Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Health Center
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What illnesses often co-exist with PTSD?
The majority of patients with PTSD also have at least one other disorder. The most common disorders to occur alongside PTSD include depression, alcohol and drug abuse, and other anxiety disorders.
Alcohol and substance abuse problems are prevalent in those who suffer from PTSD. Men tend to suffer from these problems more often then women, though they occur in women as well.
The most common disorders to occur along with PTSD are:
- major depressive disorder
- alcohol abuse or dependence
- drug abuse or dependence
- simple phobias
- social phobia
- dysthymia