Treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
‘PTSD’ or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder has become quite a prevalent mental health disorder today. Research suggests that approximately 7 to 8 percent of the total population is likely to experience PTSD at some point or the other. Further, there is a higher chance for women to experience sexual abuse and/or assault in their childhood. On the other hand, men usually tend to undergo traumatic events such as injury, accidents, combat, physical assault or disaster. Witnessing death is a common trauma among both men and women. What is PTSD? PTSD can be understood as a psychiatric problem which may occur after the experience of a life-threatening event. Examples of such events include the following: Sexual assault in childhood or adult life Military combat Serious accidents Terrorist incidents Natural disasters Death of…