POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER - A SCAR FOR LIFE

The symptoms of flashbacks, nightmares and hypervigilance may be under stood by those who have shared or understand a traumatic event, but th e duration of such symptoms may well outstretch all expectations. Post -traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is serious, and may affect the rest of a sufferer's life. Traumatic situations are ubiquitous in the moder n-day world, and can occur in both military and civilian settings. A g reat deal of research into the development and management of PTSD has been carried out in the past two decades; although many drug treatment s and psychotherapeutic approaches have been investigated, no single m ethod has been found to cure all the symptoms successfully.