Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a real threat for the survivors of the ill-fated Flight IX-812, doctors have warned. Most of the travelers on that fateful flight on May22 have died.
However doctors say that the handful of survivors are also in serious danger of suffering from mental trauma following their involvement in that tragedy. PTSD is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event, says he National Institute of Mental Health. It also adds that people are most likely to suffer from PTSD if they have been exposed to a life-threatening event.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is a mental condition triggered by a traumatic event. PTSD treatment includes pyschotherapy, behavior therapy and medications.
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Some of the common symptoms of PTSD include physical symptoms like a racing heart or sweating, avoidance symptoms such as staying away from places that are reminders of the experience and continued depression.
Some of the recommended treatment measures for the condition include grief counseling. Air India has assured that the families of victims will also be given counseling sessions.
Source: Medindia
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Source: Medindia
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Depression
Depression is one of the most common mental disorders affecting approximately 340 million people in the world. No one is immune from depression - it occurs in people of all social classes, all countries and all cultural settings.
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