Task & Purpose magazine writer Alice Vitiello lists five things experts have learned about PTSD since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
PTSD is no longer regarded as a disorder but as a normal reaction to abnormal events.
Post-traumatic stress disorder is treatable and not a life sentence. Treatments are advancing and a great many studies are being done on better ways to treat PTSD.
Diagnosing PTSD has changed — now four major symptom clusters are being considered when making a PTSD diagnosis, and treatment can be targeted towards specific symptom clusters — re-experiencing, arousal, avoidance, and persistent negative cognition and mood changes.
