Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The risk of exposure to trauma (e.g., combat or rape) is a risk of the human condition. A possible consequence of trauma is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Historical accounts and world literature provide us with many illustrations of trauma and its sequelae. One example is Homer's ancient story of the battle between the Greeks and the Trojans. In a more modern-day work, Shakespeare's Henry IV appears to have met many, if not all, of the diagnostic criteria for PTSD. Yet, as familiar as clinicians and the general public have become with PTSD in general, knowledge about its prevalence, incidence, comorbidities, treatments, and cultural aspects specific to American Indian and Alaska Native peoples remains relatively underinvestigated and undisseminated.
This section contains information about PTSD and various topics:
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