Educational materials can be provided to all patients who are experiencing trauma-related difficulties. Below, we provide links to resources that are accessible and easy-to-understand for patients and families of people with PTSD. These resources provide an overview of the signs and symptoms, risk factors, and treatment options for PTSD and may be useful for facilitating clinical conversations. Several of these resources may also be helpful for addressing concerns that patients have about beginning trauma treatment. We also provide resources with information about how individual differences shape the ways people experience and respond to trauma.
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies: Trauma During Adulthood
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- SAMHSA: What is PTSD?
- National Center for PTSD: PTSD Basics
- National Center for PTSD: PTSD Treatment Basics
- National Center for PTSD: PTSD Treatment Decision Aid
- Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Women’s Health: Information about PTSD that is specific to women
- American Psychological Association: PTSD Treatment: Information for Patients and Families
- National Center for PTSD: Understanding PTSD: A Guide for Family and Friends
- International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (videos): Survivors Talk About Trauma
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs: Parenting and PTSD
- VA Podcast Series: PTSD Bytes