How Not to Get Sick

The road to wellness begins in childhood and twists and turns over time. We asked five experts in prevention to give their best advice for staying healthy throughout life

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Julie Teninbaum

Statistics

• At least 12% of those who perform high-stress rescue or police work develop PTSD. Rates among military men and women deployed to war zones may be triple that

Warning Signs

• Fear that fails to diminish even after leaving a scary environment

• Exaggerated responses to stress

• Inability to sleep

Prevention

• Forcing victims to relive their trauma tends not to prevent illness. Rather, general psychotherapy shows promise in pre-empting symptoms among those who have undergone extreme stress