The study's procedure was based on hospital patients' admission to the neurointensive care unit after having been identified as patients who had experienced TBI. The findings of the study show a need to emphasize the need for researchers to be very cautious when looking at the relationship of individual variables to outcome (Novack et al
The second study was published in the New England journal of medicine and is entitled "Mild traumatic brain injury in U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq" (Hoge et al
The second study was published in the New England journal of medicine and is entitled "Mild traumatic brain injury in U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq" (Hoge et al
People with traumatic brain injuries may experience personality changes that can significantly affect their lives. In neurology literature, "empathy" is defined into three general categories: 1) cognitive empathy -- knowing what another is feeling; 2) emotional empathy -- feeling what another is feeling; and, 3) compassionate empathy -- responding compassionately another's distress (Decety & Jackson 2006)
¶ … Psychology of Trauma Effects on Children of War A review paper written in 2005 (Pine et al
Many of the studies conducted suggest that trauma is often mitigated by the effects of alcohol or substance abuse, meaning that trauma victims often relay on substances including alcohol to lessen the anxiety, stress, emotional duress and depression that trauma can bring (Langeland, Van Den Brink and Draijer, 2002; Brown, 2001). There is evidence to also suggest that patients undergoing treatment for alcoholism are more likely to relapse if they have been victims of severe trauma or have been diagnosed with PTSD (Brown, 2001)
There is a large body of evidence which suggests that a quantitative approach to behavioral analysis and PTSD is appropriate (McKeehan & Martin, 2002; Weinstein, 1999). A majority of the studies that have been conducted related to PTSD and substance abuse are qualitatively based (Jaycox, Ebener, Damesex & Becker, 2004; Langeland, Van Den Brink and Draijer, 2002; Brown, 2001)
al, 2004). Many of the studies conducted suggest that trauma is often mitigated by the effects of alcohol or substance abuse, meaning that trauma victims often relay on substances including alcohol to lessen the anxiety, stress, emotional duress and depression that trauma can bring (Langeland, Van Den Brink and Draijer, 2002; Brown, 2001)
al, 2004). Many of the studies conducted suggest that trauma is often mitigated by the effects of alcohol or substance abuse, meaning that trauma victims often relay on substances including alcohol to lessen the anxiety, stress, emotional duress and depression that trauma can bring (Langeland, Van Den Brink and Draijer, 2002; Brown, 2001)
The researcher will then examine the association between PTSD and the co morbidity of alcoholism by investigating the role of trauma, next examine childhood influences and gender differentiation in patients with a dual diagnosis, then attempt to identify whether a relationship exists between PTSD, alcohol abuse and emotions/emotional disturbances and finally examine whether genetic factors and environmental factors influence the relationship between alcohol abuse and PTSD in patients. There is a large body of evidence which suggests that a quantitative approach to behavioral analysis and PTSD is appropriate (McKeehan & Martin, 2002; Weinstein, 1999)
al, 2002). The purpose of this research will be to examine the extent to which the interpretations of the results of the literature review follow the study and the extent to which the results may be generalized to the population at large (Shavelson, 1988)
This study correlates with one conducted by Sonne, Back, Zuniga, Randall & Brady (2003) find that gender differences exist between males and females with co morbid alcohol dependence and post traumatic stress disorder. In their study they found that PTSD "more often preceded alcohol dependence in women than in men" (Sonne, 2003:422)
Narrative TC "Narrative" f C l "1" Introduction TC "Introduction" f C l "2" The purpose of this study is an examination of the relationship between post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcoholism/addiction, in an effort to determine whether a correlation exists between PTSD and alcoholism. There is a large body of evidence that suggests that alcohol abuse is common in patients diagnosed with PTSD (Thornton, 2003; Weinstein, 1999; Jaycox, et
Proposed Project Method Research Method. Qualitative researchers have a number of methods available to them, including historical methodology, ethnography, phenomenology, hermeneutics, field-based case study, grounded theory and action research (Burton & Steane, 2004) as well as evaluation or program research (Babbie, 2001)
Proposed Project Method Research Method. Qualitative researchers have a number of methods available to them, including historical methodology, ethnography, phenomenology, hermeneutics, field-based case study, grounded theory and action research (Burton & Steane, 2004) as well as evaluation or program research (Babbie, 2001)
166). While the severity of the trauma, such as combat exposure, is a primary factor in the etiology of PTSD, it is reasonable to speculate that the potential effect of other PTSD-associated risk factors differs according to the severity of the stressor (Cockram et al
8%, the prevalence rates of PTSD for combat veterans returning from combat tours in the Middle East are estimated to be at least 17% and most authorities agree that this estimate is low -- in some cases far too low (Kearney, McDermott, Malte, Martinez & Simpson, 2012). Moreover, other authorities believe that the actual prevalence rate of PTSD among the combat veteran population may be as high as 52% (Corso, Bryan, Morrow, Appolonio, Dodendorf & Baker, 2009) or 60% (Kearney et al
Consequently, "complex PTSD" or "disorders of extreme stress not otherwise specified" (DESNOS) emerged to account for the organized and complicated array of problems described by those who experience early onset, protracted, and repeated traumatic events usually involving interpersonal victimization. Examples of these complex traumata include torture, childhood abuse, domestic violence, chronic combat exposure, and severe social deprivation (Dyer et al
120). This evidence-based intervention has been found to be effective in treating combat Vietnam veterans suffering from PTSD (Falsetti & Resnick, 2000)
Nevertheless, controversy concerning the efficacy and appropriateness of the treatment modality remains. According to the definition provided by one therapist, "EMDR is a comprehensive treatment protocol in which the client attends to emotionally disturbing material in short sequential doses while simultaneously focusing on an external stimulus (therapist-directed eye movements, hand-tapping, auditory tones)" (Figley, 2002, p