Liberty Home is set in a beautiful and tranquil location that allows one to feel calm and reflective. This will provide you with the best therapeutic environment, making us the perfect place for people to start their recovery and healing from PTSD.

PTSD Treatment at Liberty Home

Most people eventually move past situations like these without requiring trauma therapy. However, for many individuals, traumatic events might have detrimental long-term effects on their health. This is known as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and it needs to be treated with medical assistance.

At Liberty Home, PTSD is treated using evidence-based therapeutic methods aimed at reducing PTSD’s symptoms. This allows you to cope with stress and explore the memories and feelings associated with the incident that are preventing you from going about your daily life, generally with qualified and specialised healthcare providers.

Don’t hesitate to contact us at Liberty Home to check if you may have PTSD and find out how to get your life back. Through our individualised main treatments, we will help you gain control of your thoughts, feelings and actions.

What to Expect from Treatment for PTSD

Liberty Home will help you treat your symptoms of PTSD with psychotherapy or talk therapy. It is necessary to first discuss with your therapist what the best treatment option is for you so that we can craft and provide a treatment plan that is tailor-made to your needs and preferences. Treatment can take weeks to months, depending on your progress, but with the proper diagnosis of PTSD, you will be able to recover in due time.

Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is a well-established and effective treatment for PTSD. It integrates principles of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with techniques specifically designed to address those who have experienced trauma.

TF-CBT involves these three phases:

1. stabilisation and skill-building

2.trauma narration and processing

3.integration and consolidation of lessons learned

Trauma-focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT)

EMDR is a structured therapeutic approach wherein the patient is encouraged to momentarily concentrate and talk about the trauma while concurrently receiving bilateral stimulation (usually in the form of eye movements).

This approach has been linked to a decrease in the vividness and emotional content of the trauma memories. EMDR therapy helps you heal from distressing and traumatic life experiences.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Exposure therapy is a psychological intervention designed to assist individuals in facing their fears and concerns. People tend to avoid the things, activities, or situations they are afraid of because they cause uncomfortable feelings and bodily sensations.

Through prolonged exposure or directly facing the feared object, traumatic memories become easier to cope with, and in the long run, you will become desensitised to it.

Exposure Therapy

Group therapy can be an effective treatment for PTSD, offering several benefits that complement individual therapy. This treatment can help bring together individuals who have experienced similar traumas.

This shared experience can help members feel less isolated and more understood. They can talk about the trauma in a safe space, and it normalises their feelings and experiences, which can be incredibly validating.

Group Therapy

Psychiatrists may prescribe a combination of medications to treat PTSD.

Antidepressant medications: These drugs can lessen anxiety and depressive symptoms. Additionally, they can aid with concentration issues and sleep issues. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved paroxetine (Paxil) and sertraline (Zoloft) as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Anti-anxiety medications: Severe anxiety and related issues can be relieved by these medications. Since there is a chance of abuse, anti-anxiety drugs are often only taken temporarily.

It is still recommended to have psychotherapy and medications to achieve the best results to treat PTSD. Do note that certain medications have side effects, so it's best to consult your mental health professionals.

Medication

At Liberty Home Secondary, we ensure that during your stay, we are here to support you as you take the essential actions that will lead to a better future and continued recovery. For those who have already finished a detox or rehab course, we provide support in the form of abstinence-based accommodation.

This reintegration care is vital to guaranteeing the ongoing efficacy of your rehabilitation treatment since we incorporate teaching the value of leading a healthy lifestyle through our training, one-on-one and group counselling sessions, and educational programs.

Reintegration Care

At Liberty Home Secondary, we also offer sober living, and we provide you with an environment for recovery from addiction with a safe, supportive and encouraging environment to help you get ready for the day-to-day difficulties of leading a drug-free life.

In addition to encouraging healthy behaviours like accountability, self-reliance, and responsibility, these sober living spaces also build a sense of community and offer a secure environment where residents may focus on their recovery objectives free from outside distractions.

Sober Living

What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?

Posttraumatic stress disorder is a psychological condition wherein people who have witnessed or experienced a traumatic incident, sequence of events, or combination of circumstances experience an adverse effect on their mental, bodily, social, and/or spiritual well-being and are perceived as emotionally or physically damaging or even fatal.

It’s normal to experience fear both during and after a distressing event. The body’s “fight-or-flight” reaction, which aids in preventing or addressing possible threats, includes the emotion of fear. Following a traumatic event, people may react in a variety of ways, but most will eventually get over their symptoms. On the contrary, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be identified in those who still exhibit symptoms for a prolonged period.

How Common is PTSD?

According to a recent survey, 1 in 10 people in the UK are expected to experience traumatic events at some point in their lives. Around 6,665,000 people are expected to develop PTSD or C-PTSD at some point in their lives, yet it is still an incredibly misunderstood, often misdiagnosed and stigmatised condition.

The estimated risk for developing PTSD for those who have experienced the following traumatic events: rape at 49%; severe beating or physical assault at 31.9%; sudden or unexpected death from a family member or friend at 15.4% and others at 7.3%.

PTSD Symptoms

Though they can occasionally appear later, PTSD symptoms often start to show about three months after the stressful event. A person must also experience symptoms for more than a month and have severe enough symptoms to interfere with daily activities like relationships and employment to meet the criteria for PTSD. Additionally, the symptoms must not be connected to any prescription, drug usage, or medical condition.

The condition progresses in different ways. Some people get well after six months, while for others, the symptoms persist for a year or more. Co-occurring illnesses like depression, substance abuse, or one or more anxiety disorders are common in people with PTSD.

The common symptoms of PTSD include the following:

Intrusion: Persistent, uncontrollably occurring recollections, unsettling dreams, or flashbacks to the traumatic incident are examples of intrusive thoughts. People may experience flashbacks that are so vivid that they feel as though they are experiencing or reliving the painful event.
Avoidance: Avoid people, places, activities, things, and circumstances that could bring up painful memories to prevent yourself from being reminded of the traumatic incident. Individuals could make an effort to forget or stop thinking about the upsetting experience. They could be reluctant to discuss what happened or their feelings related to it.
Changes in mood and cognition: Losing important details of the traumatic event, having negative thoughts and feelings that result in persistent, distorted beliefs about oneself or others (such as “I am bad” or “no one can be trusted”), and having distorted ideas about the event’s cause or consequences that lead to blaming oneself or another.
Arousal and reactive symptoms: Symptoms can include being easily startled, irritable and prone to angry outbursts, acting recklessly or destructively, acting suspiciously and overly aware of one’s surroundings, having trouble focusing or falling asleep, and more.

Causes of PTSD

The circumstances that contribute to someone developing PTSD differ depending on each individual. A person may get PTSD as a result of a wide range of life-threatening and dangerous situations or after prolonged exposure to a traumatic event. These may include the following:

Risk factors of PTSD

The specific reason behind some people’s PTSD is unknown to doctors. Like the majority of mental health conditions, PTSD is most likely brought on by a combination of different risk factors:

Stressful situations such as the type and frequency of trauma you have experienced in your life
Risks associated with inherited mental health, such as a family history of depression and anxiety
Your temperament, or inherited traits of your personality,
Your body’s reaction to stress is regulated by how your brain releases chemicals and hormones.

How to reach out for support

PTSD can affect every aspect of a person’s life. If left untreated, PTSD can lead to other mental health conditions such as addiction, depression or anxiety. If you are experiencing PTSD symptoms or know someone diagnosed with PTSD, Liberty Home can help.

Our highly qualified and certified physicians are ready to provide you with compassionate, top-notch mental health services. We are dedicated to collaborating to help you regain control over your life, regardless of your needs.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Focus of the Reintegration Care Programme?

The focus is on teaching clients the necessary coping mechanisms to live a sober life and develop a volunteer job, hobby, or vocation.

What are the Conditions Treated Using CBT at Liberty Home Clinic?

CBT is used to treat substance use disorders, borderline personality disorder, OCD, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and severe mental illness.

What Types of Mental Health Issues are Treated at Liberty Home Clinic?

They treat depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, mood disorders, and borderline personality disorder (BPD).

Can PTSD be Prevented?

Individual protective factors that could delay the onset of PTSD or lessen its severity include maintaining regular communication with and receiving support from significant others in your life. choosing to identify as a survivor rather than a victim. taking part in activities that promote healing and developing more positive emotions.

How Can I Help a Loved One with PTSD?

People with PTSD frequently distance themselves from friends and family. They can think that nobody will understand what they’re going through, feel embarrassed, or not want to burden others.

Although it’s crucial to follow and respect your loved one’s boundaries, your support and encouragement can lift their spirits and lift their spirits out of sadness and despair. In fact, according to trauma specialists, receiving in-person support from others is crucial for PTSD rehabilitation.

Aside from that, you may also refer your loved ones to Liberty Home. They provide evidence-based, holistic residential treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder rehabilitation in a calm, private setting, addressing the root causes of the problem rather than just treating the symptoms coupled with support from family and friends.