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The Neuro Capsule
September 2006
The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD)…
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Stress, it’s life…
Distress, it’s sickness…
Eustress, it’s happiness…
and we live it…
A distress involves many repetitive events.
We are then speaking of « chronic stress».
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Definition
The PTSD taked place following a particularly
traumatizing event, at the mental, psychoemotive or physical level. For the person, the
indescriptable or unimaginable nature of the
event, the intensity or the assiduous
repetition leaves an indelible mark, at that
time, we are speaking of PTSD.
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Some statistics…
The last statistics show that the PTSD is a worlwide
reality and its incidence increases according to the
event to the psycho-socio-environmental event…
In 2004, the following figures show the importance of
this syndrome at a worldwide level, for the countries
of North America, Australia, some Western Europe
countries and, some countries of a particular interest
for NeuroAXIS Inc.
US Census Bureau, 2004
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NORTH AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA
COUNTRIES
In 2004, prevalence (M of people) of PTSD
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
USA
Canada
Mexico
Australia
US Census Bureau, 2004
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WESTERN EUROPE COUNTRIES
In 2004, prevalence (M of people) of PTSD
1 600
1 400
1 200
1 000
800
600
400
200
0
France
Spain
United Kingdom
Italy
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Sweden
Denmark
US Census Bureau, 2004
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PARTICULAR CASES’ COUNTRIES FOR NEUROAXIS
In 2004, prevalence (M of people) of PTSD
1 600
1 400
1 200
1 000
800
600
400
200
0
Switzerland
EGYPT
Romania
US Census Bureau, 2004
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The criterions related to its diagnosis:
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The exposed person was overcome by fear,
powerlessness or horror at the time of the event.
The registered perceptions and sensations are
expressed at the mental (images, thoughts) or the
sensorial level (sight, noise, touch, smell).
The profound and persistent need to avoid or to
forget from the associated stimuli to the
traumatism is omnipresent: (thoughts, feelings,
conversation, geographical place, crowd).
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The criterions related to its diagnosis:
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The symptoms related to an increase of the
stimulus (hyper vigilance, irritability, lack of
concentration, anger, sleep disorders)
persist since more than a month.
The PTSD can create a significative clinical
distress or a deterioration of the social and
occupational behavior.
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Our results…
The acute and chronic stress
After studying the impacts of varied acute and chronic
stress, we are able to figure out some comments:
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The acute stress is normaly well assimilated by the
organism at the neuro-psycho-physiological level and
leaves the place to an other life’s experience…
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The chronic stress induces some indelible at the sensorial,
emotive and mental level and it will stay engraved in the
memory for a long time…
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Our motto « I remember of… » is applicable.
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Our results…
The chronic stress
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The chronic stress induces some metabolic changes,measurable
quantitatively at the clinical level. Indeed, our « SymPath Test »
allows to distinguish between the anxious states from the
depressive states.
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Following a diagnostic, a neurobio-psycho-social approach is
now available through to a customized coaching within our
Neuro  Éduc program .
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The chronic stress as such PTSD can therefore be understood,
managed and take in charge by the sick person through an
integrated approach based on optimization of its neurophysiology.
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SymPath and its clinical values
Clinical Values in 890 Subjects
Human Serum DBH Enzyme Activity
Population
18 %
Clinical Values*
 30
DEPRESSIVE STATES**
67 %
30-70
15 %
 70
ANXIOUS DISORDERS **
Activity
LOW
NORMAL
HIGH
* Results are expressed in nmoles of octopamine formed/mL of serum/min (IU).
** More advanced clinical Investigation is needed.
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
The pharmacological and neurobio-psychobehavioral approach in relation with the results of
our SymPath Test …for…
Anxious Disorders
Depressive States
Integrated and suggested therapeutical
approaches for the attending physician
Integrated and suggested therapeutical
approaches for the attending physician
Pharmacological therapy
Benzodiazepines
Selective inhibitors of serotonin reuptake
Behavioral therapy : Neuro  Éduc
Pharmacological therapy
Selective inhibitors of noradrenaline
re-uptake
Antidepressors
IMAO
Antipsychotics
Behavioral therapy : Neuro  Éduc
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Our conclusions
The PTSD is treated
by a pharmacological approach
prescribed by the physician
and
by a neurobio-psycho-social approach
based on the optimization of the neurophysiology of the
person integrating
a verbal, non-verbal and cognitive approach.
The PTSD induces
some physio-pathological behaviors
related to the neurochemistry of emotions.
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