06/15/2026
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health problem that can develop after going through or seeing a life-threatening event. While stress reactions to these types of events are normal and most people start to feel better after a few weeks, symptoms that last longer than a month and cause problems in your life could be .
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD offers a private and secure five-question screening test that users can screenshot or print to share with their provider: ptsd.va.gov/screen