Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Statistics

• At least 12% of those who perform high-stress rescue or police work develop PTSD. Rates among military men and women deployed to war zones may be triple that

Warning Signs

• Fear that fails to diminish even after leaving a scary environment

• Exaggerated responses to stress

• Inability to sleep

Prevention

• Forcing victims to relive their trauma tends not to prevent illness. Rather, general psychotherapy shows promise in pre-empting symptoms among those who have undergone extreme stress

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