PTSD
Modern PTSD and its treatment in WW1
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Introduction
Complex PTSD
PTSD
VS
Stats
50-70% of people will experience a trauma at some point in their life.
Around 20% of people who experience a trauma may go on to develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
1 in 10 people in the UK are expected to experience PTSD at some point in their lives.
02
The History bit
Pre war mental healthcare
PTSD in ww1
Salmons Principles
Centrality
Immediacy
Expectancy
Simplicity
Proximity
Simple Treatment methods
Coherent Organisation
Expectation of a prompt cure
Early Treatment
Close to the Battlefield
faradization
WW1 Stats
The official number of those treated for ‘shell shock’ was around 80,000
More than 60,000 were still receiving care a decade after the Armistice was signed
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What to look out for in visitors and colleagues
What to look out for
04
What you should do
What you should do
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