Learn Before
Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Treatment for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) typically involves psychotherapy, medication, or a combination of both. Key psychotherapeutic approaches include cognitive therapy, which helps individuals recognize and alter unhelpful thinking patterns; exposure therapy, which assists individuals in safely facing triggers to develop better coping mechanisms; and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR), which pairs exposure therapy with guided eye movements to process traumatic memories. Pharmacological treatments often include antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications, as well as prazosin, which may be prescribed specifically to help manage PTSD-related nightmares.
0
1
Contributors are:
Who are from:
Tags
Interdisciplinary Research
Psychology
Science
Social Science
Empirical Science
OpenStax
Psychology @ OpenStax
Ch.15 Psychological Disorders - Psychology @ OpenStax
Clinical Practice of Psychology
OpenStax Psychology (2nd ed.) Textbook
Related
Risk Factors for PTSD
Comorbidity of PTSD and Other Disorders
Classification of PTSD in the DSM
DSM-5 Diagnostic Criterion for PTSD: Trauma Exposure
Explicit Cause in PTSD Diagnosis
DSM-5 Diagnostic Criterion for PTSD: Symptom Duration
Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Prevalence of PTSD in the United States
Classical Conditioning as a Learning Model for PTSD
Cognitive Model of PTSD
Symptom Analysis in a Veteran
Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)