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Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which grave physical harm occurred or was threatened. It is a severe and ongoing emotional reaction to an extreme psychological trauma. This stressor may involve someone's actual death or a threat to the patient's or someone else's life, serious physical injury, or threat to physical and/or psychological integrity, to a degree that usual psychological defenses are incapable of coping.
5 Great Resources on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- eMedicine: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Wikipedia: Posttraumatic stress disorder
- American Academy of Family Physicians: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
- Mayo Clinic: Post-traumatic stress disorder
- HealthWise (via WebMD): Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
5 Latest Headlines on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
- The National Institute of Mental Health: What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
- MedicineNet: What is posttraumatic stress disorder?
- American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- eMedicineHealth: What Is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder?
What Are The Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
- PsychCentral: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Mayo Clinic: Post-traumatic stress disorder Signs and Symptoms
What Are The Causes and Complications of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
- MedicineNet: What causes PTSD?
- eMedicineHealth: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Causes
- WrongDiganosis: Causes of Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Mayo Clinic: Post-traumatic stress disorder-Complications
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
- American Academy of Family Physicians: How is PTSD treated?
- eMedicine: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Medications
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Treatment of PTSD
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
- National Center for Homeopathy: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Homeopathic Remedies
- Answers.com: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Alternative treatment
- National Center for Complimentary and Alternative Medicine: Acupuncture May Help Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
- WrongDiagnosis: Prognosis of Post-traumatic stress disorder
- eMedicineHealth: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Outcome
- MedicineNet: How can people cope with PTSD?
How Do You Prevent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder?
- eMedicineHealth: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Prevention
- Mayo Clinic: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Prevention
- WrongDiagnosis: Prevention of Post-traumatic stress disorder
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Beyond the Fog: The Initial Screening
- Green Tea: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Military.com: Living With Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- MentalHealthChannel: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Forums
- DailyStrength: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Foundations and Support Groups on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- PTSD Support
- National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- About.com: Support Groups for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- JAMA: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Articles
- PubMedCentral: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Articles
- Google Scholar: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Articles
Clinical Trials on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Trials
- CenterWatch: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Trials
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