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What nurses know-- PTSD /
An estimated 7.8% of all Americans will experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) at some point in their lives. Roughly 5.2 million people have PTSD during the course of a given year. And PTSD can affect anyone - from war veterans and abuse victims to persons directly or indirectly traumatize...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
DemosHealth,
©2012.
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| Colección: | What nurses know--
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Halftitle; Title; Copyright; About the Author; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 PTSD: What It Is and Isn't; The Journey Begins; PTSD: What It Is; What Is the History of PTSD?; Who Gets PTSD?; What Are the Symptoms of PTSD?; How Is PTSD Diagnosed?; Complex PTSD; PTSD: What It Is Not; DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANXIETY AND ANXIETY DISORDER; ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; BRIEF PSYCHOTIC DISORDER; ADJUSTMENT DISORDER; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; STOCKHOLM SYNDROME; 2 Why Me? Understanding How You Developed PTSD; A Perfect Storm: The Causes of PTSD.
- YOUR BRAIN/BODY RESPONSE TO STRESSYOUR GENETICS; YOUR PERSONALITY; YOUR ENVIRONMENT; Trauma and PTSD; TYPES OF TRAUMA; War; Violent Victimization; Natural Disasters; Accidents; Terrorism; Other Possible Traumas; 3 Symptoms: When Every Day Is Yesterday; Re-Experiencing Symptoms; FLASHBACKS; Dealing with Flashbacks; NIGHTMARES AND NIGHT TERRORS; Dealing with Nightmares and Night Terrors; EMOTIONAL OR PHYSICAL REACTIONS; Dealing with Emotional Reactions; Dealing with Physical Reactions; PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS; Dealing with Psychotic Symptoms; Avoidance and Numbing Symptoms; AVOIDANCE.
- Dealing with AvoidanceNUMBING; Dealing with Numbing; Increased Arousal Symptoms; Dealing with Increased Arousal; 4 Collateral Damage: Complications of PTSD; PTSD and Comorbidity; DEPRESSION; Dealing with Depression; SUICIDE; Dealing with Borderline Personality Disorder; ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE; Dealing with Substance Abuse; OTHER ANXIETY DISORDERS; General Anxiety Disorder (GAD); Dealing with General Anxiety; PANIC DISORDER; Dealing with Panic Disorder; PHOBIAS; Dealing with Phobias; EATING DISORDERS; Dealing with Eating Disorders; PTSD and Its Effect on Important Areas of Functioning.
- RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PARTNERStrengthening Your Relationship with Your Partner; RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR CHILDREN; Strengthening Your Relationship with Your Children; WORK; Strengthening Your Working Abilities; PTSD and Victimization; Physical Eff ects; PTSD and Homicide Survivors; Dealing with Being a Homicide Survivor; PTSD and the Aftermath of Disaster; First Responders and PTSD; Dealing with Being a First Responder; 5 The Usual Suspects: Traditional Treatments for PTSD; Psychotherapy for PTSD; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; EMDR (EYE MOVEMENT DESENSITIZATION AND REPROCESSING).
- PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPYFAMILY THERAPY; GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY; Medications; ANTIDEPRESSANTS; ATYPICAL ANTIDEPRESSANTS; ANTIPSYCHOTICS; ANTIANXIETY MEDICATIONS; MINIPRESS; 6 Different Strokes: Alternative Treatments for PTSD; PTSD and Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Massage Therapy; Hypnosis; Cautions with Hypnotherapy; Cautions with Homeopathy; Acupuncture; Cautions with Acupuncture; Herbal Medicines; CHAMOMILE; KAVA KAVA; Cautions with Kava Kava; LAVENDER; Cautions with Lavender; ST. JOHN'S WORT; Cautions for St. John's Wort; VALERIAN; Cautions with Valerian.