The Intersection of Trauma and Psychiatric Rehabilitation: Addressing PTSD in Community Mental Health Programs
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https://doi.org/10.69980/ajpr.v25i1.101Keywords:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Community Mental Health Programs, Trauma-Informed Care, Mental Health RecoveryAbstract
Introduction: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) exists as a psychiatric condition which frequently develops alongside Severe Mental Illness (SMI) disorders including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder. People who have SMI experience elevated PTSD risks because they encounter more traumatic events and experience homelessness and encounter obstacles in mental healthcare systems. PTSD exists widely yet psychiatric rehabilitation facilities fail to detect and treat it properly which leads to worsened clinical symptoms and higher rates of hospitalisation. This population needs evidence-based PTSD interventions together with traumatic care approaches along with integrated psychiatric rehabilitation services to achieve better mental health results.
Methodology: The research design combines qualitative and quantitative methods to investigate its subject. The research combines semi-structured interviews with structured questionnaires to evaluate PTSD severity levels and treatment barriers and psychiatric rehabilitation performance. Two standardized PTSD assessment tests known as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5) along with Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS-5) provide quantitative measurements for symptom intensity together with treatment progress monitoring. Researchers monitored hospital admissions and treatment adherence and therapy success rates within human trauma victims who have dual psychiatric disorders across prolonged observation periods.
Results: The research shows that PTSD severity levels directly influence psychiatric rehabilitation results because patients with severe PTSD face increased hospitalisation rates and reduced treatment adherence. Both cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) have proven their ability to decrease symptoms in PTSD patients. The accessibility of PTSD treatment remains limited because of stigma along with insufficient funding and geographic challenges and insufficient trained professionals. Trauma-informed psychiatric rehabilitation programmes show better patient participation and decreased emergency interventions in their patients.
Conclusion: Psychiatric rehabilitation for SMI patients with PTSD needs to adopt trauma-informed integrated approaches for effective treatment. The path toward bringing evidence-based PTSD treatments to more people can be achieved through expanded therapist education programs and telecommunication platforms for mental health services. Research needs to investigate comprehensive PTSD recovery patterns in addition to studying how digital therapeutic solutions enhance treatment availability for correct delivery.
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