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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Teens

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a major trauma. Children and teens with PTSD can have a number of symptoms after a trauma that fall into three categories:

1. Reliving the trauma in some way.
2. Attempts to avoid anything that reminds the child or teen of the trauma.
3. Very high anxiety (also called “hyperarousal”) and being easily startled. Children and teens with PTSD usually have some symptoms from each of these categories.

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

To see this program visit https://www.createspace.com/20572. This is a part of a one-hour documentary I made to help professionals in high stress situations deal with burnout and PTSD. The doctor is brilliant and I hope that his comment helps those in need.
David Hoffman — filmmaker

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Shell Shock, Combat Fatigue

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ~ 2 ~ Management

As with any illness PTSD by necessity changes the contour of our lives. The more structure and routine you can implement in your life the better the chances of achieving the peace and stability that you need to prosper. I

Contact London Shiatsu for help with PTSD – free treatment for British and American veterans

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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder ~ 4 ~ Triggers

A trigger is a series of events that stirs up the difficult and unpleasant memories of the past and often awakens our flight or fight mechanisms. Images, words, music, activity or any combination thereof can result in an episode of extreme emotion such as anger, grief, and sometimes even deep sorrow. The sufferer of PTSD is sensitized to an unusual degree by a nervous system that is overloaded and can often present in ways that are unusual. Recognizing and being able to judge what is a reasonable emotional response to a given situation may be a skill that the sufferer of PTSD must re-learn.

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