1. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
By: Joanna Esker, Meredith Brunkow, Megan Martin and Daira Moore

3. What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that some people get after seeing or living through a dangerous or traumatic event.

4. PTSD Symptoms Unpleasant Memories Avoidance Emotions & Anxiety
Nightmares
Avoid referring about incident
Outburst of anger or violence
Flashbacks
Avoiding social gatherings
Guilt/ Shame/ Worry

5. How can I help my loved one?
Encourage support systems
Learning how to deal with anger
Be a good listener

6. How can I help my Children?
Explain that its not their fault
Encourage activities
Support systems

7. How can I prepare myself?
Remind yourself that nobody has all the answers.
Take care of your physical and mental health.
Support Networks

8. Treatment Medicine—Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)
Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE)
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EDMR)

9. Therapy
Group Therapy
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Family Therapy

10. Wounded Warrior Project
Vision:
To foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members in our nation’s history.
Purpose:
To raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members. To provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members.
Providing programs that will benefit soldiers, family members and children.

11. Restore Warriors
600,000 men and women soldiers will have a mental disorder coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Works with families of soldiers dealing with PTSD.
Offering tools, strategies and learning from others dealing with PTSD>

12. Establish Community Connections for Military families and provide support for children.
Connecting youth who are experiencing the same situation.
Provide programs for children.
Provide social and educational programs for children and family members of deployed soldiers.

13. Dual Diagnosis
Veterans experiencing PTSD can also experience substance abuse.
Other conditions that may occur with PTSD are:
Depression
Anxiety
Sleep disorders
PTSD Dual Diagnosis Centers—Marshalltown, Iowa

14. Dubuque Mercy Hospital
The Dubuque Outpatient Clinic
Provides primary care
Preventative health
Wellness service
Iowa City VA Health Care System
Hillcrest Family Services

15. Raising Awareness
Our 2013 campaign theme is: Take the Step... Raise PTSD Awareness
PTSD Awareness Month: June 2013
June 27th was named PTSD Awareness Day by Congress
What YOU can do:
Set up a table with PTSD information
Get local media to air a PTSD public service announcement
Include a story about PTSD in your company or group newsletter
Share our social media posts
Gather a group to learn about PTSD using one of our online modules
Share your own ideas on our PTSD Information Facebook page!

16. Senate File 301
A bill for an act relating to the Iowa veterans home and providing for the consideration of contributions to support as repayment receipts.
Proposal: March 04, 2013
Status of bill: Withdrawn March 27, 2013

17. Senate File 190
A bill for an act creating a task force to provide a statewide assessment of veterans' and military service members' needs.
Proposed: February 13, 2013
Last date posted of action: February 18, 2013

18. Speeding up the Process
July 2010
No longer providing documented proof of trauma, screening will replace verification
VA will now recognize what causes PTSD overseas as valid
Pending claims will be included in new policy
400,000+ veterans receive benefits for PTSD
$5.2 billion
"The system has always paid for this, whether the system pays because the veteran comes to one of our centers and identifies the condition, whether he’s being treated at a medical center for other conditions and this comes up, or whether he doesn’t get treated at all and society pays in other ways.”

19. The Many Faces of PTSD