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Originally Posted by Open Eyes
Information on PTSD and Panic Disorder
PTSD and panic disorder commonly co-occur. This may not be surprising given that people who have experienced a traumatic event or have PTSD are at a heightened risk to develop a number of other psychiatic disorders, such as depression, substance use disorders, or other anxiety disorders. One anxiety disorder that is commonly found among people with a history of traumatic exposure or PTSD is panic disorder.
Also, there is a great deal of information that discuss that it is not uncommon to experience PTSD "and" have panic attacks.
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Are you using "traumatic exposure" and PTSD interchangeably? They are two distinct things.
I would very much like a credible source for the statement that people who have PTSD are at greater risk of developing psychiatric disorders. Secondary depression is commonly diagnosed and I have read that a great many psychosomatic complaints may be ptsd related but seriously question that people who meet the criteria for PTSD then develop secondary psychiatric disorders.
It is important that we tell the truth with accuracy and specificity. PTSD kills. It's not fair to people who have PTSD to call all nervous conditions PTSD. Anxiety and panic embarrass and frighten. They do not carry the risk factors of PTSD.