Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Understanding PTSD: Trauma, the Nervous System, Symptoms & the Path to Healing

8 Page Handout

You Will Receive:

• What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?

• The Neuroscience of Trauma: Why the Brain Gets Stuck

• DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria

• The Four Symptom Clusters at a Glance

• PTSD, Acute Stress Disorder & Complex PTSD: Key Differences

• The Window of Tolerance: Understanding Dysregulation

• Types of Trauma & Common Presentations

• Co-Occurring Conditions

• Evidence-Based Treatment for PTSD

• Coping Skills & Stabilization Tools

• Clinical Considerations & Supporting Survivors