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How to Diagnose Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Published on 2011-03-20 19:00:00
Diagnostic criteria for PTSD based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV, Text Revision To make the formal diagnosis of PTSD the following diagnostic criteria must be met: 1. Exposure to traumatic eventExperiencing, witnessing or being confronted with an event involving serious injury, death or a threat to person’s physical integrity Response, involving helplessness, intense
Pathophysiology of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Published on 2011-03-09 11:14:00
Biochemical changes in the brain and body have been observed in majority of people diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. In laboratory studies it was seen that cortisol secretion in the urine is decreased, while catecholamine (norepineprine and epinephrine) is elevated in PTSD cases. Consequently, norepinephrine/cortisol level is higher than in normal individuals. On the other hand,
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Published on 2011-03-07 18:59:00
Overview Pfc. John Dwyer, a medic during the Iraq war, who died after suffering from PTSD Imagine yourself in the midst of the strong earthquake that had just hit the town of Christchurch in New Zealand, seeing buildings crumbling in a blink of an eye. Or how about witnessing how the chaos in Libya unfolds and being in the hordes of people, joining the exodus. How do you think you would
