Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Case Study

The target audience is the same which is rural Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The first goal of the grant lines up perfectly with our mission to use telehealth technology to enhance the quality of mental health service for veterans residing in rural areas. The PLC-5 criterion is an assessment for the intervention and detection of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD). The goal of the pilot program is to reduce the metal health issues among these group of veterans. Additionally, the technology component hopes to use preexisting networks and expand to provide an access to mental health and other services to rural veterans via partnerships and coalitions with other healthcare entities

Paramedics are one of the professions with the highest suicide rates, coming second after veterinarians. Trauma, isolation, long hours, and stress contribute to high mortality rates causing major effects on Paramedics. Paramedics are often the first on the scene of major accidents, often involving horrific deaths. People’s lives depend on their quick reaction and care. The physical stress of the job is also a major factor, and it’s not hard to see why paramedics need to be proactive about their own health, mentally and physically (Emergency Services Health, n.d.). Unfortunately, not much support is given to these heroic paramedics who suffer severely from health issues caused majorly by their traumatic experiences within the work field. The

Great case study, I like your scenario. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental condition that take place in a person mind (Cobum, 2018). PTSD is so real that it disrupts the individual and their family’s life. The person goes thru a traumatic event, such as rape, childhood abuse, combat, a near-death experience that they just can’t forget. This particular event causes them to have flashbacks, or nightmare. There are some people who have PTSD, but have not gone thru a traumatic event but have lost a loved one that causes them to have PTSD. PTSD affect the brain, but the deeps of it son unclear (Cobum, 2018). It was believe to be a condition that only people that engage in combat get, but that theory has proven false, because it can

PTSD is a well-known and prevalent psychiatric disorder. Lifetime prevalence is 2.3% in South Africa, 2.2% in Spain, 8.8% in Northern Ireland, and 7.8% in US (309). Additionally, army veterans are more likely to develop PTSD, as they are more vulnerable to experience traumatic events. According to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, between 11% to 20% of veterans who served in Operations Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operations Enduring Freedom (OEF) have PTSD in a given year. Moreover, approximately 12% of the veterans that served in the Gulf War have PTSD in that same given year (How Common is PTSD?). Hence, it is possible to realize that a great number of people have PTSD. This also identifies the fact that a great number of people are suffering from PTSD symptoms.

The claimant testified he has Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, which cause him to have running thoughts, lake of sleep, and paranoia. Crowds, smells, loud noises, or perception of things triggers him. He stated he is hyper-vigilant and watches everything. He also has panic attacks and starts breathing heavy, sweating, and has a tight feeling in his chest. He has problems sleeping which interferes with his concentration. In a typical day, he goes up, goes to group counseling, reads, takes a short walk, and mainly stays to himself. The only household chores he does is clean his room. He further testified, he has been sober since 2012 but has relapsed three time. However, he went into treatment the same week he relapsed. The last time

While conducting research on Veteran’s Resources of interest to Human Resource Professionals, I came across an interesting article put on the internet provided by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The “participants included 399 teachers and nonteaching school personnel of a Washing, D.C.-area school district who worked in a school during the 2001-2002 academic year” (Felix, et. al., 2010, p. 595). The sample was then narrowed down by grouping up the individuals into several different categories; teachers, other professional, administrators, and general office employees. Race and gender were also taken into considerations with, 85% female and 83% White, (9% Black and 6% Hispanic) (p. 595). The sample was then provided a survey that was distributed through the employee assistance program offered by the school system, which measures exposure, peri traumatic reactions, and posttraumatic stress. Although, each survey was not the same and questions were created to pertain directly to the different categories each sample was placed in the results were still able to be placed into the same categories.

A pro was that Carol was very passionate about her job and, therefore, was very informative. She gladly answered questions, like when I asked about what technology they use. I’ve seen the speech monitors but I didn’t know they worked with worksheets and other tools. She explained the drawbacks and pros of using the machine. The con was that the machine is heavy for certain patients and can’t be hauled around. They use apps too to assist patients and help them improve in their recovery or learning. The other pro was that Carol had an assistant who answered questions about school. She said the programs are competitive and hard but worth it. I asked her if her degree in teaching helped her or benefitted her education experience. Sadly, it doesn’t but it helps to understand how children grow and

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a psychological reaction occurring after experiencing a highly stressing event (as wartime combat, physical violence, or a natural disaster) that is usually characterized by depression, anxiety, flashbacks, recurrent nightmares, and avoidance of reminders of the event —abbreviation PTSD —called also post-traumatic stress syndrome (Merriam-Webster's collegiate dictionary,1999). It is mostly diagnosed by the following; coinciding intrusive thoughts and nightmares, impaired cognitive functions and in most cases the tendency of the person to avoid the situations that remind them of the trauma. These symptoms are thought start from the alterations in the stress response pathways which also involve alterations in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis’ activity. According to Justice’s et al. (2015) article: “Posttraumatic Stress Disorder-Like Induction Elevates -Amyloid Levels, Which Directly Activates Corticotropin-Releasing Factor Neurons to Exacerbate Stress Responses”, published on the Journal of Neuroscience in February 2015, it is hypothesized that individuals who have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder have higher chances of experiencing dementia, in most cases alzheimer’s disease, as they age. In addition, the hypothesis was explored using mouse models. The control animals were subjected to just a

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is defined by the Mayo clinic as a mental health condition that is brought on by the experience of a terrifying event, the symptom most relevant to this case is severe anxiety. Sinedu and Trang both had experiences that fell into these categories. For Trang it was the Re-education of both her parents, and turbulent escape from Vietnam. For sinedu it was growing up during the Derg rule, and the red death. If Trang suffered from PTSD she did a very good job of concealing it. She also had a much better support system with her sister Thao and the Vietnamese students union.

Within the field of psychology, there are an abundant amount of circumstances that potentially may lead individuals to experience a crisis. Throughout the first month of the internship experience, there have been multiple occurrences that could be further addressed and demonstrated within a case study; one of such experiences speaks to an individual observed and counseled while at a workshop in Houston, Texas.

This article describes the relationship between two disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and substance use disorders (SUD). It focuses on whether the severity of PTSD is affected by SUD and the extent of the individual’s drug addiction. In doing so, the research offers important information about “how one disorder affects the development of the other and how they affect the therapeutic progress and development of the person” (Papastavrou, Farmakas, Karayiannis, & Kotrotsiou, 2011). The study is pertinent to the nursing practice as therapeutic care and the individual’s progress are crucial, and it incorporates various components of the nursing process such as assessment, diagnosis, implementation, and evaluation.

Trauma is understood as a personal experience (Herman, 1992). However there are universal symptoms that individuals may experience and exhibit following a traumatic event. The American Psychological Association (APA, 2000) categorises these symptoms into three clusters: the Intrusion cluster, where one may experience reliving of the traumatic event; the avoidance cluster, where one may avoid certain stimuli associated with the event; and the hyperarousal cluster, where one is in a constant state of alert and arousal and may encompass an exaggerated, and inappropriate, startle response. The risk of distress is strongly correlated with the stressor itself (Tamres, Janicki & Helgeson, 2002). This is also

Aaron was originally part of the program and was discharged from 2011-2013. He was discharged because he accomplished his goals. He still saw a child psychiatrist for medication management services. He was referred back to the PHP when he entered middle school. The transition and academics were difficult for him and he started to express more anxiety. Aaron has been a part of the partial program again since he started fifth grade in August of 2014 due to depression, low self-esteem, anxiety, decreasing school performance, and pulling his hair out. He desperately needed more structure and support in his life and has been more successful since his

Matthew was in a car crash last year. The crash was frightening, and the man in the other car died. Matthew thought he was lucky. He lived through the accident and he was not badly injured.