Ask the Expert: What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?

What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?

June is National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the signs and symptoms of PTSD and educate the public about treatment options and when to seek help. Image for illustration purposes Mega Doctor News By Ron Acierno, PhD | Professor and executive director of the UTHealth Houston Trauma and Resilience Center, and Louis A. Faillace, MD, Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Ron…

Ask the Expert: What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?

Welcome to "Ask the Expert," a UTHealth Houston newsroom series where our leading physicians examine pressing health challenges. In this edition, we address post-traumatic stress disorder.  June is National Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the signs and symptoms of PTSD and educate the public about treatment options and when to seek help.  About 6 out of every 100 people will develop PTSD at some po…