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Experiencing distressing and intrusive dreams, memories, or ﬂashbacks related to the trauma Avoidance of any people, places or things that trigger memories of the trauma Negative thoughts and feelings, particularly about themselves or the world By providing access to mental health support and encouraging employees to seek treatment, productivity and employee happiness will increase. The sooner employees suffering from PTSD receive treatment, the sooner their quality of life increases. At Spring Health, we identify the right treatment plan for each individual employee, meeting them wherever they are in their mental health journey. To learn more, contact Spring Health at [email protected] PTSD and the Impact on Today’s Workforce experience PTSD. 10% of women and 4% of men will experience PTSD at some point in their lifetime. of people suffering from PTSD seek mental health care, partly due to concerns regarding public stigma of mental illness. per month are lost because of PTSD. Due to PTSD, employers face absenteeism and loss of productivity. improve within six weeks of therapy. Delayed mental health treatment can worsen symptoms or even make PTSD permanent. Symptoms of PTSD include: 3.6 workdays Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition caused by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Traumatic events may come in forms as severe as war or sexual assault, but they can also be events we consider to be more common - like a bad experience at work, or an unhealthy relationship. Symptoms of PTSD may occur soon after the trauma, but can occur months or even years later. In the work environment, an employee suffering from PTSD may exhibit decreased productivity, difﬁculty concentrating, distant or poor relationships with coworkers, memory issues, and absenteeism. have attempted suicide. People with PTSD have increased risk of suicidal thoughts. 27% of those diagnosed with PTSD 9% of employees of those diagnosed with PTSD also have a substance abuse disorder. people diagnosed with PTSD report nightmares and other sleep disturbances. Around 46% 7 out of 10 46% of those diagnosed with PTSD Fewer than half [email protected] © Spring Health 2020. All rights reserved.

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Page 1: PTSD and the Impact on Today’s Workforce · of mental illness. per month are lost because of PTSD. Due to PTSD, employers face absenteeism and loss of productivity. improve within

Experiencing distressing and intrusive dreams, memories, or flashbacks related to the trauma

Avoidance of any people, places or things that trigger memories of the trauma

Negative thoughts and feelings, particularly about themselves or the world

By providing access to mental health support and encouraging employees to seek treatment, productivity and employee happiness will increase. The sooner employees suffering from PTSD receive treatment, the sooner their quality of life increases.

At Spring Health, we identify the right treatment plan for each individual employee, meeting them wherever they are in their mental health journey. To learn more, contact Spring Health at [email protected]

PTSD and the Impact on Today’s Workforce

experience PTSD. 10% of women and 4% of men will experience PTSD at some point in their lifetime.

of people suffering from PTSD seek mental health care, partly due to concerns regarding public stigma of mental illness.

per month are lost because of PTSD. Due to PTSD, employers face absenteeism and loss of productivity.

improve within six weeks of therapy. Delayed mental health treatment can worsen symptoms or even make PTSD permanent.

Symptoms ofPTSD include: 3.6 workdays

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition caused by experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. Traumatic events may come in forms as severe as war or sexual assault, but they can also be events we consider to be more common - like a bad experience at work, or an unhealthy relationship. Symptoms of PTSD may occur soon after the trauma, but can occur months or even years later.

In the work environment, an employee suffering from PTSD mayexhibit decreased productivity, difficulty concentrating, distant or poor relationships with coworkers, memory issues, and absenteeism.

have attempted suicide. People with PTSD have increased risk of suicidal thoughts.

27% of those diagnosedwith PTSD

9% of employees

of those diagnosed with PTSD also have a substance abuse disorder.

people diagnosed with PTSD report nightmares and other sleep disturbances.

Around 46%

7 out of 10

46% of those diagnosedwith PTSD

Fewer than half

Prazosin (and Other Medications) for PTSD and mTBI Murray A. Raskind, MD Director, VISN-20 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center Professor

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