Shock Waves: A Practical Guide to Living with a Loved One's PTSD

Author: Cynthia OrangePublisher: Hazelden PublishingPaperback:ISBN 10: 1592858562ISBN 13: 978-1592858569A user-friendly guide to helping a loved one with post-traumatic stress disorder--while taking care of yourself.In the United States, about 60 percent of men and 50 percent of women experience, witness, or are affected by a traumatic event in their lifetimes. Many of them (8 percent of men and 20 percent of women) may develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)--a life-altering anxiety disorder. Once connected mainly with veterans of war, PTSD is now being diagnosed in many situations that cause extreme trauma such as rape, physical attacks or abuse, accidents, terrorist incidents, or natural disasters. The millions of family members of those who have PTSD also suffer, not knowing how to help their loved one recover from the pain.Shock Waves is a practical, user-friendly guide for those who love someone suffering from this often debilitating anxiety disorder, whether that person is