One of the commonest syndromes characterized by nightmares, anxiety, flashbacks, and among other mental conditions is post traumatic stress disorder. It occurs when a person experiences or witnesses horrifying moments in your life. Such events induce threats to the physical and emotional well-being of the individuals. Therapists can use EMDR therapy for PTSD to help the patients come out of the disturbing memories and be able to lead their lives without the symptoms.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing- EMDR offers a comprehensive as well as integrative psychological approach in treating this disorder. Epidemiology of this syndrome shows that it has a prevalence of about 8 to 10 percent in a lifetime, and is responsible for a lot of disability and morbidity. It is more common among the female gender than in their male counterparts.
The stimulation further causes the body to release hormones and neurotransmitters, which are believed to be the principal cause of the associated symptoms. The orbitofrontal cortex acts as an inhibitor in countering the activation of amygdala. Another modulating factor to the activation of amygdala is the hippocampus. People with PTSD display an orbitofrontal cortex, which is not effective when it comes to inhibition of amygdale activation.
There are predisposing factors associated with the disorder and they include the nature of exposure, individual characteristics, and resultant events. The individual elements which determine the occurrence of this disorder include genetic makeup, any psychiatric illness before the trauma event, and a family history of experiencing this syndrome. When looking at the characteristics of exposure, things like the duration, closeness to the place or event and the severity play a role too.
Risk factors as shown by research include attributes of the exposure, characteristics of an individual and aftermath aspects. Individual characteristics include their genetic predisposition, prior exposure, history of psychiatric problem, and a positive family history. The elements of exposure include the proximity, severity, and duration.
The chances of developing the disorders are also determined by hyperarousal as well as re-experiences. In order for a patient to show positive results from examination, they have to display some or all of these signs for about 30 days after the terrifying event. However, the period may vary significantly.
Its consequences can range from mild to severe, and they affect the standard of life. Other patients engage in use of substances like drugs and alcohol something that complicates the condition and the health of a patient. Other problems observed in patients are eating disorders and suicide thoughts or actions.
Treatment is both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy centered. Psychotherapy involves cognitive therapy, exposure therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy. In EMDR treatment, a therapists uses his or fingers and moves them back and forth on the eyes and asks the patients to follow the motions using the eyes. The therapist also asks the patients to recall the disturbing events. Therapists may also use other methods like toe tapping and musical tones.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing- EMDR offers a comprehensive as well as integrative psychological approach in treating this disorder. Epidemiology of this syndrome shows that it has a prevalence of about 8 to 10 percent in a lifetime, and is responsible for a lot of disability and morbidity. It is more common among the female gender than in their male counterparts.
The stimulation further causes the body to release hormones and neurotransmitters, which are believed to be the principal cause of the associated symptoms. The orbitofrontal cortex acts as an inhibitor in countering the activation of amygdala. Another modulating factor to the activation of amygdala is the hippocampus. People with PTSD display an orbitofrontal cortex, which is not effective when it comes to inhibition of amygdale activation.
There are predisposing factors associated with the disorder and they include the nature of exposure, individual characteristics, and resultant events. The individual elements which determine the occurrence of this disorder include genetic makeup, any psychiatric illness before the trauma event, and a family history of experiencing this syndrome. When looking at the characteristics of exposure, things like the duration, closeness to the place or event and the severity play a role too.
Risk factors as shown by research include attributes of the exposure, characteristics of an individual and aftermath aspects. Individual characteristics include their genetic predisposition, prior exposure, history of psychiatric problem, and a positive family history. The elements of exposure include the proximity, severity, and duration.
The chances of developing the disorders are also determined by hyperarousal as well as re-experiences. In order for a patient to show positive results from examination, they have to display some or all of these signs for about 30 days after the terrifying event. However, the period may vary significantly.
Its consequences can range from mild to severe, and they affect the standard of life. Other patients engage in use of substances like drugs and alcohol something that complicates the condition and the health of a patient. Other problems observed in patients are eating disorders and suicide thoughts or actions.
Treatment is both psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy centered. Psychotherapy involves cognitive therapy, exposure therapy and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing therapy. In EMDR treatment, a therapists uses his or fingers and moves them back and forth on the eyes and asks the patients to follow the motions using the eyes. The therapist also asks the patients to recall the disturbing events. Therapists may also use other methods like toe tapping and musical tones.
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