PTSD
What is one traumatic event specific to older adullts?
What are the three main components of ethnogeriatrics?
Health/illness, aging, culture/ethnicity
What is one symptom seen in PTSD?
Re-experiencing trauma
Avoidance behaviors
Hyperarousability
Emotional changes
Cognitive difficulties
What is a major reason ethnogeriatrics is important?
The U.S. population is getting more diverse!
What is one disorder can that occur alongside PTSD?
Depression, anxiety
Substance use
Panic disorder, phobias
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Body-focused repetitive behaviors (BFRBs)
Dissociative disorders
What is one challenge to better quality ethnogeriatric care?
What is one treatment for PTSD?
Medications (anti-depressants)
What is one cultural factor that influences the care of older adults?
End-of-life traditions
What is the role of the amygdala in PTSD?
Processing of threats/fear (overactive)
What is one western medicine that corresponds to the cultural syndrome: ataque de nervios (“attack of nerves”)
Panic attack, panic disorder, dissociative disorder, trauma-related disorders