Posted on Apr 15, 2014
PTS vs PTSD... Do you think "re-naming" it will really make a difference?
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Do you think "re-naming" PTSD to PTS will really make a difference in the "civilian" community, especially in the areas of treatment, employment, volunteer positions and public opinion? I tend to think the "damage" has been done and I liken it to giving a stone the title of a rock, but it's still a stone... (My apologies, I like metaphors...) Your thoughts?<br>
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Many dislike the term"Disorder." It really comes down to semantics. "A psychological pattern associated with distress." I guess it should be debated and agreed on in the medical community.
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Ok this is tricky. I don't think it will change per say but by removing the D it helps remove the stigma of a disorder (which is still looked down upon in our society). Over time it will help in my opinion.
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no it will not make a difference to anything. Back in the day the called it shell shock, then PTSD now PTS any other names? lol
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Of course renaming it will make all the difference in the world...it has been renamed after almost every conflict in our Nation's history and we don't have any soldiers with any problems any more. I hope the sarcasm was completely apparent? Renaming it does NOTHING to help anyone but those who are feeling guilty because they did nothing to help the men and women who were sent in harms way for them, while they sat and did nothing.
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Here is something to really mess your day up... http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/ [login to see] 3.htm<div>Apparently modifications made in RNA from traumatic stress can be genetically transferred at conception to your children...</div><div>I'm not sure that your typical "injury" is capable of being transferred to your children in this way. But this makes a serious argument for getting your head straight.</div><div class="pta-link-card"><div class="pta-link-card-picture"><img src="http://images.sciencedaily.com/2014/04/ [login to see] 3.jpg"></div><div class="pta-link-card-content"><div class="pta-link-card-title"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/04/ [login to see] 3.htm">Hereditary trauma: Inheritance of traumas and how they may be mediated</a></div><div class="pta-link-card-description">Extreme and traumatic events can change a person -- and often, years later, even affect their children. Researchers have now unmasked a piece in the puzzle of how the inheritance of traumas may be med...</div></div><div style="clear:both"></div><div class="pta-box-hide"><i class="icon-remove"></i></div></div>
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CW2 Joseph Evans
For a synopsis of the study, it's decent. However, I'm sure the actual paper would just confuse me the way similar nuts and bolts science studies have over the past few months have.
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I don't think they re named PTSD to PTS. There is a distinction between the two in my opinion. One is a disorder the other is not. Many people will from time to time show signs or symptoms of PTS however not every case of PTS will totally consume that individual which at that time of total control of them makes it a disorder.
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MSgt Curtis Ellis
No argument there as it is agreed that PTS is not a disorder, but a treatable injury that we've called PTSD for quite some time. Former President George W. Bush, retired Army Gen. Pete Chiarelli and other veterans groups are lobbying the medical community to consider PTSD an injury rather than a psychological disorder, ie, dropping the "D"... Not that it has happened yet, or that it ever will, but is being pushed for. The question then becomes will changing it to what it should have been in the first place help at all, or is the move too late to make a difference within the community...
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LT Papproth, my comment was my own words and in no way reflect anything other than my thoughts and feelings. But I will say that I myself have stress from time to time related to past traumatic situatiions I have been in. I myself have not been diagnosed with either PTSD or PTS nor have I been tested. I do not consider myself qualified to diagnose either of the two either. Though I have had Soldiers in the past diagnosed with PTSD, TBI/MTBI and can say from my observation some were more sever than others. Some needed constant medication to cope with life in general and some needed just occasional counseling. I think there is a distinction between those two. Again in my own words, I would say the one with a need for constant medications could easily be diagnosed with PTSD while the other could be exhibiting signs of PTS.
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At risk of being politically incorrect... no. Changing the name does nothing to change the perception. Changing the name will not break the barriers of the perceived stigma of seeking help (and remember, perception is reality to the individual). All we can do to make a difference is to continue to educate service members and civilians and encourage those effected to seek appropriate treatment.
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Yes MSgt Ellis by leaving out the word disorder, we encourage soldiers to talk about their experiences without the unfortunate stigma of a mental disorder of which this is not. Will it work? let us all pray for this success in healing and encouraging veterans to boldly step up like they have already done. Great question Msgt Ellis.
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PTS vs PTSD; They are not changing the name but are classifying two different degrees of the same thing. Example: If an individual has a car accident it is possible for him to have PTS (Post Traumatic Stress)... an uncomfortable feeling when when starting to drive again, this should fade in a reasonable amount of time as he becomes comfortable driving again. However, if the feeling does not go away in time, gets worse, or causes difficulties in performing that task such as fear, sweating, noticable heart bounding, when trying to drive, nightmares and such, it could now be a disorder - PTSD.
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Changing the name will not change anything. The only way we can get change is through education. Being a retired Service Member I have seen a lot of the stigma that goes with PTS/ PTSD. We need to work on better educating the Civilian sector on what is PTS/PTS and teach them that not everyone who has this is a loaded cannon waiting to explode. That is the real feeling of some of the civilian sector. I have seen this first hand.
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I cannot endorse semantics as a strategy to solve humanity's problems.<br><br>My holidays are no more enjoyable since they became DONSAs. Reservists are not thought of more highly because we call them Troop Program Unit members. Cross-leveling is no less disruptive because we call it.... I already forgot the new term.<br><br>PTS, PTSD, Battle Fatigue, Shell Shock, Combat Stress.... call it Perfectly Normal Warrior Behavior (PNWB) and it will still mean the same thing.<br>
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