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Other Forms of Post Trauma Stress Disorder!
Altho I am a combat wounded Vietnam Veteran with a 100% service connected disability. I have been introduced to MANY other trauma events that does produce Post-Traumatic Stress that we need to look at within this site thanks to many organizations that cover the topic so much better I could. Many links with take you off our site so if you do, just hit the back button to come to us.
PTSD Support Services gives you only an overview of these "Stresses" or "Stressor" as they are known that produces PTSD. But if you move within the following links, you can expand your awareness.
We provide the links between PTSD that is experienced by:
- Your actions after a sexual assault (Military)
- Car Accidents,
- Children exposed to trauma,
- Childhood Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,
- Emergency Technicians and Law Enforcement Personnel,
- Incest,
- Natural Disaster
- Special Note!
Included within our page is a general overview of types of treatments and medications used to treat PTSD. NOT all treatments are best for me nor would they be right for you, but the answer (In General) is that PTSD will NEVER go away they can only treat it and educate you of its effects so we can handle it better. If you are having difficulties with your Combat PTSD please contact the nearest VA Vet Centers!
Books on the above topics:
General Topics for all:
- Matsakis (1996).
I Can't Get Over It: a handbook for trauma survivors, (2nd Ed.).
- Ram Dass & Gorman (1985).
How Can I Help? Stories and reflections on service.
- Dolan (1991).
Resolving Sexual Abuse: solution-focused therapy and Ericksonian hypnosis for adult survivors.
Incest:
- Terr (1992).
Too Scared to Cry: psychic trauma in childhood.
- Memory and Abuse: Remembering and Healing the Wounds of Trauma
Natural Disaster:
- Ursano, McCaughey & Fullerton (Eds.) (1994).
Individual and Community Responses to Trauma and Disaster: the structure of human chaos.
- Gilligan (1997).
Violence: Reflections on a national epidemic.
Emergency Technicians and Law Enforcement Personnel:
- Kates (1999).
CopShock: surviving Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
- Artwohl & Christensen (1997).
Deadly Force Encounters: what cops need to know...
- Kirschman (1997).
I Love a Cop: what police families need to know.