Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a serious mental health condition that can develop after an individual experiences or witnesses a traumatic event involving actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence. These events may include military combat, natural disasters, serious accidents, physical or sexual assault, or the sudden loss of a loved one. While it is natural to feel distress following a traumatic experience, PTSD is diagnosed when these symptoms persist for more than one month and cause significant impairment in daily functioning. It is characterized by a constellation of symptoms grouped into four main categories: intrusive memories, avoidance behaviors, negative changes in thinking and mood, and heightened arousal or reactivity.One of the hallmark features of PTSD is intrusive re-experiencing of the traumatic event, often in the form of distressing flashbacks, nightmares, or uncontrollable thoughts related to the trauma. Individuals may feel as if they are reliving the event, with intense emotional or physical reactions. Avoidance symptoms include efforts to steer clear of reminders of the trauma, such as places, people, conversations, or thoughts. This can lead to social withdrawal and emotional numbing. Negative alterations in cognition and mood may manifest as persistent feelings of guilt, shame, or detachment from others, as well as memory difficulties and distorted beliefs about oneself or the world. Arousal and reactivity symptoms often present as irritability, anger outbursts, hypervigilance, sleep disturbances, or an exaggerated startle response.

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