Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a trauma- and stress-related disorder that may develop after a person is exposed to a very threatening or distressing event (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). A characteristic experience of individuals diagnosed with PTSD is involuntarily re-experiencing aspects of the traumatic event in a vivid, distressing way. This can occur as flashbacks, nightmares and/or repetitive intrusive images or other
Introduction Post-traumatic stress disorder Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a trauma- and stress-related disorder that may develop after a person is exposed to a very threatening or distressing event (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). A characteristic experience of individuals diagnosed with PTSD is involuntarily re-experiencing aspects of the traumatic event in a vivid, distressing way. This can occur as flashbacks, nightmares and/or repetitive intrusive images or other