From the Counselors Desk – PTSD Awareness Part 3
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, or rape or who have been threatened with death, sexual violence or serious injury. PTSD can occur in people of any ethnicity, nationality or culture, and at any age. According to the Canadian Mental Health Association, an estimated 8% of Canadians will experience a traumatic event and [...]