Fact Sheets

This selection of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Fact Sheets was originally produced by our colleagues at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, National Center for PTSD (external link). Those adapted by Veterans Affairs Canada are so noted.

What is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, is a psychiatric disorder that can occur following the experience or witnessing of life-threatening events such as military combat, natural disasters, terrorist incidents, serious accidents, or violent personal assaults like rape. More »

Fact Sheets

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder: An Overview
  Matthew J. Friedman, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Director, National Center for PTSD Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Dartmouth Medical School
• Managing Stress and Recovering from Trauma: Facts and Resources for Veterans and Families
  By Julian Ford, Ph.D., Executive Division, White River Junction
• Acute Stress Disorder
  By Laura E. Gibson, Ph.D., University of Vermont
• Anger and Trauma
• Complex PTSD
  By Julia M. Whealin, Ph.D
• Coping with PTSD and Recommended Lifestyle Changes for PTSD Patients
  By Joe Ruzek, Ph.D.
• Discussing Trauma and PTSD with Your Doctor
  By Pamela Swales, Ph.D, and Joe Ruzek, Ph.D.
• Effects of Traumatic Experiences
  By Eve B. Carlson, Ph.D. and Josef Ruzek, Ph.D.
• How is PTSD Measured?
• Nightmares
  By Laura E. Gibson, Ph.D., The University of Vermont
• PTSD and Older Veterans
• PTSD and Physical Health
  By Kay Jankowsi, Ph.D.
• PTSD and Problems with Alcohol Use
• PTSD and Relationships
• PTSD and the Family
  By Eve B. Carlson, Ph.D. and Joseph Ruzek, Ph.D.
• Sleep and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  By Pamela Swales, Ph.D.
• Trauma, PTSD, and the Primary Care Provider
• Treatment of PTSD
• Resources and References

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the Family - Fact Sheets

• Managing Stress and Recovering from Trauma: Facts and Resources for Veterans and Families
  By Julian Ford, Ph.D., Executive Division, White River Junction
• Coping with PTSD and Recommended Lifestyle Changes for PTSD Patients
  By Joe Ruzek, Ph.D.
• PTSD and Relationships
• PTSD and the Family
  By Eve B. Carlson, Ph.D. and Joseph Ruzek, Ph.D.

For additional information, contact Veterans Affairs Canada

For additional information on the United States National Centre for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, visit their Web site at http://www.ncptsd.va.gov/ (external link)

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