Are you in doubt that you are having PTSD? It you are suspecting yourself suffering from PTSD and looking for best PTSD treatment center in Kathmandu? We are here to provide you best PTSD treatment and counselling by best psychiatrist doctor in Kathmandu.
What is PTSD?
PTSD is the short form of Post-traumatic stress disorder. It is mental health condition due to extremely life threatening and stressful event. The patient may have either experienced or witnessed the event.
All of us go through stressful life situations in our day to day life. We get to cope up with mild stress, but if its severe enough and disturbing with terrors, violence and it had significant impact over our day to day activities, it may be the symptoms of PTSD and hence need to get the counselling and take medications if required.
Symptoms of PTSD
The symptoms may start soon after the incident or may occur even after many years. It lasts for more than one month and cause significant problems in socio-occupational functions. Major symptoms of PTSD are divided to three parts. It includes:
A. Intrusive symptoms of PTSD
- Remembering the past traumatic events or incidents
- Flashbacks
- Deadly dreams and nightmares
- Anxiety symptoms and fearfulness when seen or heard anything that reminds of the traumatic events
B. Avoidance symptoms of PTSD
- Avoid talking about the past traumatic incident
- Stay aloof and avoiding the people, place and other things that reminds of that traumatic event.
C. Emotional and physical difficulties of PTSD
- Easy startles
- Fearful
- Sleep disturbances
- Anger outbursts
- Sweating
- Heart beating faster
- Trembling
How will you get diagnosed of PTSD?
It usually involves the clinical interview with the patients and the visitor. The doctor may ask you about your symptoms and difficulties you are facing. The proper diagnosis is based on the clinical diagnostic criteria. He may also use some paper based tools or rating scale to quantify your symptoms.
Treatment of PTSD in Kathmandu, Nepal
Treatment of PTSD involves two modalities:
a. Counseling and therapy:
Treatment of PTSD involves counseling and therapy by the psychiatrist and psychologist. It involves trauma focused therapy, CBT, relaxation techniques and coping skills.
b. Medications
If your symptoms are severe and its troubling you, you may need treatment with medications for some period of time under the supervision of psychiatrist.
We at our mild clinic are specialized in treating the PTSD by both therapy and medications. If you are suffering from PTSD like symptoms, contact us for the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment.