HEALING HOUR: When does trauma become a mental disorder?
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One in 7 South Africans will experience a traumatic event in their lifetime, placing them at high risk of developing acute stress disorder which can become a more serious, long-term mental illness if left untreated.
The country’s high rates of crime, road accidents, and interpersonal violence, as well as highly public violent events such as the July 2021 unrest and looting in KZN and Gauteng, heighten the risk for South Africans of developing acute stress disorder, SA Society of Psychiatrists spokesperson Dr Gagu Matsebula said.
The country’s high rates of crime, road accidents, and interpersonal violence, as well as highly public violent events such as the July 2021 unrest and looting in KZN and Gauteng, heighten the risk for South Africans of developing acute stress disorder, SA Society of Psychiatrists spokesperson Dr Gagu Matsebula said.
