PTSD can occur following the experience of or witnessing of traumatic events such as military combat, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, serious accidents, violent deaths and violent personal assaults including rape. Around 30% of people exposed to such a stressful event will develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.

PTSD can affect anyone. It is common and affects around 5% of men and 10% of women at some time during their life. An individual with PTSD often relives the experience through nightmares and flashbacks, has problems with concentrating and sleeping, with feelings of isolation and detachment from life.

These symptoms can be lasting and severe enough to significantly affect the individual’s daily life.

Symptoms usually develop immediately or within 3 months of a traumatic event. Occasionally they do not begin until years later. PTSD can develop at any age, including childhood. It is only recently been recognised that traumatic events outside of a war situation can have similar effects to the battle fatigue syndrome and shellshock that was suffered first of all in the first world war.

The term Post Traumatic Stress Disorder was first used after the Vietnam war and formalised in 1980 with its inclusion in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders developed by the American Psychiatric Association.

If you have suffered PTSD as a result of an incident that either has occurred to you or you have witnessed then you may be in a position to make a claim for compensation as a result. Simply complete the Claim Assessment Form and one of our specialist claims solicitors will contact you in order to take instructions and make an assessment of your claim.

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