Patient Case: Trauma and Impact of PTSD on Quality of Life
January 17th 2025A patient discusses their struggles coming to terms with a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis after multiple traumatic events, detailing their initial resistance to seeking help, the breakthrough moments in therapy that led to acceptance, and their ongoing journey of healing through various treatment approaches.
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Melanie Barrett, MD; Anita Clayton, MD, and Carmen Kosicek, MSN, PMHNP-BC, discuss how effective screening tools like the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and PHQ-9, combined with comprehensive clinical assessments, are crucial for accurately identifying postpartum depression during routine prenatal and postnatal visits.
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Panelists discuss how to diagnose postpartum depression (PPD) promptly using tools such as standardized screening questionnaires, especially in busy or resource-limited settings, and explore strategies to enhance PPD screening in underserved and minority populations in which symptoms may be underreported, while also considering the role of the case study patient’s family history in identifying her PPD symptoms.
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The Case of a 34-Year-Old Woman With PPD After the Birth of her Third Child
January 13th 2025Panelists discuss how specific symptoms, such as persistent sadness, emotional numbness, and disconnection from the baby, help distinguish postpartum depression (PPD) from postpartum anxiety or “baby blues,” and how to approach assessing a patient such as Emily, who is experiencing these symptoms for the first time despite previous pregnancies.
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Concluding Thoughts on PTSD Management
January 10th 2025A panelist discusses how effective posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) management requires a comprehensive, individualized approach combining evidence-based treatments, ongoing support systems, lifestyle modifications, and regular monitoring of progress while acknowledging that recovery is often a gradual process requiring patience, persistence, and collaboration between health care providers and patients.
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A panelist discusses how emerging posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatments, including psychedelic-assisted therapy, neurofeedback, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and virtual reality exposure protocols, show promising results in clinical trials while offering new hope for treatment-resistant cases.
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