Commonly referred to as PTSD, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is one of the rare mental disorders, which are induced by a distressful external event. This is quite different from other psychiatric conditions, like depression, which are triggered mainly by internal disturbances.More...
Nursing Care Of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Post-traumatic stress disorder, popularly referred to as PTSD, is one among the rare neurological disorders that are induced by a distressful, traumatic external stimulus. The symptoms of PTSD can be relieved by medications and natural treatments.
However, nursing care of patients with post-traumatic stress disorder becomes very difficult if the patient shows an extremely apprehensive response to the particular care procedure or treatment. Such patients should be treated with utmost care as their extreme response might not be to the treatment procedure, but to the associated memories of the trauma they went through in the past.More...
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Adolescents
The identification of PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in people who have experienced a traumatic incidence in their past was considered to be a psychiatric diagnosis until the 1980s. At that point in time, not much information was available pertaining to the occurrence of this disorder in adolescents and young children.
However, at present, it is a proven fact that post traumatic stress disorder exhibits a wide range of age-specific signs and symptoms and the adolescents are highly prone to fall victim to this distressful disorder. More...
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder In Children
Nowadays, children are out to a large number of different forms of violence and traumatic events, including criminal activities, such as rape and physical abuse; technological mishaps, such as car and airplane accidents; and natural disasters, such as earthquakes, tornadoes, and hurricanes.
Research has shown that the likelihood of development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in children increases considerably in case of personal or emotional traumas. For instance, repeated sexual abuse by an authority figure or a parent, rape, or any other traumatic childhood experience on an emotional level trigger elements of hostility and anger within a child and may disturb the normal process of its development. Such incidences lead to PTSD in small children and affect them all their lives.More...