Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Overview, Treatment, Resources Sonya Norman, Ph.D. Researcher, VA San Diego Healthcare System Consultation Program Director,
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Overview, Treatment, Resources
Sonya Norman, Ph.D. Researcher, VA San Diego Healthcare System
Consultation Program Director, VA National Center for PTSD
Associate Professor, UCSD Department of Psychiatry
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What is PTSD?
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Symptom Clusters
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PTSD is a Common Consequence of War About 15% of Returning
Veterans Have PTSD Hoge et al., 2004
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Rates of Current PTSD by Era * * * Data not broken down by
gender
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San Diego Enrolled Veterans and PTSD Number of Veterans who
have received care for PTSD FY2010 current: 19,336 Veterans who
received outpatient care for PTSD FY2014: 10,223 Total number of
OEF/OIF/OND Veterans 2002 - current: 47,768
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Both medication and psychotherapy are effective, but
psychotherapy is more effective Watts, Schnurr et al., 2011
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CBT works
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Complementary and Alternative Treatments Promising treatments
with limited research Acupuncture, meditation Programs that support
treatments Gardening, surfing, equine programs Know the evidence
Watch out for promises of cures Watch out for anecdotes in place of
data Making unsupported claims about PTSD treatment to Veterans can
have terrible outcomes!
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At the San Diego VA All Veterans screened for PTSD PE and CPT
offered as well as numerous other treatment options Counseling
through Vet Centers Anger group Improving Sleep PTSD and substance
use disorder Research to advance PTSD treatment Who develops PTSD
How do you treat PTSD, what works? How do you improve access to
PTSD treatments?