Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder   Tags: anxiety, brain, combat disorders, emotions, family relationships, pain, panic disorders, phobias, post traumatic stress syndrome, psychic trauma, psychological debriefing, psychology, ptsd, sociology, stress disorders, war neuroses  

(Producer) This video identifies the criteria for these disorders and the disabling symptoms that may arise with those affected by trauma. Examines how Acute Stress Disorder can evolve into a more chronic condition and the need for early intervention. Uses dramatic vignettes and interviews with professionals and educators in the field to discuss current treatment options and the challenges that these disorders present in home, vocational and clinical environments

Fourth in a five-part series that presents recent research on the brain. This episode looks at the adult brain. Explores the critical interplay between reason and emotion and what happens when the balance between the two brain regions that handle them goes awry. Because of a stroke, Marvin Bateman has lost his ability to connect with other people and has difficulty making decisions. Another man, Johny Cortez, suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and has panic attacks. Writer and psychologist Lauren Slater has been plagued with life-long depression, but believes that abuse suffered as a child made the condition worse.