The Complexity of Post-Traumatic Stress and Going Beyond Symptom Reduction

In this episode Clare E Steffen, Ed.D. discussed post-traumatic stress (PTS) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). She described the physical and emotional elements of PTS that result in symptoms such as increased anxiety with exposure or when triggered, dissociation, flashbacks, depression, anxiety, sleep disruption, and an array of complex symptoms.   She discusses how to go beyond symptom reduction and take a strength-based approach.