PTSD Spirituality: Does Early Use of Morphine Reduce PTSD?
Morphine is often administered in cases of combat triage and in civilian emergency rooms. Typically understood as an opiate that can reduce pain, a recent study suggests that administering morphine soon after intense trauma may prevent PTSD from developing. Benedict Carey reports that it may even be a sort of “morning-after pill” for the prevention [...]
PTSD Spiritualilty: Help for PTSD Nightmares with Blood Pressure Drug (Prazosin)
While my expertise is primarily on the level of theology and how PTSD trauma causes soul wounds, the PTSD Spirituality Blog is also interested in standard medical treatments for PTSD symptoms. Today’s online Washington Post has an article about prazosin, a blood pressure drug, that also appears to alleviate PTSD related nightmares. Nightmares are corrosive [...]
