Dedicated Stress and Trauma Service

An estimated 10% of the population are likely to experience PTSD or Chronic Stress at some point during their lives - it is now the top cause of long-term workplace ‘sickness’.

Capio Nightingale Hospital has a new dedicated Stress & Trauma Service to tackle the marked rise in the number of patients manifesting symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other stress-related conditions led by the expert Professor Gordon Turnbull.

The Stress and Trauma Service comprises a unique programme of trauma and stress therapies and other pioneering techniques delivered by a team of eminent specialists offering patients the chance to tackle their trauma and stress efficiently and permanently.

Treatments programmes include:
• Consultant Psychiatric assessment and 1to1 sessions
• EMDR Therapy
• Gestalt Therapy
• Bio Feedback Methods

EMDR and Gestalt therapies encouraged patients to place an emphasis on personal responsibility and their role in the present moment and Biofeedback is the latest tool whereby patients are connected to ECGs which illustrate the connection between the physiological and the psychological helping them to manage the symptoms of stress as they process the memories.

Chronic stress and trauma will often lead to patients suffering from a range of physical symptoms such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, high blood pressure and even in extreme cases inflammation of the skin, the bowel and the joints. All of which can be successfully resolved by following an appropriate treatment programme delivered through the Capio Nightingale service.

Commenting about the service, Professor Gordon Turnbull, PTSD Lead Consultant said: “PTSD is often mistakenly associated with human vulnerability when the reality is that it is a reaction to a specific episode and a perfectly normal and natural processing mechanism not an illness. Left untreated, it can have a hugely detrimental impact on a patient’s quality of life, however with swift intervention – particularly in the first “Golden Month” after the incident – the symptoms can be processed permanently and efficiently. The new Stress & Trauma Service at Capio Nightingale Hospital has been established in response to an increased awareness of the signs and triggers for PTSD and chronic stress and an accompanying demand for a dedicated treatment centre.”