Tell Me More About Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
6. What causes PTSD?
Three pre-disposing risk factors for PTSD are: 1) a history of prior psychiatric illness, 2) a family history of psychiatric illness, and 3) a history of childhood trauma.
Reference
Breslau N: Epidemiologic studies of trauma, post traumatic stress disorder and other psychiatric disorder; Can J Psychiatry 47;10, 923-929. |
