Many clinicians fear that by treating PTSD they may push a client too far and trigger strong emotional reactions that lead to suicidal ideation, and an attempt. The increased risk for suicide in those experiencing from PTSD is well known for example, Gradus et al., 2010 studied of a large
To think that your client might be over reporting their symptoms may be sacrilege on many fronts for a therapist. van Minnen (2020) examined this potentially controversial area. They described that the assumption that clients are malingering or that somehow their overreporting would be a barrier to treatment has resulted
The experience of having a very preterm baby admitted to NICU is enormously challenging for families. An infant admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is critically unwell and may face a serious, long term health complications such as brain injury or lung disease. Parents can find themselves catapulted into
Intensive PTSD treatment over a short period of time has been shown to work and has been discussed in this blog earlier. This blog focuses on a study of military members, that compared two well known evidence based therapies. Elizabeth Goetter (2020) and her team examined the effectives of Prolonged
Heart attack or myocardial infarction is a health problem that many of us are aware of and often we know some one who has survived the event. It might be hard to believe that a heart attack and PTSD could be associated. However, the research as discussed below shows that
It is a frightening experience when a baby is born prematurely. Parents describe a terrible fear of not knowing if their baby (or babies) will survive birth. After birth, the baby may be seriously or even critically unwell, and the family are suddenly facing an uncertain future. For the mother,
In an earlier article on this blog, cannabis use for the treatment of PTSD was discussed. Its consideration as a possible leading edge treatment was across the world media ( Australia, U.S., Canada, and the U.K. ). This included a publication of a study in Canada by Lake, and associates (2019) where they stated “there
The Western Infant and Perinatal Mental Health Professionals Network (MHPN) recently welcomed Dr Karli Treyvaud, who presented her research which has explored the outcomes for families and infants following premature birth. We were fortunate to be able to run the meeting just prior to Victoria’s fourth lockdown. On the eve
Clinicians are often faced with comorbid presentations with PTSD. Grinage (2003) reported that at least one additional psychiatric disorder is present in 88.3 percent of men and 79.0 percent of women who have a history of PTSD. Recent research by at team from Flinders University, Angelakis and colleagues (2020) helps
Jennifer Smith, Aklile Workneh and Sanni Yaya (2020) completed a systematic review of the barriers and facilitators to help-seeking for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder. They reported on ten themes that influence help seeking. These are good food for thought for therapists. Understanding, what factors may help or hinder a