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A 31 page paper that provides a comprehensive report on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with a special emphasis on emergency medical technicians and firefighters. The introduction offers general comments about PTSD. The historical foundations of this condition are reported, including when the nomenclature first appeared in the DSM. The causes and risk factors are explained followed by a discussion of the symptoms and diagnostic procedures. This is a lengthy discussion of the criteria for diagnosis with a special explanation on the three categories of psychological changes and symptoms, such as reliving the traumatic incident. The incidence of PTSD is reported for the general population. The next section focuses on PTSD and emergency workers where the incidence of this disorder are considerably higher. Studies of ambulance personnel are reported as are the data regarding firefighters who worked at Ground Zero after the attacks on the Twin Towers. The next section explains the many different treatment interventions that have been used with PTSD victims. Bibliography lists 16 sources.
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File: MM12_PGptsemt.rtf
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witnessing the murder or abuse of a loved one and so on. It has also been documented that PTSD is a comorbid disorder. Individuals suffering from PTSD also suffer from
greater degrees of other psychiatric or psychosocial conditions as well as a greater rate of substance abuse Post-traumatic stress disorder is one of many conditions categorized as anxiety disorders (Tilton,
2001). This disorder can affect people of any age and any socio-economic class who have experienced a traumatic event that leaves them feeling helpless (Tilton, 2001). It is also a
debilitating condition that interferes with a persons ability to function in the daily tasks of everyday life (Tilton, 2001). Certain occupations are high risk environments for developing post-traumatic stress disorder.
These would include ambulance personnel, emergency medical technicians, firefighters, police officers, other rescue-type occupations, and so on. By nature of the job, these workers face traumatic events daily. Massive events,
i.e., those that claim a lot of lives and/or result in serious injuries in large numbers of people become even more stressful in these occupations. About Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder Historical Foundation Post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD) is not a new condition. Written accounts dating back to ancient times document symptoms that are now associated with post traumatic stress
disorder (National Center for PTSD, 2000). It was called Da Costas Syndrome in the old literature (National Center for PTSD, 2000). The best documentation regarding early recognition can be found
in the literature describing symptoms of veterans following World War II and the literature describing survivors of the Holocaust (National Center for PTSD, 2000). Tierney (2000) pointed out that this
was listed as a psychiatric diagnostic category in 1980 but "variants of the disorder have been recognized and described in psychiatric literature since the 19th century" (Tierney, 2000, p. 145).
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