Originally Answered: What personality disorders are common in children with narcissistic parents? Narcissism is contagious, psychologically speaking, so the child of narcissistic parents can end up entangled in the parentsâ predicament.
PTSD facts. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an emotional illness that was first formally diagnosed in soldiers and war veterans and is usually caused by terribly frightening, life-threatening, or otherwise highly unsafe experiences but can also be caused by devastating life events like unemployment or divorce.
PTSD was once considered a psychological condition of combat veterans who were âshockedâ by and unable to face their experiences on the battlefield. Much of the general public and many mental health professionals doubted whether PTSD was a true disorder.