Then, last week, came the news that Britain’s youngest MP, Labour’s Nadia Whittome, had been signed off work with post-traumatic stress disorder. But I thought post-traumatic stress disorder was a diagnosis usually given to those who’d survived abuse, but never really recovered from it, or come back from war zones. IT'S A FACT Post-traumatic stress disorder is estimated to affect between three and eight per cent of the population. And if a traumatic event happens to come up during the sessions, patients are encouraged to speak about it only if they want to. On Medical Minefield this week: Are some people being harmed, not helped by trauma therapy?

Source: Daily Mail June 05, 2021 21:02 UTC