Living with post-traumatic stress disorder can be isolating and unpredictable. Around 13 million adults in the United States — 5% of the population — experience PTSD each year, according to the ...
People joke about having post-traumatic stress disorder if their coffee order is wrong, says Elena Breese, a Boston Marathon bombing survivor from Phoenix, Arizona. “But I wish people understood how ...
Trauma comes in many forms. Natural disasters such as wildfires, hurricanes, earthquakes and tornadoes can certainly be difficult life-altering events. Being diagnosed with a chronic condition or ...
Researchers have categorized divorce as the second most stressful event in adult life. Although divorce does not inherently fit the American Psychological Association’s (APA) trauma criteria for ...