What causes Post Traumatic Stress Disorder aka PTSD ?

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1. Victor Strong
   

    @Guest 128 - That link is no longer valid.

   
   

   As for your question; PTSD happens after (post) a traumatic and stressful event including sexual assualt, things seen and/or done in warfare, from an incident causing serious injury or death reled treats.

   
   

   If the following symptoms occur more than a month after the trigger event and have a debilitating impact on the quality of one's life, PTSD is a likely diagnosis:

   
   

   vivid and disturbing flashbacks, blocking out or avoiding memories related to the event and in the case of sexual assault - being overly sexually aroused,

   
   

    In studying brains influenced by PTSD it is evident that deep neurological patterns are established due to an over-reactive adrenaline response during a traumatic event. This leads to lower than normal levels of cortisol and serotoin and fluctuations in dopamine levels. 

   
   

    

   
   

    

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2. Guest128
   

   FREE PTSD guidance on it's causes, signs and symptoms and treatment for veterans and others can be found at http://www.PostTraumaticStressDisorder.info
   
   which provides the latest information on post-traumatic stress disorder and it's possible links to other medical problems such as respiratory, sleep apnea and cardiac disorders.

   
   

    

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