PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) is a disorder that takes root when a person experiences a traumatic event. It is one of the disorders that is commonly seen co-occurring with addiction, and over half of men who have PTSD also suffer from an addiction. PTSD has been around for as long as stress has, but it hasn’t always been called this, and it hasn’t always been formally recognized by the medical community.
Published: 02/20/2019 | Updated: 04/13/2026
Authored by: Carolina Barnum, B.A.
Edited by: Anand Mehta, LMFT