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WHAT IS C-PTSD?
FOR SOME, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)
CAN BE CAUSED BY REPEATED, LONG-TERM INCIDENTS
OF TRAUMA. THIS CONSTITUTES A SUBTYPE OF PTSD
KNOWN AS 'COMPLEX PTSD' (C-PTSD).

WHATCAUSESC-PTSD?
C-PTSDmayresultwhensomeoneexperiences
repeatedincidentsoftraumaoveranextended
periodoftime,whileheld"inastateofphysicalor
emotionalcaptivity"(1).Theyareunderthe
perpetrator'scontrolandareunabletoescape(1).

Someofthesetraumaticscenariosmayinclude:
Long-term childhood physical, sexual,
or emotional abuse (1)
Prisoner of War camps (1)
Long-term domestic violence (1)

SYMPTOMS
InadditiontotraditionalPTSDsymptoms(e.g.,flashbacks
thatcanbebroughtonbytriggers,severeanxiety,
nightmares,hypervigilance(2,3)),folkswithC-PTSDmay
experience:
Negative self-concept; feeling worthless or
defective (4)
Dissociation (emotional or mental detachment
from one's surroundings or experiences) (1)
Emotional dysregulation & interpersonal
problems (4)

HOWISC-PTSDTREATED?

ThosewithC-PTSDmaychoosetoundergotrauma-focused
cognitivebehavioraltherapy(CBT)(5),inadditiontoaddressing
interpersonalsymptomsrelatedtoC-PTSDandfocusingonthe
individual'spersonalre-empowerment(1).

SOURCES
(1)http://www.ptsd.va.gov/professional/PTSD-overview/complex-ptsd.asp
(2)http://www.adaa.org/understanding-anxiety/posttraumatic-stress-disorderptsd/symptoms
(3)https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000925.htm
(4)http://www.outofthestorm.website/treatment/
(5)http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/treatment/therapy-med/treatment-ptsd.asp