Ptsd Understanding/awareness?

[Kevin_l]

That's excellent! Thanks very much!

 

[Abstract]

When a person is unable or unwilling to discuss a traumatic event, accurate diagnosis is difficult. For example, domestic violence and sexual abuse are subjects that many persons feel uncomfortable in raising, even with professionals. Additionally, persons with PTSD often have other disorders, such as substance abuse or depression. These other disorders share some of the symptoms of PTSD and can also make diagnosis more difficult. Doctors and health professionals may also ignore the signs and symptoms of PTSD, focusing on, and treating, individual symptoms of PTSD (Cohen, 2006).

This is so true. And then you never really get better because the real cause is not addressed.

Happened upon this Pencil, http://www.ajol.info/index.php/ahs/article/viewFile/6866/13468

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/nisc/jpa/2005/00000015/00000002/art00002
"Post-traumatic stress disorder as a public health concern in South Africa
D Edwards - Journal of Psychology in Africa, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
... Not only are there those suffering from chronic PTSD as a result of past violence and human ... Some figures from the Federal Bureau of Inves- tigation's (2002) crime statistics for 2002 are also ... inpart be due to an increase in reporting as a result of public awareness campaigns. ..."

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BA Van der Kolk - Cerebrum, 2002 - kintera.org
... For victims of domestic abuse, by contrast, lack of validation and public acknowledgment tends to lead to shame, helplessness, secrecy, and preoccupation with ... Applying these lessons, we
realize that effective treatment of PTSD must involve promoting awareness, ...

Hmmm. I wonder why South Africa keeps coming up. :bookworm:


This one might be of use Kevin:
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http://www.uic.edu/cuppa/gci/publications/workingpaperseries/pdfs/anderson 05-04.pdf
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