Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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Treatment

A combination of psychotherapy and medication is commonly used to treat PTSD. Despite the fact that many methods of psychotherapy and types of medication have been used to treat PTSD little evidence about their effectiveness has been produced.


Psychotherapy

Psychotherapeutic treatments include the following:

Debriefing (i.e., crisis intervention)
Psychotherapy
Community agencies
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR)


Debriefing sessions are usua...Read the full article