The purpose of this study was to establish the relationship between Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder and Psycho-Spiritual Wellbeing of Survivors of Fulani Herdsmen Attacks in St.
Ignatius Mission Mbalom Makurdi Diocese Benue State, Nigeria. The study’s objectives were,
to examine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, to assess the levels of psychospiritual wellbeing, to determine the relationship between post-traumatic stress disorder and
psycho-spiritual wellbeing and to propose possible interventions for coping with posttraumatic stress disorder on the Christians faithful of St. Ignatius Mission Ayar-Mbalon,
Makurdi Diocese Benue State, Nigeria. The study was grounded on the Theory of Rational
Emotional Behavioral Therapy and adopted an embedded mixed research design. The target
population was1494 of the parishioners of St. Ignatius Mission Mbalon Makurdi Diocese
Benue State Nigeria from where a sample of 316 which was arrived at using Yamane formula.
The researcher used both questionnaires and interview guides to collect data, using descriptive
and inferential data analysis and content analysis as its tool. The study revealed that the
prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among the Christian faithful in St.
Ignatius Mission Ayar-Mbalon, Makurdi Diocese, Benue State, Nigeria, is mild though not
negligible, with a mean score of 46.25, majority of the respondents (82%) exhibited a high
level of Psycho-Spiritual Wellbeing. Additionally, the negative Pearson correlation coefficient
(r = -0.477) between PTSD and Psycho-Spiritual Wellbeing indicates that individuals have
traces of PTSD symptoms who tend to have poorer psycho-Spiritual wellbeing. Although a little
bit of the portion of the population exhibits extremely the presence of PTSD and its little traces
on psycho-Spiritual wellbeing necessitates targeted interventions to address the needs of
individuals experiencing psychological distress.