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P25: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Report
P25: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Case Report
روانشناسی
Psycology
گزارش مورد
Case Report --- Open Access, CC-BY-NC
<p style="text-align: center;">لطفاً به چکیدۀ انگلیسی مراجعه شود.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">Following exposure to a major traumatic event like Iran-Iraq war(1980-1988) various reaction occurs, some of which result in stress-related psychiatric disorder. We have briefly described one such case and used it to indicate some features of post-traumatic stress disorder. The patient, B.B, is a 54 years old man who has served in Iran-Iraq war operations for about 19 months. He expresses that two months after leaving the war zone, he had experienced sever anxiety and increased psychomotor reactions to stimuli. His social interaction is impaired and he frequently experiences mood swing. The patient’s main complaints includes:” I get so nervous of not being able to avoid the scenes coming to my mind. My heart beats so fast. It hurts! I become restless. I can’t sit. Sometimes I argue and fight with my children but then I become so regretful”. ECG, exercise tolerance test and echocardiography show no evidence of heart disease in the patient. Also, no brain damages are indicated through the patient’s brain CT scan. The patient has no history of alcohol consumption, drug abuse, seizure and head injuries. Aggression is observed in the Rorschach test. Based upon the patient’s multiple symptoms, factitious Disorder and mood disorder are excluded from the differential diagnosis, while “post-traumatic stress disorder “is confirmed in the patient. The treatment includes medications such as Amitriptylin, Propranolol and sodium valproate. In Addition, psychodynamic psychotherapy and stress reduction techniques are administered. B.B confirms the positive effect of the combined treatments. The patient provided informed consent for participation in the interview.</p>
Post-traumatic stress disorder, Patient, Stress
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Jamileh
Mohtashami
Jamileh
Mohtashami
100319475328460010860
100319475328460010860
No
Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Nursing & Midwifery Faculty, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Marjan
Mohamadi
Marjan
Mohamadi
Mn.mohamadi@gmail.com
100319475328460010861
100319475328460010861
Yes
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
Fahimeh
Habibifar
Fahimeh
Habibifar
100319475328460010862
100319475328460010862
No
Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
Department of Motor Behavior, Faculty of Sport Science, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran