Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (see DSM-V diagnostic criteria for PTSD) or post-traumatic stress syndrome (PTSS) is the name given to a collection of symptoms that are often observed following a traumatic event. Frequently these symptoms are see some time after the event and may be thought of as a delayed response.

Some examples of traumatic events are;- experiencing, witnessing or hearing about the 2005 London bombings or the tragic events of 9/11, experiencing road traffic accidents or rail crashes, being a victim of or combatant in conflicts such as Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, experiencing the events that happened at Hillsborough football stadium, or the Herald of Free Enterprise and Zeebrugge Ferry disasters. These large and smaller traumatic events may bring about a long term emotional injury and other psychological effects.

Some Symptoms

Emotional numbness,  reliving the trauma, flashbacks, intrusive thoughts and images, nightmares, memory blanks, avoiding things because they bring back memories of the trauma,  repressing memories, feeling unempathic, unable to be affectionate, having no real sense of the future, angry outbursts, disturbed sleep, lack of concentration, overly alert, panic attacks.

For many people these symptoms fade over a short period of time, but for others they last much longer and other disorders can develop; phobias, anxiety,depression, drug addiction and alcohol addiction, suicidal feelings, dissociative disorder – travelling to a new location for example to meet someone or view a house, and when you arrive, you then don’t know why you’ve traveled or what you’re supposed to be doing.