Originally Answered: What personality disorders are common in children with narcissistic parents? Narcissism is contagious, psychologically speaking, so the child of narcissistic parents can end up entangled in the parentsâ predicament.
PTSD facts. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an emotional illness that was first formally diagnosed in soldiers and war veterans and is usually caused by terribly frightening, life-threatening, or otherwise highly unsafe experiences but can also be caused by devastating life events like unemployment or divorce.
History of PTSD. Though post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) did not become an official diagnosis until 1980 in the United States, the condition has long been acknowledged in some form for thousands of years. However, despite the length of time it has taken to formally recognize the condition, the disorder has been evidenced throughout history.