Gobal Genes (globalgenes.org) is a rare disease patient advocacy organization. In the Rare Daily section of its website, it posts stories and news articles. In this story from October 2013, Terri Corcoran, affiliated with the Well Spouse Association (wellspouse.org), writes about OTSD, Ongoing Traumatic Stress Disorder. This is the type of disorder suffered by caregivers on duty 24×7, as many spouse caregivers are.
Here’s a link to Terri’s story:
globalgenes.org/raredaily/the-spousal-caregiver-otsd-ongoing-traumatic-stress-disorder/
The Spousal Caregiver: OTSD (Ongoing Traumatic Stress Disorder)
by Terri Corcoran
RARE Daily
October 2013
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