PTSD: Treatment

What will be an ideal response?


Comorbid disorders complicate matters

Drug therapy
Anti-anxiety, anti-depressants as supplement
Help reduce Sx ... not as primary Tx

Psychotherapy
Exposure ... (symbolic or actual) that elicit anxiety, flashbacks

Must be gradual ...
Memories may re-emerge, overwhelm

Need to change underlying irrational beliefs

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