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Coping Skills for treating depression in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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, DEPRESSION IN PTSD 2
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) refers to a disorder or condition resulting
from traumatic experiences like witnessing a person being killed or even an accident.
This disorder is characterized by the failure to recover from such experiences. The patient
gets flashbacks from the experienced terrifying events, manifested through strong
physical and emotional reactions (Jakupcak et al., 2010). Its effects may be long lasting,
say, for months or even years, when not properly diagnosed and treated. Some of the
symptoms include depression, anxiety, increased stimuli reactivity, and the avoidance of
scenes that may trigger the memories (Nishith et al., 1995). This paper will discuss three
coping skills that can be employed in treating depression as a sign and symptom of
PTSD.
Coping skills to treat depression associated with PTSD
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a special type of Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy that has been effective in reducing depression brought about by past traumatic
experiences that trigger PTSD. Clinically, CPT has 12 sessions (a single weekly session
for three months) that unmodify the already established beliefs triggering depression due
to terrifying past experiences. According to Nishith et al. (1995), the patient is helped to
unlearn and 'unsee' these events and, in return, fed with information that conceptualizes
their thinking, enabling them to view the world from a different and healthy angle. This
reduces the negative emotions and thoughts impacting the patient's life negatively. The
fact that depression is a psychological disorder makes this strategy an effective one in
treating depression associated with PTSD.
Coping Skills for treating depression in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Name:
Professor:
Curse:
Date:
, DEPRESSION IN PTSD 2
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) refers to a disorder or condition resulting
from traumatic experiences like witnessing a person being killed or even an accident.
This disorder is characterized by the failure to recover from such experiences. The patient
gets flashbacks from the experienced terrifying events, manifested through strong
physical and emotional reactions (Jakupcak et al., 2010). Its effects may be long lasting,
say, for months or even years, when not properly diagnosed and treated. Some of the
symptoms include depression, anxiety, increased stimuli reactivity, and the avoidance of
scenes that may trigger the memories (Nishith et al., 1995). This paper will discuss three
coping skills that can be employed in treating depression as a sign and symptom of
PTSD.
Coping skills to treat depression associated with PTSD
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) is a special type of Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy that has been effective in reducing depression brought about by past traumatic
experiences that trigger PTSD. Clinically, CPT has 12 sessions (a single weekly session
for three months) that unmodify the already established beliefs triggering depression due
to terrifying past experiences. According to Nishith et al. (1995), the patient is helped to
unlearn and 'unsee' these events and, in return, fed with information that conceptualizes
their thinking, enabling them to view the world from a different and healthy angle. This
reduces the negative emotions and thoughts impacting the patient's life negatively. The
fact that depression is a psychological disorder makes this strategy an effective one in
treating depression associated with PTSD.
