Publisher's Synopsis
This is a description of the best practices in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It starts with a description of the pervasiveness of aggression and Post Traumati Stress Disorder. It follows with the socialization of aggression. It then examines mental illness and personality development through the lens of self organizing systems and chaos theory. Then it discusses the treatment of aggression and PTSD. The limitations of psychotropic medications are examined through the lens of the Number Needed to Treat. The limitations of psychotropic medications are examined through the lens of physiologic reserves. The case against the use of benzodiazepines is made. Treatment of PtSD, TBI and Schizophrenia are examined inthe context of military personnel. There is a summary of the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Schizophrenia and Traumatic Brain Injury among active duty soldiers is presented.
