Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment in Primary Care
Post-traumatic stress disorder, a psychiatric disorder, develops after experiencing a perceived life-threatening incident. Its symptoms can be similar to those of anxiety or depression disorders, but with proper screening, the diagnosis is simple. Patient education, pharmaceutical therapies such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, trazodone, and clonidine, and psychotherapy are all part of current treatment regimens. Structured stress debriefings, for example, should be delivered as soon as feasible after the trauma to prevent the development of post-traumatic stress disorder. In patients who have experienced considerable trauma, a high index of suspicion for post-traumatic stress disorder is required. Sanax for PSTD PTSD can affect a wide range of patients in family practise, regardless of culture, age, gender, or socioeconomic class. Busy physicians must be aware of its potential diagnosis in order to give compassionate and effective care to impacted patients or to under...