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It is clear than only a fraction of people who are exposed to trauma develop the full syndrome of PTSD. Thus despite the high prevalence of trauma exposure arou
by 001sky 12y ago
It is clear than only a fraction of people who are exposed to trauma develop the full syndrome of PTSD. Thus despite the high prevalence of trauma exposure around the world, the lifetime prevalence of PTSD is no more than 7%. At any given point in time, 1 to 3% of the civilian population and higher proportions of Veteran populations will have currently active cases.
re: Title-query of the submitted HN article.
- USNetizen 12y agoOR, only that small fraction is adequately diagnosed. This is a relatively new field, after all, and people fear what they don't understand. Given the stigma associated with it today many people would rather deny it or self-medicate than seek treatment unfortunately.
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- philwelch 12y agoAnecdotally, this explains a lot. My father was a combat veteran of three wars and had gone through many life-and-death experiences and didn't suffer any of the obvious PTSD symptoms. It was obviously unpleasant for him to think about certain things but he was never afraid to share things he had experienced either.