PTSD Is not limited to only people in the military.
Learn about PTSD and trauma, and how it can affect people will help you understand what your loved one is going through — and how you can support them.
PTSD is a mental health problem that some people develop after a trauma, or life-threatening event. A traumatic event could be something that happened to your loved one, or something they saw happen to someone else.
Types of traumatic events that can cause PTSD include:
■ Combat and other military experiences
■ Sexual or physical assault
■Child sexual or physical abuse
■Learning about the violent or accidental death or injury of a loved one
■ Serious accidents, like a car wreck
■ Natural disasters, like fire, tornado, hurricane, flood, or earthquake
■ Terrorist attacks
■ Combat and other military experiences
■ Sexual or physical assault
■Child sexual or physical abuse
■Learning about the violent or accidental death or injury of a loved one
■ Serious accidents, like a car wreck
■ Natural disasters, like fire, tornado, hurricane, flood, or earthquake
■ Terrorist attacks
If you’re concerned about a loved one who has experienced trauma, it’s important to learn about PTSD. Knowing how PTSD can affect people will help you understand what your loved one is going through — and how you can support them.
Click Here to see this in depth resource and guide supplied by VA.gov.
Click Here to see this in depth resource and guide supplied by VA.gov.
