Careful evaluation
We review your symptoms, history, and past treatment before suggesting a plan.
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Medically reviewed by Yenny Porrata DNP, FNP, PMHNP, BC - Adult Psychiatry
Trauma-informed evaluation and treatment for intrusive memories, hypervigilance, avoidance, and sleep disruption.
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What to expect
A clear plan
Options, benefits, and possible side effects are explained in plain language.
Ongoing follow-up
The plan is reviewed at each visit and adjusted to your response, routine, and goals.
Understanding this condition
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder can follow assault, accidents, violence, medical emergencies, combat, or the sudden loss of someone close. Symptoms may begin soon after the event or emerge months later, and they can persist for years without treatment.
Care is trauma-informed: you set the pace, you are not required to narrate details before you are ready, and the first goal is often restoring sleep and reducing hyperarousal.
How this condition is evaluated and treated
Safety and stabilization first
Sleep, hyperarousal, and any co-occurring depression or substance use are addressed early so that other treatment becomes possible.
Medication where it helps
Medication can reduce nightmares, hyperarousal, and depressive symptoms; it works best alongside trauma-focused therapy.
Therapy coordination
Referral to trauma-focused therapy is made when appropriate, with psychiatric follow-up continuing in parallel.
Common signs and symptoms
- Intrusive memories, nightmares, or flashbacks
- Avoiding places, people, or conversations tied to the event
- Feeling constantly on guard or easily startled
- Difficulty falling or staying asleep
- Emotional numbness or detachment from others
- Irritability, anger, or difficulty concentrating
When to schedule an evaluation
Seek an evaluation if symptoms persist more than a month after a traumatic event, or at any point if they are disrupting sleep, work, relationships, or safety.
Call 786-542-5766Frequently asked questions
Do I have to describe what happened?
Not in detail and not before you are ready. Treatment can begin with symptom relief and safety.
Can PTSD develop years after the event?
Yes. Delayed onset is well recognized, and treatment is still effective.
Is medication required for PTSD?
No. Some patients are treated with therapy alone; medication is added when symptoms such as nightmares or severe hyperarousal warrant it.
Areas served
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) — care across South Florida.
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786-542-57661840 W 49th St. Suite 717, Hialeah, FL 33012
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