Post Tramatic Stress

TRINING THE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER ON PATIENTS THAT SUFFERING FROM POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

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A Professional Contribution

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Marywood University

In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of

Master of Health Services Administration

College of Health and Human Services

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Abstract

The objective of this paper is to train health care providers and Veterans and Health care providers about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the types of treatment offered through the various health organizations. There will be several questions presented and answered in detail throughout the paper. In addition to my conclusion of the facts that I have gathered, I hope to expand the training and understanding of PTSD and how different treatments vary. This research studies the public’s common misunderstand of PTSD of Veterans whose deployment occurs after September 11, 2001 and Civilians who have experienced a traumatic event. It is found that Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) have a 19% higher rate of PTSD then previous wars. Previous research suggests that this may be due to high survivability rate in combat and advances in medical technology. For these reasons, this research interviewed several current Veterans with PTSD to understand the issue from their perspective and a...