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National Center for PTSD

Severe Mental Illness

Below is a list of information currently available from the National Center for PTSD about trauma and PTSD in people with severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. For more information, click on the related links and/or search the PILOTS database for a more complete listing of articles available on this topic.

Fact sheets

The Effects of Disaster on People with Severe Mental Illness
Describes how people with severe mental illness (SMI) may be at increased risk for distress, especially posttraumatic stress symptoms, after disasters

Published Information by National Center for PTSD staff

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Website Links

Support and Family Education
An 18-session family education program for people who care about someone with mental illness.