OBJECTIVE/METHOD Military personnel returning from Iraq and Afghanistan have been exposed to physical and emotional trauma. Challenges related to assessment and intervention for those with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or history of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) with sequelae are discussed, with an emphasis on complicating factors if conditions are co-occurring. Existing literatu...

Potentially traumatizing events (PTE) are highly prevalent, and are associated with detrimental effects on psychological health, including increased risk of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Multiple endorsed PTEs (polytraumatization) may have even greater effects on a person's health than the impact of a single index event. To better understand patterns of polytraumatization, person-center...

Family medicine physicians in their daily practice meet with a number of diseases and conditions that are the result of stress and physical trauma. One of the most frequent is post-traumatic stress disorder syndrome, which in our terms is a result of the aggression on Bosnia and Herzegovina and in total morbidity occupies more than 30% of all mental illnesses. This paper describes one such case...

At some point in their lives, most people will experience traumatic events. Traumatic stress can trigger a variety of response patterns, ranging from temporary disruption functioning to chronic conditions such as Post Stress Disorder (PTSD). A methods and criteria are used epidemiologic studies assess trauma PTSD, which vary prevalen. Throughout this study, qualitative descriptive used. The wri...

Experiencing traumatic events may often lead individuals to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Traditional psychotherapies (e.g., CBT) and their variations have proven efficacious in their ability to target PTSD symptoms. Moreover, recent research integrating mindfulness within psychotherapeutic interventions has shown promising results. This paper briefly highlights the importance and use ...

INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The two major psychiatric illnesses associated with trauma and torture are major depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Obtaining accurate knowledge of traumatic event and symptoms and properly classifying them into a diagnostic system is fundamental for providing effective treatment and good therapeutic intervention. The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) me...

Epidemiological studies report higher prevalence rates of stress-related disorders such as acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in women than in men following exposure to trauma. It is still not clear whether this greater prevalence in woman reflects a greater vulnerability to stress-related psychopathology. A number of individual and trauma-related characteristics ha...

Extensive research has identified stereotypic behavioral and biological abnormalities in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such as heightened autonomic activity, an exaggerated startle response, reduced basal cortisol levels and cognitive impairments. We have reviewed primary research in this area, noting that factors involved in the susceptibility and expression of PTSD symptoms are more ...

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) can arise from different traumatic incidents, such as war, torture, being kidnapped or held captive, mugging, child abuse, road accidents, train wrecks, plane crashes as well as natural disasters like earthquakes and floods. during each disaster, both victims and rescue workers are vulnerable to physical and psychological trauma that may lead to different f...