The Relationship Between PTSD and Other Anxiety Disorders

PTSD and Other Anxiety Disorders

Besides PTSD, mental health disorders that are classified as anxiety disorders are acute stress disorder, social anxiety disorder, panic disorder (with or without agoraphobia), and obsessive-compulsive disorder.

研究发现，患有创伤后应激障碍的人更容易患上这些疾病。本综述提供了PTSD患者中这些焦虑障碍的发生率。

PTSD and Panic Disorder

It is quite common for people with PTSD to experience panic attacks given that people with PTSD are at greater risk of developing panic disorder. In fact, around 7 percent of men and 13 percent of women with PTSD also have panic disorder—a rate much higher than what is found in the general population.

进一步了解什么是惊恐障碍，以及为什么创伤后应激障碍和惊恐障碍通常会同时发生。

PTSD and Risk for Social Anxiety Disorder

The symptoms of PTSD may make a person feel different, as though they can't relate or connect with others. In addition, many people with PTSD feel high levels of depression, shame, guilt, and self-blame.

Therefore, it is not surprising that PTSD and social anxiety disorder frequently co-occur. Fortunately, there are very effective treatments available for both PTSD and social anxiety disorder. Learn more about the diagnosis of social anxiety disorder, its connection with PTSD and how one can get help for both conditions.

PTSD and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

研究发现，4%到22%的PTSD患者也有强迫症（OCD）的诊断。此外，强迫症患者也表现出极有可能经历创伤事件。

For example, one study found that 54 percent of people with a diagnosis of OCD report having experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetimes. Although these rates are high, they are not entirely surprising.

创伤后应激障碍会使人的生活感到混乱和失控。与强迫症相关的行为最初可能有助于使一个人感觉到更多的控制、安全和减少焦虑。然而，这些策略最终适得其反，导致更多的焦虑和苦恼。

急性应激障碍与PTSD发生的危险性

Acute stress disorder and PTSD often go hand-in-hand. This is because adiagnosis of PTSDcan only be given one month after the experience of a traumatic event. Yet, it is likely that people may be experiencing PTSD-like symptoms soon after a traumatic event.

急性应激障碍描述的是创伤后立即出现类似创伤后应激障碍的症状。

Learn more about the symptoms of acute stress disorder and its connection with PTSD with this overview.