What if PTSD Is More Physical Than Psychological?

It most certainly is!

Thank you Dr Ross.....Chemical imbalance secondary to .....

I would like a more comprehensive overview of PTSD. I am aware that PTSD has several comorbidities. If a non-physiological condition like a Personality Disorder co-exists with PTSD which one should be the focus of treatment, for example, especially if addiction is also a complicating factor. Dr. Ross could you please provide explanations for the specific etiology of Borderline Personality Disorder and describe how this disorder can overlay PTSD symptoms and clarify what the criteria is for a differential diagnosis between the two. I am particularly interested in the psychodynamics of the two disorders and how they interact with one another. Borderlines are particularly adapt at manipulating others for interpersonal support whereas PTSD sufferers avoid stimuli that trigger affective interactions. Both however experience intense anxiety whenever they are aroused by overwhelming events which threaten physiological and emotional homeostasis. I wonder, Dr. Ross, if PTSD and BPD are indeed parallel conditions that must be treated simultaneously and depending on the severity of the two conditions, will normally have a poor prognosis since both statistically eventuate in suicide.

Please do, we need to capture this