PTSD Awareness for Nurses
Category
- PTSD
Sector
- Health and Community Services
Type
- Fast Facts
Description
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition caused by witnessing or experiencing actual or threatened death, serious injury or violence. Being affected by these types of events is normal, however if the thoughts or memories of these events start to seriously affect the life of the person long after the event, that person could be experiencing PTSD.