Medicine: Disease: Powerful Cancer Cures You’ve Never Heard About (Alternative Medicine Healing Cancer) (Alternative Therapy longevity Health and Wellness) by Walker David

Author:Walker, David [Walker, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-01-31T08:00:00+00:00

Chapter 2- Causes of PTSD

PTSD is a very controversial mental disorder since the cause of the disorder is an outside stressor. Various events can cause post-traumatic stress disorder. Sometimes a mix of traumatic events leads to PTSD, but there are times when it only takes one life-threatening event to trigger traumatic symptoms. The cause of the trauma is taken differently depending on the person. Here are some of the most common causes of PTSD.

Socio-cultural Causes

The society and culture you are part of may cause some traumatic events. Studies have shown that societies that glorify and sexualize violence have high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder casualties. Places that are constantly affected by wars, terrorist attacks and natural disasters are more prone to cause PTSD even to civilians. Subpopulations in the United States are at higher risk of developing Post-traumatic stress disorder. Persons living in depressed urban areas have a lifetime prevalence of 23% while victims of violent crimes have 58% of lifetime prevalence. Residents of places prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, severe hurricanes, and tsunamis are more likely to develop PTSD.

Physiological or Biochemical Causes

The way the brain regulates hormones and chemicals in the body is a response to stress. A neurological research study showed that traumatic events cause long-term changes in the human nervous system, which includes the not-so-normal secretion of stress hormones. Parts of the brain linked between memory and fear changes for post-traumatic stress disorder patients. Scans also suggest that trauma actually affects the parts of the brain responsible for language and speech.

Occupational Causes

People constantly exposed to traumatic events or those who treat survivors may develop secondary PTSD, also called burnout or compassion fatigue. Occupations that are constantly exposed to life-threatening events are medical workers, soldiers, firefighters, policemen, and many others. A study conducted with military veterans of the Vietnam War found that the estimated lifetime prevalence of men are 30.9% and 26.9% for women. This means that about 30.9% of men and 26.9% of women were somehow diagnosed with PTSD during their lifetime. Aside from that, at some point in their lives, there were around 21.2% women and 22.5% men from the war that were diagnosed with partial post-traumatic stress disorder.

There are 3 factors as to how the occupation of a person can cause a great amount of trauma. First, the amount and intensity of suffering the person was exposed to. Second, the level of sensitivity and empathy the person shared while witnessing the traumatic event. And lastly, the personal history and unresolved issues of the person involved. The factors determine how strong the traumatic event can affect the person witnessing the suffering.

Medical interventions such as surgeries, clinical procedures and tests are the most common cause of PTSD to children. Such interventions create fear in children and are often perceived as scary because of the unfamiliar environment. Constant contact with medical activities of any sort can develop a deep fear in children which often lasts for a long period of time. The long duration of trauma can cause a delayed PTSD reaction which is actually harder to treat than the usual trauma.

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