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Healing from Trauma: Personalised PTSD Treatment

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can profoundly impact your daily life, causing symptoms such as flashbacks, anxiety, and emotional distress. At Palm Beach Psychiatric Experts, Dr. Mark DeLuca and PA-C Dane Santoro offer individualised treatment plans to help you navigate and overcome the challenges of PTSD. Our compassionate approach aims to support your journey toward healing and improved well-being.

Trauma-Focused
Trauma-Focused Therapy

Utilizing trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) to help you process traumatic experiences, develop coping strategies, and address challenging thoughts and emotions.

Medication Management
Medication Management

While there are no specific medications for PTSD, we provide medication management to alleviate associated symptoms like anxiety and depression, enhancing your overall treatment plan.

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Comprehensive Evaluation

Conducting thorough assessments to understand the source of your symptoms and tailor a treatment plan that addresses your unique needs and goals.

Reclaim Peace After Trauma

Start healing with personalised care for lasting wellness.
Overcome PTSD challenges through expert-guided support.

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PTSD Q&A

What is PTSD?
PTSD, also known as post-traumatic stress disorder, develops when people experience traumatic events that cause severe emotional distress. It can be a dangerous event, a threatened one, or something you have heard from a close family member or friend.
PTSD often develops from:
  • Military duty
  • Physical or emotional abuse
  • Physical or sexual assault
  • Domestic violence
  • Death of a loved one
  • Natural disasters
  • Car, plane, or train accidents

You can develop PTSD after a single traumatic event or a series of events. For example, you might have been in a single car accident that leaves trauma or experienced more than one natural disaster. rom:

It’s completely natural to experience fear after experiencing traumatic events, but gradually, these feelings should improve. If your symptoms last for one month or longer and worsen, you should consider seeking a professional evaluation at the nearest office of Marc DeLuca, MD.

PTSD causes symptoms that fall into the following categories:

Negative symptoms

Negative symptoms include anxiety, depression, and guilt. You may feel guilty if you think you could have done something different to prevent the trauma.

Intrusion symptoms

PTSD often causes intrusive symptoms like flashbacks, nightmares, and sudden memories. The intrusions continue to make you relive the traumatic event and cause symptoms such as fear, anxiety, and anger.

Avoidance symptoms

You may avoid certain people, places, items, or activities that remind you of the traumatic event. Avoidance symptoms are often so strong that you completely change your daily routine.

Arousal symptoms

People with PTSD often feel on edge and stay hypervigilant. They may also have insomnia (trouble sleeping) or bursts of anger.

The team determines the source of your symptoms before developing a treatment plan to help you overcome past trauma. They may use techniques like trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy (TF-CBT) to help you identify your reactions to the traumatic event, learn new coping skills, and deal with challenging thoughts and emotions.

You might also benefit from medication management for PTSD. There aren’t specific medications to treat PTSD directly, but the team can address symptoms such as anxiety and depression. To receive compassionate treatment for PTSD, call Mark DeLuca, MD, or schedule an appointment online today.

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