Introduction
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, more commonly known as PTSD, is a type of anxiety disorder. It is one of the more well known mental disorders. This disorder is usually developed in a person who has gone through one or more highly traumatic experiences (the level of trauma depends wholly on the person themselves), hence its naming. Some effects of this mental disorder are flashbacks, hyperventilation, nightmares, withdrawal from social situations, avoidance of certain locations, and many more. PTSD is less likely to affect children under 10 years of age when compared to adults. As for adults, war veterans are most commonly at risk. There are a few different types of treatments that people who have PTSD can opt for, some of them
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, more commonly known as PTSD, is a type of anxiety disorder. It is one of the more well known mental disorders. This disorder is usually developed in a person who has gone through one or more highly traumatic experiences (the level of trauma depends wholly on the person themselves), hence its naming. Some effects of this mental disorder are flashbacks, hyperventilation, nightmares, withdrawal from social situations, avoidance of certain locations, and many more. PTSD is less likely to affect children under 10 years of age when compared to adults. As for adults, war veterans are most commonly at risk. There are a few different types of treatments that people who have PTSD can opt for, some of them