PTSD Affects the Whole Family Articles>Trauma and PTSDBy The Ranch TNJanuary 17, 2013For most, family involves intimacy, security, and comfort. When the world turns ugly, many people turn to their family for reassurance and emotional support. But when the ugliness of society invades the minds of a family member, as the symptoms of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) do, the entire family can suffer.