Health Care : Current Reviews

Post-traumatic stress disorder; what is behind the invisible wounds??

Joint Webinar: 8^th World Summit on Neonatal Nursing and Pediatrics Healthcare & 9^th International Conference on Mental Health and Psychiatry

May 22, 2023 | Webinar

Eman Ahmed Zaky

Ain Shams University, Egypt

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: Health Care Curr Re

Abstract:

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the mental disorder that is encountered in sufferers who experienced or witnessed any kind of distressing events involving life threatening situations or extreme physical harm. Unfortunately, such a disorder significantly hurts the spirit, soul, mind, emotions, memories, and physiological body functions. It is a complicated condition that can be underreported, missed, or undiagnosed; accordingly, raising public awareness about its etiology, manifestations, and prompt ways to deal with is crucial for its early diagnosis and proper intervention that will improve the quality of life of its sufferers dramatically. As not all wounds are visible and those invisible wounds are very difficult to treat and unlikely to disappear, it is important to collaborate efforts to understand and respect the suffering of PTSD victims and support them to bypass such a drastic disorder. Keywords: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; PTSD; Flight/Fight Reaction; Amygdala; Hippocampus; Corpus Callosum; Parietal Lobes; Shell Shock; PTSD Awareness Day; Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal Axis.

Biography :

Eman Ahmed Zaky is a Professor of General Pediatrics, Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics, and Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt. She is the Co-founder and current Head of Child Psychiatry Clinic, Children's Hospital, Ain Shams University. She had her MS, MD, and PhD degrees in Pediatrics in 1988, 1993, and 2002 respectively and DPP, United Medical and Dental Schools of London and Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine in 1998. She has special interest and experience in Developmental and Behavioural Pediatrics and Clinical Genetics. She is a member of many national and international specialized Societies and Associations in her fields of interest and expertise as ISPG, AAP, SODBD of AAP, and EPA.