What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
The New Zealand Ministry of Health describes post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD as a disorder that can develop after a person has experienced a traumatic event, such as an assault, or serious accident.
“It’s quite interesting because post-traumatic stress disorder fits into the broader family of anxiety disorders and yet it’s about something that’s already happened, not something that’s going to happen,” says Gerard Pauley, Head Clinical Psychologist from the Waikato District Health Board. Continue reading