PTSD stands for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: It is a mental health disorder that some people develop after they experience or see a traumatic or disturbing event. The traumatic event may be life-threatening, such as combat, a natural disaster, a car accident, or sexual assault. Sometimes the event is not a dangerous one.
For more information:
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Medline Plus) https://medlineplus.gov/posttraumaticstressdisorder.html
- Understand PTSD (National Center for PTSD): https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/awareness/index.asp
- June 2020 PTSD Awareness Calendar (US Dept of Veterans Affairs and National Center for PTSD) https://www.ptsd.va.gov/understand/awareness/docs/PTSDAware_Calendar.pdf