Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to one or more terrifying events 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. In some cases it can also be from profound psychological and emotional trauma, apart from any actual physical harm. Often, however, the two are combined. ...more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Can occur at any age, including childhood.1
- Symptoms include: Nightmares, persistent daily thoughts; persistent memories, flashbacks, emotionally numbness, detachment, trouble feeling affectionate, startling easily, irritability, aggression, losing interest, feelings of intense guilt, headaches, gastrointestinal complaints, immune system problems, dizziness, chest pain, body aches, social problems, and sleep problems.2
- Symptoms may not occur until years after the event.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ PsychCentral: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
- ↑ WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
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- Redirects: Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD Symptoms, Symptoms of PTSD, Do I Have PTSD, Do I Have Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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