Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Management

Question: Discuss about the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Management. Answer: Introduction In this paper, we seek to identify accurate resources relevant to our PICO question. This involves identifying key databases that can provide references for these resources. Emphasis is placed on determining medical databases and resources relevant to the question. The resources identified are assessed to determine their accuracy based on the information provide. In veterans is mindfulness-based therapy effective for treating PTSD? Key Words Alternate Words P Posttraumatic stress disorder Trauma-related disorder I Mindfulness-based therapy Psychological Talk Therapy C Behavioral Therapy Cognitive Therapy O Less traumatic events Decreased arousal Answering the PICO question will require medical resources exploring the topic. These resources can be found in various databases. The most appropriate databases are PubMed and Medscape. PubMed is a free search engine that accesses Medline database which contains abstracts and references on various biomedical topics (PubMed, 2017). The database is maintained by United States National Library of Medicine (NLM). PubMed offers access to references derived from Index Medicus and references to journals such as Science and Annals of Surgery before they were indexed in Medline. It allows users to access recent entries to article records before it is added to Medline. It also offers a set of medical books, NLM records, and PMC citations. The search engine provide records articles links. Some articles can be accessed for free in PubMed or its mirrors (Rutgers, n.d.). It also provides information about various journals available. It is estimated that PubMed has about 27 million records that date back to early 19th century. PubMed has records from 1809 onwards focusing on different medical topics. Over 500,000 new records are added to the database every year. As of January 2017 , over 13 million of the records in the database had abstracts, and millions of other articles were available in full-text. Over 4 million articles are freely available to any user. Medscape is a web resource for professionals in healthcare settings. It provides access to peer-reviewed medical journal articles, medical news, drug information, continuing medical education, custom version of Medline database, and healthcare conference coverage (University of Connecticut, 2017). It also includes a drug database. Content provided in Medscape is free, but users have to register to access it. Medscape contains comprehensive information on a wide range of topics such as drug interactions, medical procedures, diseases and conditions, drugs, and body anatomy (WebMD, 2016). It provides practice guidelines for professional and a health directory for finding physicians. It also provides diagnostic criteria and several calculators related to tests which are organized based on medical specialty. The clinical information on Medscape is contributed by professionals such as leading physicians from top academic medical centers in different countries. Various leading medical schoo ls and institutions such as Baylor College of Medicine partner with Medscape. These databases are conducting a search on the PICO question as they have many quality references that are relevant to the question. The records in the databases are reviewed by committees based on scholarly criteria before being added. This implies that the records available are quality and relevant for different medical specialties. The two databases focus on biomedical and clinical topics which make their content more specific and relevant to our search. Data about articles in the database are provided in a structured manner-author, title, date, etc. This implies that we can accurately retrieve the results we want and the results can be sorted based on date. Additionally, the articles are tagged with essential information about their content and structure. Structured words about the article content and topics are indicated which assists in getting better results for our search. In the database search, PubMed is used to identify results relevant to the PICO question. Action Search Mode Results Limiters Filter Mindfulness-based therapy 44 Title/Abstract Filter Mindfulness-based therapy PTSD 36 Date Publication (2007-Present) Filter Mindfulness-based therapy PTSD 26 Text Word Filter Mindfulness-based effectiveness PTSD 2 Text Word Two results relevant to the PICO question were identified. The articles focused on evaluating the effectiveness of Mindfulness-based therapy in treating PTSD (Marzabadi, 2014,p.228). The first article involves a study that investigates how mindfulness influences the life of victims of war with PTSD. The study includes tests conducted in a Hospital in Iran where 28 victims of war who had PTSD were assessed to determine the impact of mindfulness training. Data was collected using questionnaires and ANOVA measures used for data analysis. The findings of the study are relevant to the PICO question as they support effectiveness Mindfulness-based therapy in treating PTSD and improving the quality of life of victims. The second article involves a report that examined alternative therapies for the treatment of depressive orders which can be applied to PTSD (Williams, 2011). The report identified several mind-body therapies which could be used in PTSD treatment. The key findings indicate that meditation which is part of the mindfulness-based therapy may not be effective in treating anxiety disorders. It indicated high levels of dropout showing that adhering to mindfulness-based therapy may be an issue in a healthcare setting. However, findings for relaxation and breathing training suggested that the therapy may be effective in handling panic disorders. The two articles are relevant to the PICO question as they provide accurate information based on studies conducted that examine the effectiveness of Mindfulness-based therapy in treating PTSD. Conclusion From the study, two databases that could be used to search for resources were identified. The databases identified are healthcare-oriented hence are reputable sources of medical resources. A database search conducted to find resources for the PICO question determined various resources. With limiters, relevant and accurate resources to the question were identified. References Marzabadi, E.A. and Zadeh, S.M.H., (2014). 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