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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
post trammatic stress disorder
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
post trammatic stress disorder
by speedymays, Feb 08, 2004 12:00AM
I was involved in a physical hold on 1-14-2004. I was injured in the face by a violent pt. The gentleman that was with attempted to keep the pt off of me which he injured my face and tore my shirt. The person that was assigned with me ran and did not bother to help me and the other gentleman. Now in the last two weeks I have been involved i two physical holds and literally want to hurt the pts because I am afraid that I will be hurt again. I still have nightmares about the incident and wonder if i have ptsd and need to call my psciastict since I am being treated for bi polar disorder. thank you for your advise in this situation
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Feb 09, 2004 12:00AM
, Feb 09, 2004 12:00AM
I don't know if it fits the diagnostic category, and that doesn't really matter. Yes you should talk this through with your psychiatrist because it was traumatic, and there are issues of abandonment( the staff who ran away) and the anger that must provoke.
