fizkes/istockphoto Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Experiencing trauma can sometimes lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This serious mental health condition is marked by changes in mood, intrusive memories, avoidant behavior, and a heightened sense of alertness.
While it can feel overwhelming and impact daily life, it may be reassuring to know that effective treatment options exist to help you navigate and manage PTSD. Moment Makers Group/Istockphoto What Is PTSD?
PTSD, short for post-traumatic stress disorder, is a mental health condition that can occur when someone goes through or witnesses a traumatic event. When diagnosing PTSD, clinicians define a trauma as “actual or threatened death, serious injury, or violence.”
While other disturbing experiences can be traumatic, they generally don’t lead to a diagnosis of PTSD. If a person experiences intense distress — like being constantly on edge or having flashbacks — for more than a month after experiencing the trauma, it might be PTSD.
It’s important to know that if you have PTSD, you’re not alone. Support and resources are available to help you through.
Our guide will cover the signs of PTSD, what causes it, and how to manage and cope with the challenges it brings. Kerkez / istockphoto How Common Is PTSD?
Though not everyone who experiences trauma develops PTSD, it’s relatively common. About nine million people in the United States are affected by post-traumatic stress disorder, with roughly 37 percent experiencing severe symptoms.
Research shows that 20 to 30 percent of those exposed to trauma end up developing PTSD. Close up african female sit on couch feels unhappy desperate thinking about personal difficulties mental health problems, 30s sad woman need psychological support goes through divorce break up concept Types of PTSD There are a couple of subtypes of PTSD, though they’re not all recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). These include acute stress disorder (ASD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD). Acute Stress Disorder (ASD) Acute stress disorder includes similar symptoms to PTSD — the primary difference is the timeframe. ASD develops right after trauma occurs, within the first three days, and only lasts up to four […]
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