The US Congress has declared today, 27 June 2011, National Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Day.
PTSD is an anxiety disorder that may develop after a person experiences a terrifying event. So it includes soldiers and workers in war zones. People who have been involved in an accident or assault. Rape is a main cause of PTSD in women. It also varies in intensity. But it is a serious anxiety disorder. It is known to increase the risk of depression, suicide, and drug and alcohol related disorders including death. But it is anxiety. And anxiety is well treated with cognitive behavioural therapy. So PTSD is treatable too. It is not a permanent condition. So that is a great source of hope.
According to the US National Insitute of Mental Health, the US population lifetime prevalence of PTSD is 6.8%.
Statistics are available for American soldiers suffering from PTSD.
The US Veteran’s Administration, through its National Centre for PTSD, has a great deal of excellent information about PTSD.
PTSD is an anxiety disorder that may develop after a person experiences a terrifying event. So it includes soldiers and workers in war zones. People who have been involved in an accident or assault. Rape is a main cause of PTSD in women. It also varies in intensity. But it is a serious anxiety disorder. It is known to increase the risk of depression, suicide, and drug and alcohol related disorders including death. But it is anxiety. And anxiety is well treated with cognitive behavioural therapy. So PTSD is treatable too. It is not a permanent condition. So that is a great source of hope.
According to the US National Insitute of Mental Health, the US population lifetime prevalence of PTSD is 6.8%.
Statistics are available for American soldiers suffering from PTSD.
- 2.4% of soldiers and workers returning from the Afghanistan or Iraq war are clinically diagnosed with PTSD;
- 17% of Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans exposed to sustained ground combat report symptoms of PTSD;
- PTSD is or has been experienced by 10% of Gulf War veterans and 30% of Vietnam veterans.
The US Veteran’s Administration, through its National Centre for PTSD, has a great deal of excellent information about PTSD.
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