 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD Posttraumatic stress disorder PTSD is associated with increased rates of health complaints Beckham et al., 1998 medical morbidity Beckham et al., 2003 health service utilization Calhoun, et al., 2002, and mortality Boscarino, 2006. The prevalence of PTSD in the general population is estimated to be between 7 and 12 Breslau, 2009. 