This leads to them not being able to protect themselves, or to use the kind of judgment that's needed for self-protection. Breslau says there are no PTSD-specific medications currently available to help those with the disorder. But she says antidepressants and antianxiety drugs, along with behavioral therapies, do seem to be helpful. She says the research effort needs to expand its base, in order to better understand how catastrophic events affect not only soldiers, but civilians. Acute PTSD happens immediately after the trama.
Victims have reactions of fear, guilt or anger.
They can get the shakes or have nightmares or other problems they did not have before. With traumatic events like violent crimes, the person is able to understand that her reaction comes from the recent experience. Trauma such as incest may be partly or fully blocked from memory, but the reactions of disgust and self- hate still occur. The victims feel bad about themselves and don't know why. The second type of PTSD, chronic delayed - onset PTSD, happens years after the traumatic experience.