Complexities and Challenges of PTSD and TBI: Symptoms, Diagnosis, Comorbidities and Therapeutic Strategies
| Start Date |
Friday, September 25, 2009 |
| End Date |
Saturday, September 26, 2009 |
| Description |
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious disorder that clinicians must be familiar with given the return of many combat veterans to normal civilian and social environments. Many return with not only physical wounds of war like traumatic brain injury (TBI), but mental wounds that may not be immediately evident – which highlights the need for effective screening techniques. Depression, anxiety, insomnia and other comorbid illnesses are highly prevalent in patients with PTSD. A RAND Corporation study released in April 2008 found that 300,000 individuals—18.5% of US service members who have returned from Afghanistan and Iraq—report current symptoms of PTSD and/or depression. Rates of PTSD and major depression were highest among Army soldiers and Marines, and among service members who were no longer on active duty.
The combination of comorbid metal illnesses, sometimes concurrent with physical wounds and TBI, leads to several unfortunate and progressively worsening situations for veterans who return to the community. These situations include unstable family life, divorce, inability to gain or hold employment, impaired social relationships, suicidal behavior, violence and aggression, substance abuse, crime and more. |
| Contact Name |
Glenn Laudenslager |
| Phone |
1 203-840-5446 |
| Fax |
1 203-840-9446 |
| E-mail |
glaudenslager@reedexpo.com |
| Website |
http://www.reedmeded.com/ptsd |
| Format |
Conferences, Lecture, Seminar |
| Location |
Hilton San Francisco
333 O'Farrell Street
San Francisco, California
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| Credit Hours |
13.5 |
| Credit Category |
AMA |
| Price |
$550.00 |
| Register by date |
Thursday, September 24, 2009 |
| Early Registration Price |
$350.00 |
| Early Registration Date |
Monday, August 24, 2009 |
| Specialties |
Family Practice/Medicine, Pain Management, Preventive Medicine, Psychiatry, Nurse, Primary Care, Psychology, General Medicine |
| Topic(s) |
Early detection, Return from combat, alcohol abuse, violence prevention, TBI, pharmacotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment, Burn-Pain management,Complementary & Alternative Medicine, Suicide Risk Assessment, Management of PTSD in the Primary Care Setting, Best Practices |
| Objectives |
At the conclusion of the meeting, participants will be able to:
-Identify the symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Choose appropriate psychotherapeutic (CBT), psychosocial and medication treatments as therapeutic interventions.
-Discuss interventions used in the clinical management of patients with acute or chronic mild TBI.
-Provide integrative treatment for patients with co-morbid disorders.
-Implement specific therapeutic strategies for the dual diagnosis of PTSD and Substance Abuse.
-Assess for risk for violence to self and towards others and determine how to intervene accordingly.
-Identify signs or symptoms of suicidal behavior and describe the potential intervention strategies.
-Explain practical treatment strategies for the co-occurrence of pain and PTSD.
-Integrate cultural perspectives to ascertain appropriate clinical management. |
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