Many mental health disorders can lead to other chronic diseases and death. Stress-related disorders result from abnormal responses to acute or prolonged anxiety, and can include obsessive-compulsive disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder.
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/programs/geh/climatechange/health_impacts/mental_health/index.cfm
Prolonged exposure to stress can result in a decline in mental health. Prolonged heat or cold events create chronic stress situations that can cause or exacerbate health problems, particularly in populations already suffering from mental health or stress-related disorders.
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/programs/geh/climatechange/health_impacts/mental_health/index.cfm
PTSD can be a : Nasty disorder and quite a worthy opponent. Cognitive processing therapy, emdr, psychoeducation & psychotherapy can be very helpful. The previous recommendation for prazosin & ssri's is good. Some patients do well with the simple combination of melatonin & buspar (buspirone).
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Stress (Definition) Stress affects most people in some way. Acute (sudden, short-term) stress leads to rapid changes throughout the body. Almost all body systems (the heart and blood vessels, immune system, lungs, digestive system, sensory organs, and brain) gear up to meet perceived danger.
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Heart disease. Researchers have long suspected that the stressed-out, type A personality has a higher risk of high blood pressure and heart problems. We don't know why, exactly. Stress can directly increase heart rate and blood flow, and causes the release of cholesterol and triglycerides into the blood stream.
http://www.webmd.com/balance/stress-management/features/10-fixable-stress-related-health-problems
Stress-related disorders. Stress is a conscious or unconscious psychological feeling or physical situation which comes as a result of physical or/and mental 'positive or negative pressure' to overwhelm adaptive capacities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress-related_disorders
Everyone experiences stress and anxiety at one time or another. The difference between them is that stress is a response to a threat in a situation. Anxiety is a reaction to the stress. Whether in good times or bad, most people say that stress interferes at least moderately with their lives. Chronic stress can affect your health, causing symptoms from headaches, high blood pressure, and chest pain to heart palpitations, skin rashes, and loss of sleep.
https://adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/related-illnesses/stress
In the weeks after a traumatic event, you may develop an anxiety disorder called acute stress disorder (ASD). ASD typically occurs within one month of a traumatic event. It lasts at least two days and up to one month. People with ASD have symptoms similar to those seen in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
https://www.mentalwellnessonline.com/resources/symptoms/acute-stress-disorder
Stress is wear and tear on the body in response to stressful agents. Hans Selye called such agents stressors and said they could be physical, physiological, psychological or sociocultural. And stress is not an anxiety disorder and it is not a normative concept.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress-related_disorders
Health Impacts. 1  Extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, wildfires, and flooding, create stress. 2  Prolonged heat or cold events create chronic stress situations that can cause or exacerbate health problems, particularly in populations already suffering from mental health or stress-related disorders.
https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/programs/geh/climatechange/health_impacts/mental_health/index.cfm
what is a disorder caused by stress
Mental health disorders are caused by stress. Many mental health disorders caused by stress.