PTSD
- Follow significant traumatic events to self or others
- Symptoms Include
- Intrusion Symptoms – Flashbacks & Nightmares
- Avoidance – Avoids all stimuli which reminds of the trauma
- Arousal Symptoms – Hypervigilance, ↑ Startle response, insomnia, poor concentration
- Other – Emotional numbing, emotional detachment, anhedonia
- Symptoms > 1 month then PTSD, if < 1 Month then ACUTE STRESS SYNDROME
- IF symptoms occur after 6 months then delayed PTSD
- Involved Hippocampus and amygdala
Management:
- SSRIs
- Cognitive behavioral therapy, Psychodynamic therapy and EMDR
- EMDR [Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing]