The Public Health Authority “Weqaya” has clarified the risk factors for PTSD among workers, and the images they may have in the worker.
She emphasized that post-traumatic stress disorder occurs after exposure to a traumatic event for workers, where post-traumatic stress disorder may be provoked by negative work conditions, such as: long working hours, layoffs, stress in the workplace, and severity of injury, in addition to the history of mental disorder or the occurrence of psychological symptoms. At the time of the event, and other factors.
She noted that PTSD can consist of feeling angry or upset, having difficulty concentrating and maintaining, feeling numb or detached, or being less connected to family and friends, trouble sleeping, and feeling like something terrible might happen again.
She added that this type of disorder may also be represented in the form of feeling frustrated or unmotivated for weeks or months, trying to avoid places, things, activities or people that remind them of the event, avoiding public places and crowds, and other emotions.