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By SINGLECARE TEAM | MAY 29, 2020 Medically reviewed by MARISSA WALSH, PHARM.D., BCPS-AQ ID
“Studies have demonstrated that up to 46% of people with PTSD show improvement within the first six weeks of psychotherapy. Antidepressants are also a treatment option to alleviate the symptoms of PTSD, including anxiety, with studies showing up to 62% of people receiving medication for PTSD show improvement.” (American Family Physician, 2003)
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My two cents: 46% improve: How abstract can psychology be?
Hell, you can improve by distracting yourself, but we will continue to suffer.
I expect to see how many heal. Is our ultimate goal to just improve, then how much.
It took me years to improve and I suffered until improvement was significant.
If you have childhood trauma, six weeks of therapy is not going to change damn near anything.
Do seriously abused kids ever heal. What percentage? I would like to know!
If clients improved why not share what therapies worked the best. How many healed and how long did it take for each category, mild, moderate and severe cases of PTSD.
Are certain therapists more successful at healing clients?
I think we all know the answer to that one. Therapist are as important as the therapies they use.
If 46% improve, why are 22 vets committing suicide everyday?
I would think our psychological cabal would demonstrate their success on veterans who are killing themselves at an alarming rate.
I mean they are claiming 46% improve in six weeks. This would save many lives with minimal duration.
How long does it take for these vets who are killing themselves to heal? How many of them heal or improve significantly.
Why are we not focused on helping those at greatest risk. Some vets are now committing suicide in the VA parking lots. Think this is a message?
These stats are always low, I think many, many ptsd cases are never reported.
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“PTSD in veterans statistics
An estimated 354 million adult war survivors globally have PTSD and/or major depression. (European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2019)
In one study of 1,938 veterans, a PTSD prevalence of about 14% was present in veterans who served in Iraq. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
In reports, a 10% prevalence of PTSD has been extrapolated for all Gulf War veterans. (American Journal of Epidemiology, 2003)
About 30% of Vietnam veterans have had PTSD in their lifetime.” (American Psychological Association, 1990)
U.S. PTSD statistics
About 8 million adults in the U.S. have PTSD during a given year. (U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, 2019)
PTSD affects more than twice as many women (10%) as men (4%). (U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, 2019)
70% of adults in the U.S. experience at least one traumatic event in their lifetime. (Sidran Institute, 2018)
The lifetime prevalence of PTSD in the U.S. was 6.8% as of 2001-2003. (Harvard Medical School, 2007)”
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