NAMI Brochure: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

[David Baxter PhD]

New Brochure: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
October 30, 2008

For Veterans Day, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has released a new 14-page brochure on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), its treatment and recovery.

"Over a lifetime, approximately 5 percent of men and 10 percent of women are diagnosed with PTSD," said NAMI medical director Ken Duckworth, M.D. "Risk factors include the type of trauma, degree of exposure and any prior history of trauma. In most cases, there is a direct physical impact. Proximity in witnessing violent, life-threatening events also makes a difference."

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[forgetmenot]

thanks I'm sure my younger brother will suffer from this when he returns home from Afghanistan this is his 2nd tour there and he says he hates seeing the children suffering one of my daughters many diagnosis was complex post traumatic syndrome My psychologist thinks i have this but i don't i just have anxiety over everything happening to everyone in my family