2006-07-20 01:31:34 · 9 answers · asked by parrot 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
PTSD is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. A psychiatric disorder that occurs following traumatic life-threatening events such as war, rape, terrorist attacks, etc. These individuals relive their experience through nightmares & flashbacks, have trouble sleeping & feel detached & estranged & may over react to sudden noises. The stress affects all aspects of their lives, mental, physical & emotional. Research suggests that prolonged trauma may disrupt and alter brain chemistry.
The estimated risk for developing PTSD for people who have experienced the following traumatic events is:
- Rape (49 percent)
- Severe beating or physical assault (31.9 percent)
- Other sexual assault (23.7 percent)
- Serious accident or injury; for example, car or train accident (16.8 percent)
- Shooting or stabbing (15.4 percent)
- Sudden, unexpected death of family member or friend (14.3 percent)
- Child’s life-threatening illness (10.4 percent)
- Witness to killing or serious injury (7.3 percent)
- Natural disaster (3.8 percent)
2006-07-20 01:35:23 · answer #1 · answered by ANGEL 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
2006-07-20 14:02:21 · answer #2 · answered by paulamcneil1223 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. It is a mental state that affects people who have witnessed or been involved with traumatic and life altering events.
It used to be called shell shock when the soldiers came home from ww2.
It is not a joke. It is a really bad thing to have that can affect every area of your life.
I have it from witnessing my brothers murder at the age of 3.
2006-07-20 08:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by nik named mom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post traumatic stress disorder.
Sometimes after going through a traumatic event people re-experience this event over and over. This happens when they are set of by "triggers". triggers can be smells, sounds etc. that remind them of the event. It is an unconscious reminder. They don't realize they are reacting to it until they are in an anxiety state or depression kicks in.
One needs therapy and sometimes meds to help them with this...It is hard to deal with.
I suffer from this....
for more info, check out the site below.
2006-07-20 08:46:18 · answer #4 · answered by running2adream 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a mental illness usually caused by a major stressor in the past, such as being threatened death, raped, or mollested.
2006-07-20 08:39:29 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
post traumatic stress disorder
It used to be called shell shock
It's what happens to you after something horrible occurs. If you go to war and have to kill, there are lingering mental effects.
2006-07-20 08:36:58 · answer #6 · answered by pukcipriavroc8v 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pos trumatic stress disorder
2006-07-20 08:37:17 · answer #7 · answered by Nursen' 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Karen gave the perfect answer.
2006-07-20 08:44:55 · answer #8 · answered by J Somethingorother 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
2006-07-20 09:01:09 · answer #9 · answered by Jen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋