Congregational Health ReSource - A Faith Based Health Organization devoted to wholeness.

Prevention and awareness are key essentials in maintaining our physical bodies. Many resources may be found here including: statistics, demographics, and basic health regulations to assist you in a lifelong journey of whole health focusing on the first component of wholeness, the body. The health and faith resources found on this site combined can bring balance between our body, soul (mind, will and emotions) and spirit. Learn more about the continuum of care in whole health while increasing your faith, utilizing wisdom, and bringing wholeness to your overall being, body, soul and spirit.

Wondering how you can be more health conscious and are unsure where to start? You can check the National Health Observances calendar and see how you and your congregation celebrate health and honor those you love by making them aware of resources and agencies that provide support and materials to help you succeed!

Focus on health observances throughout the year.

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Description: PTSD follows a traumatic event in which a person feels actual or threatened harm to him or herself. The person re-experiences the feelings of fear, helplessness, or horror, and avoids reminders associated with the trauma.

Incidence: Common (one to three percent of the S population has a severe form; five to fifteen percent of the population has a milder form)

Prevalence: Males equally with females

Signs and symptoms:

Re-experiencing events through flashbacks or memories
Emotional numbness
Crying
Increased use of drugs or alcohol
Sleep disturbances
Nightmares
Frequently feeling overwhelmed by everyday situations
Mood swings
Irritability
Feeling suspicious
Feeling fearful
Feeling guilty
Having a sense of impending doom
Withdrawal from others

Risk factors: Exposure to a life-threatening event tht caused intense fear, helplessness or horror

Usual treatment:

Medication
Behavioral Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy

Usual course: short to long-term

Spiritual considerations:

Offer encouragement to remain in treatment (there is a seventy percent treatment drop-out rate).

Promote spiritual understanding of life events to move the person beyond the unanswerable question, “Why did this happen to me?”

Use of Prayer and meditation as coping strategies.

Suggested scriptures: Isaiah 26: 3-4; Psalms 91

Resources:

Anxiety Disorders Association of America
11900 Parklawn Drive Suite 100
Rockville ND 20852
301-231-9350

Faith, hope, and love coupled with wisdom assists the believer in achieving health harmony in the soul (mind, will, and emotions) and spirit. Strengthen your inner man's soul and spirit by the associated articles, resources, and inspiration in our faith section. May the Lord prosper you with whole health. Learn more about the continuum of care in whole health while increasing your faith, utilizing wisdom, and bringing wholeness to your overall being, body, soul and spirit.

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