“Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that’s caused by an extremely stressful or terrifying event — either being part of it or witnessing it by a women or male. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety and uncontrollable thoughts about the event.

Most people who go through traumatic events may have a hard time adjusting and coping for a short time. But with time and by taking good care of themselves, they usually get better. If the symptoms get worse, last for months or years, and affect their ability to function daily, they may have PTSD.

Getting treatment after PTSD symptoms arise can be very important to ease symptoms and help people function better.”

MAYO CLINIC (https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/post-traumatic-stress-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-203)

“Here are the best estimates for how common PTSD is in the U.S. adult population:

• Most people who go through a traumatic event will not develop PTSD.
• About 6 out of every 100 people (or 6% of the U.S. population) will have PTSD at some point in their lives. Many people who have PTSD will recover and no longer meet diagnostic criteria for PTSD after treatment. So, this number counts people who have PTSD at any point in their life, even if their symptoms go away.
• About 5 out of every 100 adults (or 5%) in the U.S. has PTSD in any given year. In 2020, about 13 million Americans had PTSD.
• Women are more likely to develop PTSD than men. About 8 of every 100 women (or 8%) and 4 of every 100 men (or 4%) will have PTSD at some point in their life. This is in part due to the types of traumatic events that women are more likely to experience—such as sexual assault—compared to men.
• Veterans are more likely to have PTSD than civilians. Veterans who deployed to a war zone are also more likely to have PTSD than those who did not deploy.”

VA US Dept of Veteran Affairs (How Common is PTSD in Adults? – PTSD: National Center for PTSD)

“Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that’s caused by an extremely stressful or terrifying event — either being part of it or witnessing it. Symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety and uncontrollable thoughts about the event.

Most people who go through traumatic events may have a hard time adjusting and coping for a short time. But with time and by taking good care of themselves, they usually get better. If the symptoms get worse, last for months or years, and affect their ability to function daily, they may have PTSD.

Getting treatment after PTSD symptoms arise can be very important to ease symptoms and help people function better.”

MAYO CLINIC (Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – Symptoms and causes – Mayo Clinic)

“The statistics surrounding Veterans and PTSD are alarming. The National Center for PTSD found:

• At some point in their life, 7% of all Veterans will have PTSD. (That’s 1.26 million Veterans with PTSD.)
• PTSD is more common among female Veterans (13 out of 100, or 13%) versus male Veterans (6 out of 100, or 6%).

According to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 29% of Veterans who served in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom will suffer from PTSD at some point in their life. That’s 551,000 service members from those conflicts alone. ”

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