Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a psychiatric illness that can occur after a traumatic event.
This can be triggered by a number of things such as:
Car Accident
Rape
Child Abuse
Natural Disasters
War
Death Of A Loved One
People with this disorder have nightmares and develop sleeping problems, lose interest in things they use to enjoy, become irritable, fatigued and/or violent.
Women are more likely to suffer from post traumatic stress and it can occur at any age.