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Mental Disorder Research Project: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Mental Disorder Research Project: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. By: Montana Brock. Traumatic and sudden stressful events cause this disorder. A few examples that cause this disorder are war , sexual assault , and natural disasters . Causes.

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Mental Disorder Research Project: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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  1. Mental Disorder Research Project:Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder By: Montana Brock

  2. Traumatic and sudden stressful events cause this disorder. • A few examples that cause this disorder are war, sexual assault, and natural disasters. Causes

  3. About 10% of Men and 5% of Women are diagnosed with PTSD in their lifetime. • 1 in 30 U.S. adults suffer from PTSD every year. Prevalence

  4. Makes you feel stressed and frightened even after all danger is gone. Causes: • Flashbacks • Trouble Sleeping, Nightmares, or even Night Terrors • Loneliness • Boisterous Outbursts • Uncommon amounts of Stress, Guiltiness, and Sadness Signs & Symptoms

  5. PTSD can affect everyone, even children, but it primarily affects adult males. • It especially affects war veterans. Most at Risk

  6. Avoid, as best you can, any place or event that may put you in extreme amounts of stress or danger. • Military programs also provide training on how to handle and deal with events of such nature. Prevention

  7. Medicines can help victims cope with and ease tension and fear. • Talk Therapy, talking with a trained doctor or counselor, also helps people who suffer from PTSD. • Talk Therapy usually last 6 – 12 weeks. Treatment

  8. http://www.mentalhealth.gov/what-to-look-for/anxiety-disorders/ptsd/http://www.mentalhealth.gov/what-to-look-for/anxiety-disorders/ptsd/ • http://www.reddit.com/r/HistoryPorn/comments/15vxmk/incredible_picture_of_the_french_assaulting_the/ • http://kosoris.com/blog/why-sadness-is-so-delicious/ • http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Posttraumatic_Stress_Disorder • http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=131096344 • http://blog.timesunion.com/healthylifemagazine/cinema-therapy-a-different-kind-of-couch-therapy/1494/ Links

  9.  "Www.mentalhealth.gov." PTSD. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. • "HistoryPorn." Incredible Picture of the French Assaulting the Germans in WWI Trench Warfare, 1914. [3000 X 1921] :. Web. 24 Mar. 2014 • "Alexander Kosoris." Alexander Kosoris. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. • "NAMI - The National Alliance on Mental Illness." NAMI. Web. 24 Mar. 2014. • "PTSD: Not A New Ailment On 'Wartorn' Battlefield." NPR. NPR. Web. 26 Mar. 2014. • "HealthyLife Magazine." HealthyLife Magazine. Web. 26 Mar. 2014. Cited

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