Specific Populations and Trauma Types: Military and Ex-Military Personnel and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) | NLM

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Specific Populations and Trauma Types: Military and Ex-Military Personnel and PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)

03/01/2019 12:00 AM EST

Source: Phoenix Australia - Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health. Published: 3/2019. This five-page information sheet addresses background issues and provides post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) presentation, assessment, and treatment recommendations for practitioners working with military and ex-military personnel. Military personnel are confronted with a range of experiences that may contribute to PTSD, including both military-specific events and traumas that also affect the general population. During deployment, it is not uncommon for military personnel to experience multiple traumatic events. (PDF)