Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Treatment

Psychology Today on the most helpful therapies for PTSD Treatments.

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Studies show "trauma-focused treatments for PTSD are preferred by most patients".

A study recently published in Frontiers in Psychology, reviews several forms of treatment for PTSD and also provides insights into patients that prefer various treatments.
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and prolonged exposure therapy are the two most preferred treatment forms overall. The study indicates older patients prefer psychodynamic treatments..

Dr. Michael Dadson (Mike Dadson) states, “Symptoms of trauma usually start within three months of a traumatic incident. It has been reported, in rare cases, that symptoms of PTSD may only occur after a number of years. It is not uncommon for symptoms to be present for a short period, then disappear, only to return again.”

It is important to seek counselling if you have been affected by a traumatic incident either in the past or recently. Reasons include:

1. Overccoming behaviours that are self-destructive.

2. Manging your emotions and overcoming anger issues.

3. Reducing your risk of physical health issues.

                Dr. Michael Dadosn discusses unresolved trauma in the video above.

There are 3 phases to trauma treatment.

1. Establishing a theraputic relationship between the therapist the client while developing an understanding the client's current life context and relationships.

2. Through titration and imaginal exposure therapy to process the traumatic memory. 

3. The third phase involves greiving the effect of the trauma.

To read more detial on the phases of trauma treatment visit Dr. Dadson's Trauma blog here, 

Dr. Dadson has discovered through his research that men respond well to group therapy. Dr. Dadson provides an overview of his group therapy program at his Langley clinic, Gentle Currents Therapy. Read about the Men's Group Program here.

In the short video below, Dr. Michael Dadson provides an overview of the effects of PTSD, and why treatment is important.

For more information on trauma, follow this link to Dr. Dadson's Trauma Therapy Clinic to learn more about the impacts of unresolved trauma and the imporantce of seeing a Registered Clinical Counsellor who is a trauma informed therapist.

Dr. Michael Dadson has conducted extensive research around treatment programs for Veterans recovery from trauma, the neurological pathways of PTSD, the importance of Father Son Relationships and Dissociation.  Visit Dr. Dadson at Academia here.

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Why People with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Are Quick to Cut People Out of Their Lives.

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Previous research has shown that cutting a large number of people out of one's life takes a toll in many ways.

According to Psychology Today:

One of the major disorders of personality, attributed to problems during development, is borderline personality, (BPD) characterized by a tendency to quickly and often unpredictably oscillate between love and hate for others, subpar emotional regulation, and consistent problems in interpersonal relationships (see Carlson et al., 2009).

Further, in a recent study (Sung et al., 2021), the author's hypothesis suggests “If impulsivity, borderline tendencies, risk-taking, and fast life history strategy were all present in an individual's personality, then this would lead to a higher number of estrangements in that individual’s life” . Findings suggest “The more borderline tendencies someone had, the more estrangements he or she had in life”.

•  What the impacts are when you estrange yourself from most of your social contacts
• Studies suggest BPD (borderline personality disorder), is a predicting factor  

Reserch published over the last 20 years are reviewed in the article “ The Role of Trauma in Early OnsetBorderline Personality Disorder” (Bozzatello et al., 2021) outlining the relationship role of childhood trauma and BPD.

Visit Dr. Dadon's Trauma Therapy Clinic website here to learn more about the impact of trauma.

  In the video below Dr. Dadson reviews the impact of unresolved trauma.

Dr. Michael Dadson graduated from The University of British Columbia in 2013. Dr. Dadson has been a Registered Clinical Counsellor with the BC Association of Clinic Counsellors since 2000 and is a certified member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association. Dr. Dadson is a trauma informed therapist who was the former Director and Contractor with the Veterans Transition Network (2013-2020) . Additionally Michael Dadson was a named fellow (2017) and active member of the Board of Directors for the International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation (2016-2017) .

To learn more about BPD, follow these 2 links:

1. https://twitter.com/DadsonMichael/status/1404185450277851139

2. https://twitter.com/PsychToday/status/1438716591861116936 

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