More than any other therapeutic development, constructing a stable definition of PTSD has allowed clinicians to better understand the condition, recognize symptoms and measure recovery. This booklet provides the same benefit to actual survivors, redefining PTSD in non-clinical terms that resonate with their traumatic experiences. Based upon the author's articles previously published in Trauma Today and PTSD Journal, 'PTSD: Defined for Survivors' provides a stable platform of understanding for all survivors.