Depression is a serious mental health condition that can be diagnosed in someone who experiences symptoms such as extreme sadness every day for at least two weeks. The symptoms of depression will eventually take a toll on a person's everyday life, so it's important to seek help from a mental health professional.
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a mental condition triggered by a traumatic event. Symptoms include, severe anxiety, nightmares, recurrent thoughts and memories about a traumatic event, avoidance, and hypervigilance (or constantly being on edge or alert). Your healthcare team will help create a treatment plan that will help you manage those symptoms.
