In an earlier blog I indicated that dream revision as an antidote for nightmares is an old technique, perhaps even an ancient technique, used to sooth and assist children who awaken with nightmares. In working with PTSD patients, and in…
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TAGGED IN: dream revision therapy, postraumatic stress, prazosin, PTSD, wish-fulfillment
Combat-related emotional stress has been called soldier’s heart, shell shock, battle fatigue, and since the early 1970’s, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Posttraumatic stress (PTS) is often said to be unique among currently defined…
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In an earlier blog post (Two New Treatments for PTSD) I indicated that dream revision is a new treatment for PTSD. What I meant by this is that it is not currently recognized as a firstline method for treating PTSD, and should be. …
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There are three major components of PTSD, according to our current understanding of the syndrome: reexperiencing, avoidance, and increased arousal. Effective treatment of PTSD needs to deal with all three. Many people with PTSD adopt…
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A recent editorial by Richard A. Friedman, MD, in the NY Sunday Times for 4/22/12, raises the issue of stimulant use possibly exacerbating PTSD symptoms in US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is an important issue for the US…
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TAGGED IN: Military, PTSD, Stimulants, Trauma
In psychiatry we have three important diagnoses that command attention and respect. Insurance companies are more likely to pay when patients have one of these “parity” (equivalent to medical) diagnoses: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,…
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TAGGED IN: bipolar disorder, DSM-IV, major depression, PTSD, schizophrenia
While most people feel sad at times, these feelings usually go away in a few days. Sometimes the feelings persist and develop into “Major Depression,” when one remains depressed most of the day, nearly every day, for two weeks or more….
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Severe life-threatening traumatic events can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a syndrome that includes recurrent nightmares, vivid flashbacks, avoidant behaviors, memory deficits, feelings of detachment, excessive…
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TAGGED IN: dream revision, prazosin, PTSD
