Posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, or rape or who have been threatened with death, sexual violence or serious injury. It involves symptoms like flashbacks, anxiety, negative thoughts and beliefs, hypervigilance and more. You may have also heard of complex trauma or complex ptsd and wondered what this is This article explains what complex ptsd (cptsd) is, how it's related to ptsd, and what it might mean for treatment. These stressful or traumatic events usually involve a situation where someone’s life has been threatened or severe injury has occurred. Posttraumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is a serious condition that can develop after someone experiences or witnesses a traumatic or terrifying event involving serious physical harm or the threat.
Ptsd, like other mental health conditions, results from interacting social, psychological and biological factors Anyone can experience ptsd after a potentially traumatic event, but people who have previously experienced traumatic events are more susceptible.
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