PTSD Treatment

Literature has many examples portraying the psychological effects of pandemics, earthquakes, floods, and other catastrophes and the internal struggle to overcome such nightmarish experiences. Ancient books, such as Homer´s “Odyssey,” describe in detail the reactions of Greek soldiers to intense horror, disorientation, behavioral paralysis, agitation, and other extreme disturbances during and after a battle.

Nevertheless, until the early 1980´s that the international psychiatric community identified this group of reactions.

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has the peculiarity of being the only condition linked explicitly to a traumatic event.
Although human beings are generally resilient, for those who don’t recover so well, were exposed to extreme trauma over long periods or lack family/friends support, PTSD treatment can be critical to long-term recovery.

Clients with PTSD often experience flashbacks, nightmares, insomnia, and emotional detachment. This situation, in turn, causes cognitive and memory problems, drug abuse, and depression, among many other mental health problems. It also causes family discord, job instability, marital problems, and challenges with parenting.

For example, our rehab clinicians and therapists may offer a wide range of evidence based therapies for PTSD such as the “eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR),” as well as the “cognitive-behavioral therapies” (CBT) versions of the trauma-focused psychological therapy, which confronts the survivor of the trauma with the painful memories and allows him to work through it in a supervised and safe environment. La Jolla Recovery makes it possible to attend PTSD with care, compassion and science in an inspiring atmosphere by the sea. If you or someone you know is suffering from alcohol or drugs and is impacted by dual diagnosis such as PTSD, let us provide you with a haven to take care of your challenges in order to thrive.