What is PTSD ?

Post Traumatic Stress DisorderBy: Joanna Esker, Meredith Brunkow, Megan Martin and Daira Moore

What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that some people get after seeing or living through a dangerous or traumatic event.

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/what-is-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-or-ptsd.shtml3Emotions& Anxiety Guilt/ Shame/ Worry Outburst of anger or violence Unpleasant MemoriesAvoidance Nightmares Flashbacks Avoid referring about incident Avoiding social gatheringsPTSD Symptoms4How can I help my loved one?Encourage support systemsLearning how to deal with angerBe a good listener

http://www.realwarriors.net/active/treatment/ptsdmyths.php5How can I help my Children?Explain that its not their faultEncourage activitiesSupport systems

How can I prepare myself?Remind yourself that nobody has all the answers. Take care of your physical and mental health.Support Networks

TreatmentMedicineSelective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EDMR)

Therapy Group TherapyPsychodynamic Psychotherapy Family Therapy

Wounded Warrior ProjectVision: To foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nations history. Purpose: To raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members. To provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members.

Providing programs that will benefit soldiers, family members and children.

Restore Warriors600,000 men and women soldiers will have a mental disorder coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan.Works with families of soldiers dealing with PTSD.Offering tools, strategies and learning from others dealing with PTSD>

Establish Community Connections for Military families and provide support for children.Connecting youth who are experiencing the same situation.Provide programs for children.Provide social and educational programs for children and family members of deployed soldiers.

Dual Diagnosis Veterans experiencing PTSD can also experience substance abuse.Other conditions that may occur with PTSD are:DepressionAnxietySleep disordersPTSD Dual Diagnosis CentersMarshalltown, Iowa

Dubuque Mercy Hospital The Dubuque Outpatient Clinic Provides primary carePreventative healthWellness service

Iowa City VA Health Care System Hillcrest Family Services

Raising Awareness Our 2013 campaign theme is: Take the Step... Raise PTSD AwarenessPTSD Awareness Month: June 2013June 27th was named PTSD Awareness Day by Congress

What YOU can do:Set up a table with PTSD informationGet local media to air a PTSD public service announcementInclude a story about PTSD in your company or group newsletterShare our social media postsGather a group to learn about PTSD using one of our online modulesShare your own ideas on ourPTSD Information Facebookpage!

Senate File 301A bill for an act relating to the Iowa veterans home and providing for the consideration of contributions to support as repayment receipts.Proposal: March 04, 2013Status of bill: Withdrawn March 27, 2013

Senate File 190A bill for an act creating a task force to provide a statewide assessment of veterans' and military service members' needs.Proposed: February 13, 2013Last date posted of action: February 18, 2013

Speeding up the ProcessJuly 2010No longer providing documented proof of trauma, screening will replace verificationVA will now recognize what causes PTSD overseas as validPending claims will be included in new policy400,000+ veterans receive benefits for PTSD $5.2 billion

"The system has always paid for this, whether the system pays because the veteran comes to one of our centers and identifies the condition, whether hes being treated at a medical center for other conditions and this comes up, or whether he doesnt get treated at all and society pays in other ways.

The Many Faces of PTSDhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr082CNtV9M&list=PLC87C65F04DE484C0