What Is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
10. Treatment
Treating post-traumatic stress disorder will often involve the use of medication. This will often mean medication that will help to relieve anxiety, and antidepressants. Other medication may also be prescribed to help reduce nightmares and other symptoms the patient might be suffering from. Treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder will also typically involve psychotherapy.
Psychotherapy will tend to include exposure therapy, which involves gradually exposing the patient to memories that are troubling them. This is also sometimes combined with a technique known as eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, which helps the patient manage their reactions to triggers. Cognitive therapy is also often used to help treat treating post-traumatic stress disorder.
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