Shining a Light on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (From the AMSN Blog)
Andie V. Melendez, MSN, RN, CHTP, HTCP, HSMI, RM
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is defined as a psychiatric disorder that may occur in those who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war/combat, or rape who have felt threatened with death, sexual violence, or serious injury (emotional or physical).