The Struggle: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

In the afternoon of 2 April 2014, a soldier named Antonio Lopez fired at Fort Hood, three people died, 16 people were injured, and then committed suicide. When a soldier fired at a military base in Fort Hood, it turned out to be the second shot for the first time in five years. He was diagnosed with depression, anxiety, sleeping disorders and other psychiatric disorders. Shooter is also evaluating the possibility of post-traumatic stress disorder, but this disease is not diagnosed. Many people believe that this tragedy may have been avoided if the army acts sooner and provides treatment to him.

Crime victims are working hard to cope with many serious and chaotic feelings. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are fighting for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder are serious and destructive, and often recur in long-term. Medical care and counseling can help but the victim may not be willing to access resources or help. Ironically, in many cases suffering from post traumatic stress disorder, the victim is drinking. This means that alcohol-related crime victims may face greater risk. Problematic drinking brings many negative effects. Do not miss that the worst situation is to tell others about the same problem habits.

Post-traumatic stress disorder "post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental illness that people remember repetitiously or have a dream of a terrible experience" ("post traumatic stress disorder" 710). The explanation of post traumatic stress disorder mainly focuses on the way in which psychological trauma experience is affected. When a person is facing an overwhelming trauma, the brain can not handle information or emotion correctly (Cohen Web). Post traumatic stress disorder changes the body's response to stress. Hundreds of different types of psychiatric disorders, fourth edition are posted in the mental disorder diagnosis and statistics handbook. (DSM - IV) One of them is called post - traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). According to this study post-traumatic injuries usually experienced and witnessed life-threatening events such as military attacks, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, serious accidents and rape, and other violent personal attacks It occurs later.