June 2018
June Is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Month
You may have heard of PTSD and think it’s only about military combat. While that is a widely held belief, PTSD is an anxiety disorder that can also happen after going through, or seeing, other upsetting events, including:
- Natural disasters
- Terrorist incidents
- Accidents
- Physical or sexual attack as a child or adult
In various studies, anxiety is associated with different ailments, such as migraine headaches and gastrointestinal problems.
Magellan Healthcare® provides a Primary Care Physician toolkit that offers clinical guidance for treating anxiety disorders. Also in the Magellan toolkit, you’ll find a patient education handout specific to PTSD under the Anxiety tab/Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
Source: Mental Health America
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) contracts with Magellan Behavioral Health, Inc. (“Magellan”), an independent company, to administer BCBSTX’s managed mental health program.