Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened.
While they are thankful to be alive and breathing, while most of those travelling with them in the ill-fated Flight IX-812 perished, those who lived through the nerve-wracking morning of Saturday, May 22 are suffering from trauma arising out of being exposed to a highly stressful situation. They need counselling and psychological attention, say experts, or they could end up suffering from long-term psychological scarring such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
According to the National Institute of mental Health, USA, PTSD is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened.
Traumatic events that may trigger PTSD include violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, or military combat.
PTSD is an anxiety disorder that some people get after seeing or living through a dangerous event. When in danger, it’s natural to feel afraid. This fear triggers many split-second changes in the body to prepare to defend against the danger or to avoid it. This “fight-or-flight” response is a healthy reaction meant to protect a person from harm. But in PTSD, this reaction is changed or damaged. People who have PTSD may feel stressed or frightened even when they’re no longer in danger. PTSD can cause many symptoms.
These symptoms can be grouped into three categories: Re-experiencing symptoms (flashbacks — reliving the trauma over and over, including physical symptoms like a racing heart or sweating), avoidance symptoms (such as staying away from places, events, or objects that are reminders of the experience, depression) and hyperarousal symptoms (such as being easily startled, feeling tense or “on edge”, having difficulty sleeping, and/or having angry outbursts).
The main treatments for people with PTSD are psychotherapy (“talk” therapy), medications, or both. Everyone is different, so a treatment that works for one person may not work for another. It is important for anyone with PTSD to be treated by a mental health care provider who is experienced with PTSD. Some people with PTSD need to try different treatments to find what works for their symptoms.
If someone with PTSD is going through an ongoing trauma, such as being in an abusive relationship, both of the problems need to be treated. Other ongoing problems can include panic disorder, depression, substance abuse, and feeling suicidal.
Victims’ families also need help and for families of crash victims undergoing severe loss and trauma, Air India is arranging for the services of grief counsellors in an attempt to help them overcome the tragedy.
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