This paper explains that the most often used treatment and what some doctors' say is the only real cure is
psychotherapy,
including taking the patient back to the event or using Virtual Reality to
re-experience which traumatized them. The author points out that cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), which focuses on relaxation, coping techniques and tools to enhance less negative thinking in hopes that the patient will learn how to control the anxiety attacks he or she goes through during the remembrance of their traumatic experience, is considered the best and most effective
psychotherapy for PTSD patients. The paper relates that many PTSD patients are treated with anxiety reducing and antidepressant medications, the newest of which are called SSRI's (selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors).