1. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Information provided
By: United State Veterans Affairs
National Center for PTSD
ptsd.va.gov

2. National Center for PTSD
• Was created January 31, 2007, and was last
updated April 1, 2013
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3. What is PTSD ?
A mental health problem that can occur after
someone goes through a traumatic event like
war, assault, or disaster.

4. Common causes
• Traumatic events such as:
–War
–Abuse
–Natural Disasters

5. Mission Statement
• The National Center for PTSD wants to
advances the social welfare and clinical care
for those that suffer from PTSD.

6. Statistics
• Women are more likely to suffer from PTSD
10% to the men’s 5%
• 11-10% veterans that serve in the Iraq and
Afghanistan war suffer form PTSD
• 10% of the veterans from the Gulf War suffer
from PTSD
• 30% of veterans in the Vietnam war suffer
from PTSD

7. Hypothesis
• If the women are more sustainable to
PTSD, then more women that are in active
duty will have PTSD.

8. Information
• 10% of women will have PTSD in their life.
• 20% of women that serve in the Afghanistan
and Iraq war , 27% that served in the Vietnam
war suffer from PTSD.

9. Answers for Hypothesis
• When women that serve in combat are more
sustainable to PTSD, than regular women.