If you’ve experienced trauma and have severe or long-lasting symptoms, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be the cause. In Brooklyn, New York, dual board-certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner Mary Cahill, PMHNP, diagnoses and helps you manage PTSD to reduce flashbacks, nightmares, and other bothersome symptoms. To schedule an evaluation with Mary Cahill, PMHNP, contact our office today.
PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is a mental health condition that develops in some people after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, negative alterations in cognition and mood, and hypervigilance.
The following traumatic experiences might contribute to PTSD:
Mary completes a psychiatric evaluation to establish if you meet DSM-5-TR criteria for PTSD.
Treatment for PTSD may include medications to help assuage some of your distressing symptoms. However it is more effective to use a combination of medication and evidence-based modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Supportive Therapy and Group therapy.
To schedule an evaluation with Mary Cahill, PMHNP, contact our office today.