Many people may not be aware of Secondary PTSD as it is not something commonly talked about. Still, it is affecting more and more families of those coming back wounded from war. Below I’ll discuss my personal experience with Secondary PTSD as well as the experiences of two other caregivers.
http://militaryfamily.com/2012/03/20/secondary-ptsd/
Secondary PTSD often occurs after a traumatic event. Secondary PTSD may affect the close relatives of the individual who is suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Military personnel are prone to developing secondary PTSD.
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However, in the language of DSM-IV, the traumatic event is the discovery that a loved one has been in a trauma. This still differs from the experience of interacting with that trauma survivor. It is within the domain of interacting with someone affected by trauma that the concept of secondary stress remains applicable.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/secondary-ptsd-an-overview.13742/
Peer support subsequent to trauma contributes to full recovery. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) -- including complex trauma (cPTSD) -- is debilitating, breaking down the body through anxiety and stress, and it poses a significant suicide risk in sufferers.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/secondary-ptsd-an-overview.13742/
Secondary PTSD is becoming a more widely known term in the Military community as more family members are showing symptoms and being diagnosed. It is something that should probably be paid more attention to as it hinders a caregiver’s abilities to take care of their wounded service member.
http://militaryfamily.com/2012/03/20/secondary-ptsd/
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric condition that can arise after a person has been through a traumatic experience. Symptoms include emotional detachment from normal life and an abnormal sense of fear or alertness.
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Secondary PTSD. Seventeen percent of service members who fought in the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan have reported having symptoms of major depression, generalized anxiety, or PTSD according to the New England Journal of Medicine.
http://militaryfamily.com/2012/03/20/secondary-ptsd/
Since parents may both learn of a trauma to a loved one and subsequently interact with the survivor, they are subject to both direct and secondary exposure. The professional helper, on the other hand, is usually not involved with the survivor until after the trauma has occurred.
https://www.myptsd.com/c/threads/secondary-ptsd-an-overview.13742/
Secondary PTSD, however, is not as well recognized as PTSD, and the diagnosis may also go by other names. Examples of these include secondary trauma, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma. Those who may experience secondary PTSD are those people who suffer emotionally through exposure to a traumatized person.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-secondary-ptsd.htm
Thirty-nine percent of those who live with a veteran who is struggling with post-traumatic. stress disorder will develop Secondary PTSD (also known as STS or Secondary. Traumatic Stress). Be on the look out for symptoms of STS in your child and if you notice. any of these behaviors, seek help as soon as possible. Unfortunately, if left untreated,
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what is secondary ptsd
A secondary post traumatic stress disorder is something that should probably be paid more attention to as it hinders a caregiver’s abilities to take care of their wounded service member. Secondary post-traumatic stress disorder is something that should probably be paid more attention to as it hinders a caregiver’s abilities to take care of their wounded service member.