PTSD: Treatments

IB Psychology



     There are many treatments for PTSD(Post Traumatic Stress Disorder), and one of the treatments is Trauma - focused cognitive - behavioral theory(TF-CBT). It is that a psychotherapy which is based treatment model to expose themselves gradually. It can be exposed by thoughts, feelings, situation, and behavior when trauma is made.It is well effective treatment. Not only people, who have a PTSD, but their family can learn the skills about the treatment, and can learn the skills about behavior.

     Second one is family therapy, family therapy is that family care them to recover PTSD. PTSD cannot understand their emotion easily. so their family helps to them by saying their love and make them understand what is the emotion and love. Also, family can communicate each other ,also their relationship can be close than before.    Last one is that medication. It is using the medicine to treat the PTSD. Antidepressants such as Prozac and Zoloft is common medicine to use in PTSD. It helps to feel less emotion, such as sad and worried because of PTSD.


Reference:
http://www.helpguide.org/mental/post_traumatic_stress_disorder_symptoms_treatment.htm
http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/projectbest/tfcbt/tfcbt.htm