Andrethegiant, many types of trauma can be prevented or minimized. Measures to prevent abuse can keep it from happening. Also, though PTSD was once commonly believed to happen mainly from a single traumatic incident, it has become more apparent that it can also result from prolonged exposure to a traumatic situation, such as ongoing harassment, in which case it can be prevented by taking the person out of the situation instead of telling them to tough it out.
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