PTSD
Many health care workers may be experiencing PTSD from the pandemic
Augusta, GA (WJBF)- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental health disorder that people who have experienced or witnessed traumatic events may struggle with. Frontline health care workers have been fighting COVID-19 for nearly a year and some say it is ugly. “And that’s one of the things that COVID does, is people can’t take …
Twin Cities company NightWare uses technology to treat PTSD without drugs
A fledgling Twin Cities company that uses Apple technology to gently interrupt the nightmares of those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has begun to commercialize its NightWare product as an economical alternative to drug treatments. The Food and Drug Administration last week authorized “a new, low-risk treatment option that uses digital technology in …
Screen survivors of Covid-19 for PTSD, say mental health experts | World news
Tens of thousands of Covid-19 survivors should be screened for post-traumatic stress disorder because of their experiences in fighting for their lives, mental health experts have urged. Leading psychiatrists and psychologists want NHS bosses to ensure that all those who were admitted to hospital when they became seriously ill with the disease is assessed and …
‘I Can’t Turn My Brain Off’: PTSD and Burnout Threaten Medical Workers
The coronavirus patient, a 75-year-old man, was dying. No family member was allowed in the room with him, only a young nurse. In full protective gear, she dimmed the lights and put on quiet music. She freshened his pillows, dabbed his lips with moistened swabs, held his hand, spoke softly to him. He wasn’t even …
Walk With Warriors brings attention to mental health, PTSD |
LA CROSSE — The prevalence of suicide among veterans nationwide is distressing, occurring at a rate of 30.1%, nearly 13 points higher than the non-veteran rate of 17.5%. The numbers among Wisconsinites are even more troubling, with veteran suicides at a rate of 35.3% versus 18.5% for civilians, according to 2016 data from the U.S. …