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PTSD assessments help identify if you are suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, a condition often overlooked due to its invisible symptoms. A proper PTSD assessment allows for early intervention, reducing the risk of severe mental health deterioration. Assessments guide treatment strategies, ensuring that you can receive tailored and properly effective care. They also raise awareness about PTSD, challenging stigmas and encouraging societal understanding. Given the UK's high incidence of PTSD, particularly among veterans and first responders (although you don’t have to be in these professions to experience it), these assessments play a vital role in safeguarding mental health and promoting well-being in the wider community as well as in living a better and happier life for yourself.

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Symptoms of PTSD

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) typically manifests through a variety of symptoms. Common ones include recurrent, unwanted distressing memories or nightmares of the traumatic event (or events), emotional distress or physical reactions to reminders of the trauma, and attempts to avoid thoughts or feelings related to the event. You might also experience changes in emotional reactions such as irritability, angry outbursts, feeling on guard, being easily startled, or having trouble concentrating. Sleep disturbances and negative changes in thinking or mood, such as feelings of hopelessness or detachment from others, are also frequent. These symptoms can commonly cause significant distress and impact in your daily life.

What happens in a PTSD assessment?

In a PTSD assessment, a mental health professional will conduct an in-depth interview with you. They'll ask you about the nature of the traumatic event, when it occurred, and the symptoms experienced. They may use diagnostic tools like the Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale. Your responses to stimuli and your general emotional state will be closely observed. The professional might also check for co-occurring conditions like depression or anxiety. This comprehensive evaluation helps determine the severity of the PTSD and informs the creation of a tailored treatment plan. It's important that you feel comfortable and safe during this process, even though describing your trauma and your symptoms can be distressing, which is why we only recommend specialist psychiatrists with real experience in diagnosing and treating PTSD who can help you through the assessment.

Types of PTSD

There are two recognised types of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD): standard PTSD and Complex PTSD. Standard PTSD typically arises after a single traumatic event, causing symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares, and heightened anxiety. Complex PTSD, or C-PTSD, develops when someone has experienced repeated, continuous traumatic events over a long period. This could include neglect, abuse, or prolonged exposure to conflict or danger. The symptoms of C-PTSD are similar to standard PTSD but may also include difficulties with emotion regulation, consciousness, self-perception, and creating or maintaining relationships with others.

PTSD treatment & support

In the UK, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) treatment primarily includes psychological therapies and medication. Trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) are commonly recommended psychological treatments. Self-help guides based on trauma-focused cognitive therapy are also available. Medication can be prescribed in some cases. Organisations like PTSD UK, Mind, and the NHS provide information, resources, and support for people affected by PTSD. Other nonprofit support groups include Anxiety UK, ASSIST, Combat Stress, Freedom from Torture, and Rape Crisis.

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