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01-10-2007, 02:31 AM
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My two cents on the subject...
For some reason it was very comforting to me to be diagnosed with a "label". My therapist told me PTSD would be with me forever, but I could learn to control the fear and anxiety. I have heard PTSD described as an anxiety disorder and possibly a disassociative disorder.
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01-10-2007, 04:16 AM
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You and I clearly disagree Bec. If properly treated in early stages I feel it can be stopped. Too many of us have NOT been treated. You and me Bec. We have been refused proper care for whatever reason. That does not by any means it IS permanant. Perhaps for you and I because of the lack of treatment, but not in general. |
01-10-2007, 04:23 AM
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PTS is curable. You can get better. Once you have had it as long as many here have and were not treated it turns into PTSD. That it is the disorder untreated PTS turns into that you can treat but not cure. |
01-10-2007, 04:24 AM
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No it's the altered brain that makes me say it's incurable. When the PTSD forms it causes a severe chemical alteration between our two hemispheres. Once this happens.. it's incurable. However I do agree that if someone got proper care in the beginning stages, before this occurs, it could be prevented. Once the alteration happens though, nothing can stop it. Only learn how to manage it.
Our lack of care definitely hooped us, that is for sure! |
01-10-2007, 09:01 AM
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Here is something I learned we don't have a disorder, but have emotional difficulty. I dislike the labels given, we survived something or multiple traumas and get a diagnoses. It like it was our fault that we were abused, in reality it was not. |
01-10-2007, 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by mortiis31 Is PTSD a Psychiatric Disorder?
Would someone PLEASE clear this up??? | Yes, PTSD is a psychiatric disorder. Who is debating its not, you or your doctor? Quote: |
Most psychiatric illnesses cannot currently be cured, although recovery may occur. While some have short time courses and only minor symptoms, many are chronic conditions which can have a significant impact on a patients' quality of life and even life expectancy, and as such may be thought to require long-term or life-long treatment. Effectiveness of treatment for any given condition is also variable from individual to individual.
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02-10-2007, 11:55 AM
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PTSD has an ICD-9 code of 309.81., in the U.S. I do not know if other countries use the same classification. Of course, PTSD is a psychiatric disorder.
I once saw it described as a psychiatric injury. I think that was intended to be more descriptive, and was not intended to be a serious effort as reclassifying it as not being a psychiatric disorder. But it did seem to be a good description to me.
And to the person who posed this question, I think I would find another psychiatrist. This one seems to be a little "ketched". |
03-10-2007, 01:42 PM
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there is no cure for ptsd...period! |
03-10-2007, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by rob4444  there is no cure for ptsd...period! | Rob, I am not seeking a cure, I understand that I shall always be afflicted with this illness, but I wanted some pure HARD evidence that I could take to my psychiatrist to prove that it's a psychiatric disorder, so that they can help me!
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03-10-2007, 04:11 PM
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Okay, switch docs now. He obviously does not have a) a proper education or b) he is an idiot. Either way you need to switch as any doctor worth their salt knows about the illnesses they deal with. Forget the proof and get a new doc.
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