Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that can develop efter a person is exposed tae a traumatic event, sic as sexual assault, warfare, traffeck collisions, or ither threats on a person's life.
Symptoms mey include disturbin thochts, feelins, or dreams relatit tae the events, mental or pheesical distress tae trauma-relatit cues, attempts tae avoid trauma-relatit cues, alterations in hou a person thinks an feels, an an increase in the fecht-or-flicht response.
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Psychiatry, clinical psychology |
| Symptoms | Disturbin thochts, feelins, or dreams relatit tae the event; mental or pheesical distress tae trauma-relatit cues; efforts tae avoid trauma-relatit situations; increased ficht-or-flicht response |
| Complications | Suicide |
| Duration | > 1 month |
| Causes | Exposur tae a traumatic event |
| Diagnostic method | Based on symptoms |
| Treatment | Coonselin, medication |
| Medication | Selective serotonin reuptak inhibitor |
| Frequency | 8.7% (lifetime risk); 3.5% (12-month risk) (USA) |
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