Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can affect anyone who experiences or witnesses a traumatic event. While most people associated PTSD with U.S. military service members and veterans who have participated in combat deployments, it can also be caused by:

● Threatened or actual physical assault ( i.e. physical attack, robbery, mugging, domestic violence)

● Rape or other acts of sexual violence 

● Severe motor vehicle accident

● Natural or human-made disasters

● Witnessing a medical catastrophe in another

● Traumatic medical events (i.e.  waking during surgery,  anaphylactic shock, trauma during childbirth, hospitalization in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with a life-threatening condition)

● Medical catastrophe in one's child

● Incidents observed by First Responders  (i.e. EMTs, paramedics, firefighters, and police officers)

● Witnessing the serious injury, unnatural death, or physical or sexual abuse of another person 

● Racism

● Bullying

● Loss of a caregiver (through abandonment, deportation, or incarceration)    

● Kidnapping

Troubling memories of the event and excessive fear, anger, or humiliation associated with the trauma can last for months or even years. Symptoms like nightmares and physical and emotional strain can begin to affect all aspects of life. We have solutions for your symptoms. Dr. Allen is highly trained in the diagnosis and treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.