June is PTSD Awareness Month. It’s also the first month of hurricane season, which seems appropriate because hurricane survivors do get post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Not only current hurricane news, but even a clap of thunder or the sight of…
One of every 20 adults in the U.S. has PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder), and the rate is about as high in children and teens. Trauma alone does not cause PTSD: influencing factors include genetic predisposition, overall self-confidence, age at time…
