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Post-traumatic stress disorder is prevalent in workplaces, but supportive organisational cultures can play a fundamental role in aiding employees' recovery, a psychologist says.

Australian Human Rights Commission data suggests 1.4 million Australians are currently working through PTSD, and in the past 12 months, Palladium Private has reported a 42% increase in demand for its services for PTSD or complex PTSD (C-PTSD), says clinical director Georgia Ray.

Distinguishing between the two, Ray tells HR Daily that PTSD is a medical condition that arises from experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event, whereas C-PTSD comes from multiple traumatic events experienced over a long period of time.

Ray further breaks down stress-related traumas into two categories: big traumas (or "big T's"); and little traumas ("little T's"). Big traumas are "life-threatening traumas" often experienced by individuals such as war veterans or "people who feel like their life is in danger"...