Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event that threatened or caused grave physical harm. Traumatic events that may trigger PTSD include violent personal assaults, natural or human-caused disasters, accidents, or military combat.
People suffering from PTSD have severe ongoing thoughts and memories of the traumatic event and feel emotionally disconnected, particularly with family and friends. They may have difficulty sleeping, feel detached from the world, or startle easily.
PTSD is a condition distinct from traumatic stress, which has less intensity and duration, and combat stress reaction, which is transitory. PTSD has also been recognized in the past as railway spine, shell shock, traumatic war neurosis, or post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSS).
Specialist
Consult a Primary Care Physician first
Helpful Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-traumatic_stress_disorder
http://nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml
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