What is PTSD?

ptsd (post traumatic stress disorder) Post-traumatic stress disorder refers to an abnormal mental reaction to severe stress factors such as trauma. (Refers to the delayed onset and long-term persistence of mental disorders caused by sudden, threatening or catastrophic life events, and its clinical manifestations can be re-experienced.) Also known as delayed psychogenic reactions, it refers to unusually threatening mental disorders. or a series of pathologies caused by disasters. In the past, PTSD mainly occurred in men, mainly soldiers who had experienced war, so it was called "shell shock". Studies have found that women are 6 times more likely to suffer from the disease than men. Post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) refers to an abnormal mental reaction to severe stress factors such as trauma. Also known as delayed psychogenic reaction, it refers to a delayed onset and long-lasting mental disorder caused by unusually threatening or catastrophic psychological trauma. Most of the previous research on PTSD focused on traffic accidents, unemployment, divorce, being robbed, raped, earthquakes, wars, and immigration. PTSD usually appears three months after the traumatic event (before it was called acute stress disorder), but it may also have a delayed onset months to years after the event. Events that trigger the trauma include War, violent crime, sexual assault, serious traffic accidents, natural disasters, technological disasters, refugees, long-term imprisonment and torture, etc. Most people suffering from PTSD are survivors (victims), witnesses and witnesses who have direct or contact with traumatic events. rescuer. Symptom persistence varies greatly depending on the patient's condition. Generally speaking, about 50% of patients recover within three months (apa, 1994). Other literature states that about 30% of patients can fully recover, 40% of patients continue to have mild symptoms, and 20% of patients have For more severe symptoms, 10% of symptoms will not improve or even worsen (Kaplan & Sodock, 1994). In the past, PTSD mainly occurred in men, mainly soldiers who had experienced war, so it was called "shell shock", and later it was also called "battle fatigue". Research now shows that everyone, including children, is at risk of developing PTSD, and that women are twice as likely to develop PTSD as men. Perhaps this is what happens when women are sexually or physically assaulted. Regarding China's epidemiological data, there is no relatively large-sample survey. Diagnosis - three major clusters of symptoms 1. Re-experience: that is, the individual will have intrusive re-enactments of the traumatic situation, and the content of the re-enactment is very clear and specific. In particular, anything in life that may be associated with trauma may cause the individual to re-experience the traumatic situation. And this experience will bring great pain to the individual, and may further worsen and produce some PTSD-related symptoms (such as anxiety, fear, self-blame, disappointment, complaints, etc.); 2. Avoidance reaction: Out of the pain of re-experience, individuals will actively avoid things and objects that may trigger traumatic experiences. And this avoidance reaction may be unconscious, that is, manifested as "forgetting". On the one hand, this avoidance reaction is a protective mechanism for the individual; on the other hand, it will delay the recovery of the individual's PTSD-related disorders; 3. High vigilance: It causes a relatively strong reaction to many small details. Further manifestations include insomnia, inability to concentrate, etc.

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