Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (2)

Women are more likely than men to experience PTSD and certain populations are more at risk : young adults ; people with a history of other psychiatric illnesses ; and those who are single, divorced, or widowed. Sexual assault is the most common cause of PTSD in women, whereas PTSD is most often combat-related in men.

Within the veteran population, findings(1) show that nearly 17 % of those returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom...