“Posttraumatic Stress Disorder”
Roadmap/Outline for Today’s Talk
- PTSD incidence, symptoms, etiology
- Prevalence, risk factors and medical considerations in patients with PTSD
- Risk factors and patterns of comorbidity relevant when caring for patients with PTSD
- Recognizing and understanding PTSD symptoms and the possible effect of surgery on the severity of PTSD symptoms
- Clinical Guidelines for working with this population PTSD Treatment
PTSD Symptom Overview: DSM5(2013)
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Trauma Exposure
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Re-experiencing Symptom(s)
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Avoidance Symptom(s)
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Negative Cognitions/Mood Symptoms
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Hyperarousal Symptoms
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Duration of more than one month
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Significant distress or functional impairment
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Not due to substance(s) or a medical condition
Flight, Fight, Freeze – Trama
- Defining moments shape our lives, our relationships, and our world
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Natural Disasters
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Accidents
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Abuse/Assault (e.g., physical, sexual)
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Comba
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Trauma exposure is fairly common over the course of a lifetime.
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However, the lifetime risk of developing PTSD is 8.7% (DSM5, 2013).
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Prevalence rate of 3.5% within a 12-month period (DSM5, 2013).
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In short, trauma exposure, while necessary, is certainly not sufficient for a diagnosis of PTSD.