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NATIONAL CENTER for PTSD

PTSD Overview

 

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Understanding PTSD

Have you, or someone you
know:

  • Been through combat?
  • Lived through a disaster?
  • Experienced any other kind of traumatic event?

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After a trauma or life-threatening event, it is common to have reactions such as upsetting memories of the event, increased jumpiness, or trouble sleeping. If these reactions do not go away or if they get worse, you may have Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

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