Facts About PTSD
These fact sheets provide a definition
of PTSD, an overview of PTSD,
different effects of trauma, and how common PTSD is.
Includes fact sheets about behaviors that are associated with traumatic stress
and PTSD, such as acute stress disorder,
avoidance,
anger,
sleep,
self-harm,
pain,
physical health,
avoidance,
alcohol,
and nightmares.
Contains fact sheets about coping
with PTSD, seeking help for
PTSD and treatments
currently available.
These fact sheets address the frequently
asked questions of veterans and PTSD treatment programs
for veterans, as well as specific information on National
Guard and Reservists, managing stress, female veterans, older veterans, and Native American, and Japanese American and Hawaiian
veterans.
These fact sheets provide information on natural disasters, stress
management and mental health interventions for survivors of natural
disasters, information for rescue
workers involved in disasters, and information on the 1999 earthquakes in Taiwan and Turkey.
Fact sheets addressing the effects of trauma as related to: children, child sexual abuse, complex PTSD (which results
from childhood abuse or extended trauma/captivity), sexual assault of males and females, motor vehicle accidents, community violence, criminal behavior, family, relationships, health, primary care, talking to your doctor, women's healthcare providers,
brain imaging, and rape in a war zone.
Recommended books for the nonprofessional reader.
