Mac Drinker

Invisble Wounds (eBook, ePUB)

History of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Its Effects

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The author provides some of the earliest research of post traumatic stress disorder and it origins. Jean-Martin Charcot and Sigmund Freud research of homeless women provided the first clinical diagnoses of people who had been abused or traumatized. Charcot and Freud called the diagnosed disorder hysteria, of which carried similar symptoms to todays post traumatic stress disorder. Charcot and Sigmund studies also provided a treatment model which they called talking therapy and later psychotherapy. The major view of this writing provides the characteristics features and criterions described in the DSM IV, the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders. There are 20 chapter in the text that provide information on post traumatic stress disorder as it relates to ethnicity, policies and politics, current issues related to families in treatment of substance abuse, domestic violence and its effects on youth behavior and crime and society. There are also suggested hypothetical examples of a research module for post traumatic stress disorder for future references regarding substance abuse. The intension of this writing is to provide enough information to bring forth invisible wounds for clear diagnose. Although, some mental health disorders are clearly noticeable (i.e., depression, anxiety, panic attacks, dissociative disorders) other may not be so obvious. The text describes how once triggered the symptoms become a recurring cycle until treated. Therefore to assure veterans are properly assessed, the text implies an understanding of the dynamic of post traumatic stress disorder, uncovering the veil and opening up clear communication to assist veterans, and practitioners.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Xlibris US
• Seitenzahl: 100
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781514453124
• Artikelnr.: 52549571

Autorenporträt

Mac Drinker is a total and permanent service-connected combat veteran. He served in the Republic of Vietnam from March 1969 to March 1970 and earned the meritorious medal for outstanding service in every adverse combat situation. He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for Bravery and awarded four honors from the Vietnam Presidential Citation for Bravery. Mr. Drinker was also a member of the Vietnam Peace Institute of North Chicago Medical Center from 1985 to 1996 while being treated for severe post-traumatic stress disorder, chronic type. Mac Drinker holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the Mercer University Continuing Education, and a master's degree in community counseling from Argosy University School of Psychology. While attending Argosy University in Atlanta, he has taken forty-eight hours of coursework in the psychology and behavioral science fields that include counseling theory, abnormal psychology, counseling skills 1, counseling skills 2, human growth and development, personal theory and individual counseling, professional and ethical issues, group counseling, social and cultural diversity, appraisal and assessment, career and lifestyle development, research and program evaluation, substance abuse counseling, academic writing. He has passed a comprehensive psychology examination as well. He has also acquired two years of studies toward his doctorate for counseling education and supervision from Walden University, Minnesota. Mr. Drinker continues to advocate for veterans by assisting them in gaining benefits based upon eligibility.