Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

May 2014Jessica Isbell

70% of adults in the United States have

experienced a traumatic event.

223.4 million people

20% of these people will develop PTSD.

31.3 million people

BullyingWar

Natural Disasters Death Accidents

Community Violence

Causes of PTSD

Causes of PTSD

2012 PTSD

50%

1 in every 5 MILITARY personnel

returning from Iraq and

Afghanistan has PTSD.

At least 20% of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans have PTSD.

50% of the those don’t seek treatment

WHY????

Reason For Not Getting Help:

~Realization

~Denial

~Experience

~Flashbacks

~Family

United States Veterans now Account for 20% of all Suicides.

In 2010… more Soldiers died

at theirOWN HAND than in

WAR….

Breakdown of Military Branchwith PTSD:Army-67%

Airforce-9%Navy- 11%

Marines-13%

NightmaresF

lash

ba

cks

Guilt

Panic Attacks

Shame

Dep

ression

Anger

Anxiety Fear

Suicidal Thoughts

Self Mutilation

Negative Self Image

Triggers can be quite diverse, appearing in the form of individual people, places, noises, images, smells, tastes, emotions, animals, films, scenes within films, dates of the year, tones of voice, body positions, bodily sensations, weather conditions

Treatment

• Exposure Therapy

• Cognitive Therapy

• EDMR- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing

• Medication

• Therapy

• Group

• Family

• Psychotherapy

Types of

Treatment: