Risk Factors for Post-traumatic stress disorder
Risk factors discussion:
Facts about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: NIMH (Excerpt)
Military troops who served in the Vietnam and Gulf Wars; rescue workers
involved in the aftermath of disasters like the terrorist attacks on New
York City and Washington, D.C.; survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing;
survivors of accidents, rape, physical and sexual abuse, and other crimes;
immigrants fleeing violence in their countries; survivors of the 1994
California earthquake, the 1997 North and South Dakota floods, and
hurricanes Hugo and Andrew; and people who witness traumatic events are
among those at risk for developing PTSD. Families of victims can also
develop the disorder.
(Source: excerpt from Facts about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: NIMH)
Facts about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: NIMH (Excerpt)
People who have suffered abuse
as children or who have had other previous traumatic experiences are more
likely to develop the disorder. Research is continuing to pinpoint other
factors that may lead to PTSD.
It used to be believed that people who tend to be emotionally numb
after a trauma were showing a healthy response, but now some researchers
suspect that people who experience this emotional distancing may be more
prone to PTSD.
(Source: excerpt from Facts about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: NIMH)
Risks factors for Post-traumatic stress disorder: medical news summaries:
The following medical news items
are relevant to risk factors for Post-traumatic stress disorder:
About risk factors:
Risk factors for Post-traumatic stress disorder are factors that do not seem
to be a direct cause of the disease,
but seem to be associated in some way.
Having a risk factor for Post-traumatic stress disorder
makes the chances
of getting a condition higher but does
not always lead to Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Also, the absence of any risk factors
or having a protective factor does not necessarily
guard you against getting Post-traumatic stress disorder.
For general information and a list of risk factors,
see the risk center.
