Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

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A mental illness caused by a traumatic event — either witnessing it, experiencing it, or hearing about it.

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Symptoms

  • Negative mood
  • Loss of memory for parts of event
  • Detachment
  • Self-blame
  • Anger outbursts
  • Recklessness
  • Jumpy or easily startled
  • On edge, alert, or watchful of danger
  • Feeling like the event is happening again
  • Unwanted, intrusive memories
  • Avoidance of reminders of the trauma