Understanding PTSD

What are the causes and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? How is it diagnosed and treated? This podcast will help you learn the anwsers to these questions. It will also address how to get help.

Learn when posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can develop and what some of the risk factors are. We’ll also explain how PTSD is diagnosed, and outline the steps you can take if you have PTSD. This is part one of the podcast "Understanding PTSD."

We cover the main types of psychotherapy---or "talk therapy" for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Learn about cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Prolonged Exposure (PE) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). This is part two of the podcast "Understanding PTSD."

Learn about the medications that treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and how drug treatment works. The most effective medications for PTSD are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). The podcast talks about these medications, and warns against the use of medications called benzodiazepines. This is part three of the podcast, "Understanding PTSD."