Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in a Community Group of Former Prisoners of War: A Normative Response to Severe Trauma

1997 ◽  
Vol 154 (11) ◽  
pp. 1576-1581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Engdahl ◽  
Thomas N. Dikel ◽  
Raina Eberly ◽  
Arthur Blank
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Severe Trauma ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Community Group ◽  
Former Prisoners ◽  
Normative Response

scholarly journals Potential Association of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Decreased Bone Mineral Density in Repatriated Prisoners of War

2011 ◽  
Vol 176 (3) ◽  
pp. 270-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Hain ◽  
Robert E. Hoyt ◽  
Jeffrey L. Moore ◽  
Steven Linnville ◽  
Francine Segovia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Prisoners Of War ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Potential Association

Posttraumatic Growth: Helping Clients Overcome Trauma

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 12-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sena Moran ◽  
Eileen Burker ◽  
Judy Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Disorder ◽  
Posttraumatic Growth ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Stress Disorder ◽  
Severe Trauma ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Strong Positive Correlation ◽  
Psychological Response ◽  
The Difference

Trauma touches the lives of many of the clients with whom rehabilitation counselors work. Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) is a positive psychological response to trauma, manifesting as improvements in critical life areas such as relationships, personality, self-efficacy, and spirituality. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder triggered by trauma. While PTG and PTSD are separate entities, the two have a strong positive correlation. Stress and severe trauma are required to set both PTG and PTSD in motion. Although some people are predisposed to develop PTG based on variables associated with personality traits and the trauma itself, PTG can be facilitated in counseling and therapy. The purpose of this paper is to educate rehabilitation counselors about the difference between PTG and PTSD and to provide recommendations for promoting PTG in clients receiving treatment for PTSD.

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