Premium
Recognizing Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms in Individuals With Psychotic Disorders
Author(s) -
Putts Matthew R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2014.00133.x
Subject(s) - posttraumatic stress , psychiatry , psychology , clinical psychology , population , acute stress disorder , medicine , environmental health
The majority of individuals diagnosed with a psychotic episode also meet symptom criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD; Mueser, Lu, Rosenberg, & Wolfe, [Mueser, K. T., 2010]). Unfortunately, trauma from both previous life events and the experiences of a psychotic episode as well as PTSD symptoms are rarely recognized in this population. Steps to assessing trauma history and PTSD symptoms and initiating treatment in a client diagnosed with a psychotic disorder are highlighted.