Learning to confront the causes of post traumatic stress disorder, and focusing on techniques for reducing symptoms can be part of an effective treatment.

Written for doctors, this article discusses factors that can cause post traumatic stress disorder after a car accident. Includes a discussion of medications used to treat PTSD.

Childhood abuse can be a cause of post traumatic stress disorder, and symptoms can be physical and psychological. Learn more here.

Trauma can be a cause of post traumatic stress disorder, but it's normal to feel bad about a traumatic event. When symptoms persist more than a month, it's time to get help.

The stress hormones that can cause post traumatic stress disorder might also be causing brain function to decline. This article reports that PTSD victims can develop age-related memory problems earlier.

Not just about causes of post traumatic stress disorder, this overview includes information about self-care and more traditional treatment. But taking care of yourself doesn't mean working through PTSD alone.

The trauma of a natural disaster can be a cause of post traumatic stress disorder. Children can be particularly vulnerable.

There can be many causes of post traumatic stress disorder, but studies suggest that children from violent homes are especially vulnerable.

A feeling of helplessness can be a cause of post traumatic stress disorder. In addition to outlining risk factors for PTSD, this article suggests questions for your doctor.

A severely traumatic experience can cause post traumatic stress disorder, but not everyone develops PTSD in response to trauma. Read about the factors that can make a person vulnerable.

Though the most significant cause of post traumatic stress disorder is the initial trauma, there are biochemical, social and even occupational factors that can influence your risk of developing PTSD.

This article suggests one cause of post traumatic stress disorder: The brain might be off-kilter in its ability to distinguish between threatening and non-threatening situations.

As this article points out, understanding the biological cause of post traumatic stress disorder might lead to more effective treatments. Includes images of brains from individuals with PTSD.

This video describing causes of post traumatic stress disorder provides a sign language interpreter and captions for the hearing impaired.