PTSD
PTSD or postrauma stress disorder is a severe anxiety disorder which was first noticed as early as the 19th Century in soldiers and called by various names including battle fatigue, the term was formally recognised by 1980. It affects people who have suffered some sort of traumatic event like a near-death experience, sexual abuse or serious injury. It’s a serious mental condition which can be debilitating on many levels. The initial symptoms are called Acute Stress Disorder and only if they continue for more than a month is the condition considered PTSD. There are a standard set of psychological tests to diagnose the condition which includes disturbing flashbacks, avoiding the memories of the event or high anxiety levels. Women are far likelier to suffer from PTSD because they are likelier to be at the end of sexual abuse. Also soldiers, rape victims and people who’ve grown up in abusive families have a tendency to suffer from the condition. PTSD affects mental and physical health, relationships and even job performance. The most common symptom of the condition is flashbacks of the event in question.
The various treatment options depend on the nature of the events. Some of the common ones include individual therapy, group therapy, medication, hypnosis, EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing – a kind of psycho-therapeutic process).
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