It's not just soldiers returning from combat who experience PTSD.
Experts have long understood that anyone who has witnessed or survived a serious traumatic event, like a violent car accident, the loss of a loved one, domestic violence, and even physical or sexual abuse can develop significant life problems as a result of the trauma and associated symptoms.
Left untreated or undiagnosed, PTSD can cause serious problems for a person, as well as disrupt the lives of family and friends, especially those who love and care for them the most.
In about half the cases of post-traumatic stress disorder, people also develop a substance use disorder. This is usually the result of self-medicating their symptoms with drugs and or alcohol.
Hopefully these movies about post-traumatic stress disorder can shed some light into the struggles people have with this mental health condition during PTSD
