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Marijuana Cannabis for Treatment of PTSD in Veterans
Mental Health
PTSD
Veterans
The use of marijuana for medical purposes has been a long-standing argument. Studies have shown that cannabis use is very effective for many medical conditions, one veteran I spoke to said he had started out using opioids to treat his PTSD. The side effects from them he said for him was unbearable, he said it…
Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment of PTSD
Mental Health
PTSD
Whether you are civilian or in the military, traumatic events can change the way you live your daily life or view of the world. Depending of how intense the traumatic event is, the effects can affect people differently, it may last for a short period of time or it can be a long-lasting effect. What…
Treating PTSD by MDMA
Drugs
Mental Health
PTSD
Introduction Methylenedioxymethamphetimine (MDMA), commonly known as ecstasy is a psychoactive drug primarily used nowadays as a recreational drug. MDMA was originally synthesized in 1912 by Merck as an intermediate drug designed to stop bleeding. In the first clinical study of the psychoactive properties of MDMA in humans, David Nichols and Alexander Shulgin found that the…
Issue of PTSD among Soldiers and Its Solution
Mental Health
Military
PTSD
The purpose of this paper is to describe the history of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and present a background for the reader. The paper will also describe the problems associated with PTSD and a solution that could lower costs to the Army. Furthermore, it will explain when it became a factor, symptoms and related issues,…
PTSD among Veterans
Mental Health
PTSD
Veterans
Scott Smith’s recent article on the K9s for Warriors program, entitled K9s for Warriors – Because Together We Stand, brings to light the increasingly prevalent issue of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) within our veteran community. The program seeks to pair rescued shelter dogs with veterans, after being specially trained as service animals. The intensive training…
Using MDMA on PTSD Patients
Drugs
Mental Health
PTSD
There has been a constant battle for people with PTSD and other anxiety disorders. PTSD was first discovered in the 1800s and has been an uphill battle ever since. PTSD is just one example of an anxiety disorder. Nonetheless, PTSD can have many anxiety-related symptoms that go along with the disorder itself. PTSD can result…
Understanding PTSD
Mental Health
PTSD
What is PTSD? According to American Psychiatric Association it is a psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, rape or other violent personal assault. But, how can it be used as a defense? People often…
PTSD of Sexually Abused Child
Child Abuse
PTSD
Sexual Abuse
Abstract Across America child have been sexually abused. There is a large number of research that has determined that this type of abuse can have adverse consequences for victims. The development of post-traumatic stress disorder after such a traumatic event is all too common. This paper seeks to focus on strategies aimed at preventing sexual…
A New Pharmacological Approach to Treating PTSD: Critique
Mental Health
PTSD
There may be new hope on the horizon for patients suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). With only 60% of PTSD responding to current pharmacological approaches and a dismal 20% to 30% achieving full remission of PTSD symptomologies, it becomes clear that new pharmacological interventions must be investigated to relieve the suffering inherent in this…
Combat-Related PTSD and the Insanity Defense
Mental Health
Military
PTSD
For generations, Americans have fought in true patriotic spirit for their country but as technology advances and warfare rages, unprecedented psychological impacts have followed these heroes home. Plagued by mental disorders and left to suffer by their own government, thousands of veterans and active duty service members never truly return from the battlefield. Recent studies…
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