what are treatments for ptsd
Last Sunday, 60 Minutes broadcast a story about two new therapies being used to treat veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). The treatments are called âProlonged Exposure Therapy â (PE) and â Cognitive Processing Therapyâ (CPT). The new treatments were originally designed for attack and abuse victims. Two million Americans have served in Iraq and Afghanistan, and 20 percent of them are estimated to have PTSD. The Veterans Health Administration has been overwhelmed with PTSD patients.