How to prevent PTSD and reduce the rate

Along with determining who is at a higher/lower risk of developing PTSD and finding the most effective treatment, it is important to identify ways of preventing PTSD and reducing the rate at which paramedics are diagnosed. It has been discovered that daily oxytocin injections posttrauma can be effective in preventing PTSD. According to a 2017 study, “Repeated intranasal oxytocin is a promising early preventive intervention for PTSD for individuals at increased risk for PTSD due to high acute symptom severity.” (Frijling, 2017) Stress hormone targeted pharmacological interventions have also been known to help certain people to prevent them from having PTSD. According to a 2016 study, “Stress hormone-targeted pharmacological interventions, are efficacious in selected samples of survivors.” (Qi, Gevonden, & Shalev, 2016) CBT is used both to help prevent PTSD, as well as an effective treatment option for it. “CBT is currently the mainstay of early prevention of PTSD.” (Qi et al., 2016) These drug treatments can hopefully be used to help prevent PTSD in the first place.