Specific Populations and Trauma Types: PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) in Older People | NLM

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Specific Populations and Trauma Types: PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) in Older People

03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: Phoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health. Published: 3/2019. This five-page information sheet addresses background issues and provides post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) presentation, assessment, and treatment recommendations for practitioners working with older people. Older people with PTSD may be categorized into two classes. The first are those who experienced a traumatic event years or decades earlier, including sub-populations such as war veterans from conflicts such as Vietnam, Korea, and WWII; Holocaust survivors; and former refugee children. The second group are those who have experienced trauma relatively recently, as an older adult. (PDF)