DEALING WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERSJohn Sutton

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

• Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

• Alzheimer’s

SYMPTOMS OF PTSD

• Feeling Emotionally Numb

• Irritability

• Flashbacks of Traumatic Events

TREATMENTS FOR PTSD

• Medications

• Psychotherapy

SYMPTOMS OF ALZHEIMER’S

• Confusion of Time and Place

• Difficulty Doing Familiar Task

• Decreased and Poor Judgments

TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER’S

• No Cures but Treatments can Slow Progression

• Medications

UNDERSTANDING ALZHEIMER’S

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3g4emLQ1Ic

SUPPORT

• PTSD Meetup Groups – Meetup

• Support Groups | Alzheimer's Association

FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER’S AND PTSD

• Ronald Reagan

• Norman Rockwell

SOURCES

• Mayoclinic.org

• Alz.org

• Ipfw.edu