PTSD

Question 1

Acute Stress Disorder

Answer 1

30-30 days post-trauma

PTSD symptoms

Question 2

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Answer 2

A. Person age 6-adult was exposed to death, threatened death, serious injury, actual or threatened sexual violence (directly, indirectly, witnessed)

B. Presence of _>_1 of the following symptoms…

- recurrent involuntary thoughts

- recurrent distressing dreams

- dissociative reactions (flashbacks)

- intense or prolonged psych distress at exposure to cues

- physiological reaction

C. Persistent avoidance of stimuli associated with the event

D/E. Negative alternations in cognition and mood

F. Duration _>_1 month

Question 3

Type 1 Trauma

Answer 3

Single event

Question 4

Type 2 Trauma

Answer 4

Multiple incidents, cumulative effect

Question 5

PTSD and Suicide

Answer 5

PTSD results in more suicide attempts than any other anxiety disorder.

Question 6

Treatment of PTSD

Answer 6

CBT

If type 2 also treat insomnia

Mood stabilizers

SSRIs

Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)