Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (MDMA)

PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) is a mental disorder that can stem from a traumatic experience. “The risk of exposure to trauma has been a part of the human condition since we evolved as a species.” Traumatic experiences are part of being human and will always be a part of our existence. PTSD can stem from anything as small as a fender bender in a parking lot to being in a war zone and seeing your friend get shot. We can see many soldiers from World War II and Vietnam that have this disorder. Any experience a human finds traumatic could eventually cause PTSD.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, also called PTSD, is when someone witnesses or had a role in a traumatic event that leads to a mental health condition. PTSD, is very common with veterans. Statistics, effects on the brain, and effects on relationships show how much this issue desperately needs attention so help can be given to the soldiers.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD for short, is a mental health state that is provoked by experiencing or seeing a horrifying event. Some symptoms of PTSD can include flashbacks, nightmares and anxiety. There are many types of PTSD that will be discussed. Along with the services these victims may receive, the various treatments they can get, and the outcome of each of these treatments.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, otherwise known as PTSD, is a deadly condition in which a person’s brain cannot function properly after a traumatic event occurs. There are many unforgettable events that can start this long road of pain and confusion that sometime never ends. When terrorists bombed the Twin Towers on 9/11, this affected a ton of people. It left many shocked and horrified, not knowing what to do. Sometimes there will even be homeless veterans on the streets wandering around aimlessly not knowing what’s going on. They are all being affected by PTSD, which doesn’t allow their brains to process the traumatic event that they had witnessed days, months, or even years earlier. In the novel, Holden’s thoughts and experiences relate to what real people with PTSD go through in their lives, based on the fact that they both have similar causes, symptoms, and treatment options for the disease.

More women are serving in combat in the United States armed forces than ever before, despite this, there is little research on combat PTSD in women and comparisons of PTSD among men and women as well as how PTSD presents in differing ways in women than to their male counterparts. Post-traumatic stress disorder – more commonly known as PTSD – is most commonly associated with veterans of war and was originally termed shell-shock which was seen as a side effect of war during World War II. Now, scientists understand much more about post-traumatic stress disorder and it has become a treatable psychological disorder. However, as with many other psychological disorders such as depression and schizophrenia, PTSD varies minutely between men and women. (Gilbert, Nock, Schacter, & Wegner, 2015, p. 599-600)

Post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, is a complicated disorder that begins after a traumatic event ((APA), May 18, 2013). Throughout history, PTSD was also known as railway spine, shell shock, traumatic (war) neurosis, concentration-camp syndrome, and rape-trauma syndrome. This disorder always happens after a personal tragic event. Such events include a natural disaster, murder, war, rape, and vehicular accidents, just to name a few. The important thing to remember is that it is always a personal event with a high rate of mortality (Gillian T Eagle, 2015). If someone witnesses a tragic event but is not directly affected, they could still have Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder if it was personal to them.

You would love to believe since you just served years of fighting that war is over when your boots touch home soil again. In 2009, more U.S. troops were hospitalized for mental health disorders than for battle wounds or other injuries. (Law horn, Pg 22.). You might of heard of PTSD which stands for post traumatic stress disorder, also know as, Shell shock. PTSD is a mental health condition that is triggered by a repugnant unpleasant event that has occurred to you at least once in your life time. Not everyone will leave the war experiencing PTSD but some unfortunately will. However luckily for them there are way to go for treating it. You may need to be aware for preparing life at home after the war zone. Know that you are not alone going into this war or even after war. You can learn what triggers and symptoms of PTSD, Steps to getting help, and how PTSD will affect your life at home. Most people who develop PTSD get better but 1 out of 3 people will not.

We have all heard of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and have heard that it affects

Post traumatic stressed disorder is a mental illness caused by an enormous amount of anxiety felt after a traumatic or life-threatening accident or event. This event causes intense feelings of fear and helplessness. Studies have shown that about 5 to 6 million people suffer from PTSD. (Thomas ) About 30% of those people are war veterans. Most war veterans who have served for our country who have PTSD from the war are homeless. About 1/3 of our nations homeless are war veterans. (PTSD Statistics) Events that can trigger this mental illness are war, terrorism, rape, abuse, a severe accident, or natural disasters like hurricanes and tornados.

Psychedelic chemicals are currently banned for any medical use and strictly limited in research to determine if they can be used effectively to help patient. With one out of ten people in America suffering from depression and one out of four people struggling with some type of mental illness not using every tool available to use seem foolish to limit the tools used by psychotherapist. During the next few pages I will discuss earlier uses for MDMA in psychotherapy and whether these results support or contradict these uses. This will be broken up into four sections; a brief overview of effects, couples therapy, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and schizophrenia.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder majorly affects people who have witnessed a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. Any event that involves death, serious injury, threat of death, or violence can be traumatic to a person. PTSD has many side effects, including; dissociation from the self, avoiding feelings, feeling guilt or blame, loss of interest in hobbies, aggressive or reckless behaviour, feeling jittery, and always being alert for danger. Many people suffering from PTSD seek drugs or alcohol to find some relief. Another major symptom of PTSD is experiencing nightmares and flashbacks to an event. A Canadian Veteran describes PTSD in a simple way, “some things you will never unsee” and he states how he often experiences vivid flashbacks of the event (What is PTSD, 2015, September, 23 ). The Canadian Mental Health Association states, “thoughts of the event can seem to come out of nowhere. People often avoid things that remind them of the event” (Canadian Mental Health Association, 2016). Often people avoid driving if the traumatic event was a car crash, or avoid certain tastes or smells that trigger the flashbacks, but what happens when the place you feel the need to avoid, you work in everyday? For first responders all over the country, this is a reality that they have to live through. Due to the nature of their work, first responders are twice as likely to suffer from PTSD than a person working in a different occupation, and because of stigma, they are often too afraid or

Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, ecstasy, MDMA—these are all names for a psychedelic drug that has a variety of uses. Although a strong stigma against this drug has developed over time due to its recreational use and abuse by society, scientists have experimented with using its properties for good. There is a lot of speculation on this drug and its practical application in the medical and psychological fields. This drug has created a definite riff in the scientific community as professionals struggle to seek the good in using the drug that outweighs the bad and how to use the drug in the safest, most effective way for the user and society. PTSD is a terrible, debilitating condition affecting veterans and other victims

PTSD, or Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a life-threatening events such as military combat, natural disasters, terrorist incidents, serious accidents, or physical or sexual assault in adult or childhood. Most survivors of trauma return to a normal state in mind. However, some people have stress reactions that do not go away on their own, may even get worse over time, or never disappear. These individuals may develop the problem PTSD. People who suffer from PTSD often go through the experience in nightmares and flashbacks, have difficulty sleeping, and feeling detached or misplaced, and these symptoms can be severe enough and last long enough to significantly impair the person’s life.

Psychological Transformation is a work that describes the effects of Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) when used as a treatment for PTSD, depression and anxiety. Taken from the personal experiences of three individuals, the results are unparalleled in effectiveness. To describe the transition between pre-treatment and post-treatment, the piece is divided into three main sections: pre-MDMA (A, B, C and D), reaction and post-MDMA (A’, B’, C’ and D’).

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder dates back to the war days. Although having this disorder was never documented it was seen in many soldiers during and after the war. The disorder didn’t have an official title. It was known as “shell shock”, “exhaustion” and “battle fatigue.” The disorder affected many soldiers during wars, not only physically but also their reputation. Many soldiers would have emotional breakdowns due to the disorder and some would flee the front lines. These actions would be the reason for the labels such as cowards, or too weak to handle the front lines. Among the first to identify and group behaviors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder were the Swiss military in 1678. Military physicians in the American Civil War were unable to treat soldiers with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms so many of them were discharged with the reason being cowardice and lack of discipline. The disorder wasn’t identified and accepted until 1905 by the Russian army who made the first connection of mental illness with the stress war has on a person. In WWI Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder symptoms were continuously viewed as weakness and those who had the symptoms were cowards. Due to the ignorance of the mental illness some of these soldiers were executed for their actions. The Vietnam War had the largest number of veterans affected. For decades the disorder wasn’t acknowledge for the effects it has on an individual. After studying and