Over 20% of People with Crohn's Also Suffer from PTSD
If you or a loved one is showing signs of PTSD due to chronic illness, seek help
If you think that you or someone you know may be suffering from PTSD, please speak with your healthcare provider or a mental health professional as soon as possible. Early detection and treatment of mental illness is so important to ensure complete recovery. For many, treatment of chronic illness includes mental and emotional treatment as well, but many others are left in the dark once treatment ends.
References
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/cncr.30980
https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/index.shtml#part_145372
https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/7ecs3b/a_new_study_has_found_that_20_of_cancer_patients/
