What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
Post traumatic stress disorder, or commonly referred to as PTSD, is a specific mental illness that affects those individuals who have experienced trauma in their lives. This debilitating disease affects 1 in 10 Canadians, and those suffering from it require professional help through rehab and counselling. PTSD DefinedThe Canadian Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), the most widely used manual in clinical psychiatric practice in Canada, regards PTSD as a mental illness, categorized among trauma and stressor-related disorders. PTSD can arise in individuals exposed to sudden trauma such as: unexpected and violent death, sexual violence, serious injury, divorce, etc. Some individuals suffer PTSD as a consequence of feeling the trauma for their family and friends. PTSD symptoms are classified in the following categories:Intrusion symptoms: intrusions are...