War-related post-traumatic stress disorder: Researchers urge preventing effects of traumatic experiences

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects approximately 10% of road accident participants and as many as half of people who have experienced war, and victims of rape or violence. PTSD negatively affects the quality of life; it is also associated with greater costs of health care. That is why it is so important to prevent the effects of traumatic experiences, and if PTSD or other mental problems do occur—treat victims using evidence-based methods, argue scientists from SWPS University and the University of Warsaw.

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