Is PTSD a treatable illness, is it even an illness?

PTSD translate to post trumatic disorder. Is it not our mind and body defense mode. Where as we maynot be able to handle an overwhelming situation our mind put it on the minimize icon until we are ready to bring it up into full screen

PTSD was first officially classified as an illness in 1980 when it first appeared in the DSM (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_... You can read some extensive information about it over at Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_trauma... or at the Mayo Clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/post-tr...

While it is commonly associated with combat and war, those are not the only triggers that have been known to induce PTSD. Child abuse, rape, substance abuse, and severe trauma have also been found to be contributing or causing factors in some sufferers.

Yes, it's an illness, because it's in the DSM that the psychiatrists use to classify mental disorders. It's treatable with: rest, therapy, medicine, and/or hypnosis therapy.

Yes, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a Real, treatable, illness. If you have, or think you have it......talk to your doctor who may give you some medicine to help control it and / or they may refer you for some counselling with a psychiatrist or licensed counselor.

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PTSD is a treatable disorder, it is an official label recognised by the ICD 10 and DSM IV, but sometimes it can run a chronic course.

Dr solo

I have PTSD. And I had from Aug. 30 ,2006. And I've seen my best friend die right in front of me. He was in a FA-18 Hornet accident. Came home and was unable to sleep. My husband David, God bless him. He convinced me to go to the VA for help. I did. I'm taking Xanax for it. I still have flash backs of the 2 events. The VA doctor told me and David that it will be a life time thing for me and my family. Currently, I'm pregnant with triplets and that has elevate the pain I seen in the past 11 mos.

Yes, it is a psychiatric diagnosis and is treatable with therapy.

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