Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
By: Jewel & Daniel
What is PTSD?
Girl in a corner
PTSD
Uncle Sam
Effects
- becoming jittery and jumping out of fright when you hear noises or when you're in a large crowd
- you usually would tend to avoid the traumatic event that you experienced
For example: If you were a survivor in 9/11 attack you may avoid airplanes or being in tall buildings.
Where you can get help for PTSD
- There are many medical centers around North Carolina to get help for these conditions.
- VA (Veterans Association) and the Charlotte community based outpatient clinic
8601 University East drive, Charlotte, NC 28213
Satistics
- 60% of men and 50% of women experience a traumatic event in their lives but only 7 to 8 percent will get PTSD in their lives.
- 2% of people who have experience PTSD will commit suicide
- 5.2 million adults will have PTSD in a given year
- 10% of women will get PTSD in their lifetime