Who's at risk for developing PTSD?

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Who's at risk for developing PTSD?

Those at risk include:

Anyone who has been victimized or has witnessed a violent act or who has been repeatedly exposed to a life-threatening situation.


Survivors of:

- Domestic or intimate partner violence
- Rape or sexual assault or abuse
- Physical assault such as mugging or carjacking
- Other random acts of violence such as those that take place in public, in schools or in the workplace

Survivors of unexpected events in everyday life:

- Car accidents or fires
- Natural disasters, such as tornadoes or earthquakes
- Major catastrophic events such as a plane crash or terrorist act
- Disasters caused by human error such as industrial accidents

Children who are neglected or sexually, physically or verbally abused or adults who were abused as children


Combat veterans or civilian victims of war


Those diagnosed with a life-threatening illness or who have undergone invasive medical procedures


Professionals who respond to victims in trauma situations such as emergency medical service workers, police, firefighters, military, and search and rescue workers


People who learn of the sudden, unexpected death of a close friend or relative