As with the similarities between depression and anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has similar symptoms to both of them. You can say that PTSD is depression and anxiety in a mixed mental illness.
symptoms of depression such as insomnia, emotional detachment, avoidance of social interaction and lack of interest in usual activities and their future, problems with concentration, -. They are all present in post-traumatic stress disorder
But it is a difference of depression that will determine the diagnosis. These include constant thoughts of trauma, memories, flashbacks, extreme irritation and emotional instability.
You are very likely to experience PTSD if you had some sort of near death experiences - were involved in an accident, fire, war, often for women, rape, and
.You are also predisposed to PTSD if you have suffered from depression or anxiety and panic attacks before, your family had a history of mental illness, had a bad background you have suffered or are suffering from drug and alcohol abuse. Research also shows that more women than men experience PTSD.
treatment for PTSD is very similar for the treatment of depression and anxiety:
-. Doctors commonly prescribe antidepressants, mostly SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) like paroxetine
-. For anxiety symptoms will get anti-anxiety drugs such as mirtazapine or phenelzine
- You May also be prescribed a mood stabilizer such as Valium (diazepam), but only for a couple of weeks and only if it is particularly bad anxiety problems
.Do not give up if the drugs do not act now! As I said before, it takes up to two months for them to come into force.
Non-drug help for PTSD include:
- Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). Expect to talk about what triggers their memories and flashbacks and work to start thinking about them differently.
- eye movement desensitization and processing (EMDR). Here is a very fascinating and easy method to stop your memories of you so much influence, and no one knows how it works prilično.Terapeut asks you to think about the trauma and follow with your eye movements with his finger, and think about what it upsets you. After a few sessions like this you will find that you become desensitized to their memories of the traumatic event.
-. Any other advice methodslike depression and anxiety group therapy, self-help groups for PTSD [[/ P>
- learn relaxation techniques, meditation, etc.
Whatever you do, do not give up. Each person recovers differently depending on their trauma. It may be several months or it could be several years, but remember that they will recover.