Many people with complex PTSD use alcohol to self-medicate, which may lead to alcohol use disorder (AUD). People with complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) often experience chronic emotional ...

Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (c-PTSD or cPTSD) describes a set of disruptive symptoms that emerge after experiencing inescapable traumatic life events, especially those of a horrific or ...

CPTSD shows all symptoms of PTSD along with a few additional ones. Jeff Guenther lists the common ones to spread awareness.

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Complex trauma is tough to recognise, often because it doesn’t look the way most people would expect. It’s not one clear event with a beginning, middle, and end; it’s ongoing. It builds slowly, often ...

Complex PTSD describes the existence of long-term trauma. An artist, a therapist, and a researcher seek to unravel the nuances of C-PTSD, while still pursuing joy and healing. Post-traumatic stress ...

Trauma exposure was associated with greater OCD severity and comorbidity in 9 of 10 studies. Traumatic life events predicted higher Y-BOCS scores, obsessions, and compulsions (β=0.19, 0.17, and 0.27, ...

A new digital resource co-created by University of Victoria (UVic) researchers and trauma survivors will streamline access to resources and tools for clinicians who support people with complex ...

Dr. Ramani Durvasula is a clinical psychologist who writes extensively about mental health topics, so when she uses the term "triggered," it is not done flippantly — such as to complain that one was ...