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What Is PTSD?
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- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem that can occur after someone goes through a traumatic event or life-threatening event like war, assault, or disaster. Most people have some stress reactions after a trauma. If the reactions (such as upsetting memories of the event, increased jumpiness, or trouble sleeping) don't go away over time or if they disrupt the person’s life, he or she may have PTSD.
- Symptoms of PTSD include reliving the event, avoiding places or things that remind the individual of the event, feeling numb, and feeling keyed up (also called hyper-arousal).
- PTSD often co-occurs with other conditions such as Depression, Substance Use, mild Traumatic Brain Injury, and Pain.
- While most who return to civilian life after military service readjust after a period of time, some will develop conditions like PTSD.
- Because Veterans may seek primary care outside VA, non-VA providers may encounter patients with PTSD.
- It is important to recognize the signs and symptoms of PTSD, and to provide and/or refer to appropriate care.
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