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List of Some Common Treatments for PTSD

Some people may need to try different treatments to find what works best for them. It is important to deal with Treatment for PTSD for anyone with mental health care. know about the common types of medications used from our website. https://bit.ly/2N1zPbj<br><br>

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List of Some Common Treatments for PTSD

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  1. List of Some Common Treatments for PTSD

  2. Cognitive Processing Therapy CPT is a 12-week course of treatment, with weekly sessions of 60-90 minutes. At first, you'll talk about the traumatic event with your therapist and how your thoughts related to it have affected your life. Then you'll write in detail about what happened. This process helps you examine how you think about your trauma and figure out new ways to live with it. For example, maybe you've been blaming yourself for something. Your therapist will help you take into account all the things that were beyond your control, so you can move forward, understanding and accepting that and in this way therapist do Treatment for PTSD.

  3. Exposure therapy This behavioural therapy helps you safely face both situations and memories that you find frightening so that you can learn to cope with them effectively. Exposure therapy can be particularly helpful for flashbacks and nightmares. One approach uses virtual reality programs that allow you to re-enter the setting in which you experienced trauma. Your therapist can help you develop stress management skills to help you better handle stressful situations and cope with stress in your life.

  4. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing With EMDR, you might not have to tell your therapist about your experience. Instead, you concentrate on it while you watch or listen to something they're doing maybe moving a hand, flashing light, or making a sound. The goal is to be able to think about something positive while you remember your trauma. It takes about 3 months of weekly sessions. Eye movements that help you process traumatic memories and change how you react to them.

  5. Medications Medications help you stop thinking about and reacting to what happened, including having nightmares and flashbacks. They can also help you have a more positive outlook on life and feel more normal again. Several types of drugs affect the chemistry in your brain related to fear and anxiety. Doctors will usually start with medications that affect the neurotransmitters serotonin or nor epinephrine. Because people respond differently to medications, and not everyone's PTSD is the same, your doctor may prescribe other medicines off label too.

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