Civil War
Psychotherapy is also known as?
"Talk Therapy"
What % causes PTSD in natural disasters?
14%
Veterans got delayed effects of PTSD which resulted in veterans in the US needing help later on in life with the PTSD symptoms. What war causes this?
Vietnam War
What is Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing?
Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing combines exposure therapy with a series of guided eye movements