After the Emergency is Over: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Youth
This fact sheet defines post-traumatic stress disorder, lists common symptoms, and provides adults with tips on how to help children and youth who have suffered a traumatic event, in addition to notin... Details >
Emergency Medical Services for Children |
Answers in the Aftermath
As a survivor of violent crime, you may face a wide range of emotional and physical struggles, along with some difficult questions that often surface: Why did this happen to me? How will I ever heal f... Details >
SAMHSA's National Mental Health Information Center, Center for Mental Health Services |
Effects of Traumatic Stress in a Disaster Situation
This fact sheet provides information about the effects of traumatic stress in a disaster situation, including posttraumatic stress disorder, acute stress disorder, bereavement, and other common trauma... Details >
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
Facts About Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This 3-page fact sheet covers the prevalences, causes, and treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder.... Details >
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health |
Helping a Child Manage Fears After a Traumatic Event 
Traumatic events can have profound effects not only on those who have been injured, but also on loved ones, survivors, and witnesses. Large-scale tragedies such as bombing incidents and school shootin... Details >
Sidran Institute |
Helping Children and Adolescents Cope With Violence and Disasters
This booklet describes the impact of violence and disasters on children and adolescents, with suggestions for minimizing long-term emotional harm. ... Details >
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health |
Helping Traumatized Children: A Brief Overview for Caregivers
Traumatic experiences can have a devastating impact on the child, altering their physical, emotional, cognitive, and social development. In turn, the impact on the child has profound implications for ... Details >
ChildTrauma Academy |
Phases of Traumatic Stress Reactions in a Disaster
This fact sheet describes the immediate impact, immediate post-disaster, and recovery phases of reactions to disasters.... Details >
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Criminal victimization can cause both short-term and long-term stress reactions. When a person survives a crisis such as a violent crime, there may be residual trauma and stress reactions. Many people... Details >
National Center for Victims of Crime |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This page from MEDLINEplus links to news and general and specific information about post-traumatic stress disorder.... Details >
National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. Traumatic events t... Details >
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Real Illness
Also available in: Spanish
PTSD is a real illness. People may get PTSD after living through a terrible and scary experience. It can be treated with medicine and therapy. If you have PTSD, you often have nightmares or scary thou... Details >
National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health |
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Information for Veterans
Information and resources for veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), their families and their health care providers. Includes treatment and management guidelines; coping skills... Details >
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
Research and Education on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Online resources for the clinician, researcher and members of the general public on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD). Includes research journals, study reports and assessment instruments.... Details >
National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder |
Tips for Helping Students Recovering from Traumatic Events
The devastation accompanying the recent hurricanes along the Gulf Coast has underscored the crucial role of recovery planning in schools and communities affected by natural disasters. This brochure, w... Details >
U.S. Department of Education |
What Are Traumatic Memories?
Recent debates between differing schools of scientific thought, fueled by the media and by lay organizations with varied political agendas, have left the public confused and misinformed regarding the ... Details >
Sidran Institute |
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
This fact sheet provides basic information about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), discusses symptoms and risk factors, and reviews treatment approaches. The fact sheet includes resources for tho... Details >
Sidran Institute |