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'''Post-traumatic stress disorders''' are defined as "a class of traumatic stress disorders with symptoms that last more than one month. There are various forms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depending on the time of onset and the duration of these stress symptoms. In the acute form, the duration of the symptoms is between 1 to 3 months. In the chronic form, symptoms last more than 3 months. With delayed onset, symptoms develop more than 6 months after the traumatic event. <ref name="NLM-PTSD">{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2007/MB_cgi?term=post-traumatic+stress+disorder |title=Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic|author=National Library of Medicine |accessdate=2007-12-08 |format= |work=}}</ref> | '''Post-traumatic stress disorders''' (PTSD) are defined as "a class of traumatic stress disorders with symptoms that last more than one month. There are various forms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depending on the time of onset and the duration of these stress symptoms. In the acute form, the duration of the symptoms is between 1 to 3 months. In the chronic form, symptoms last more than 3 months. With delayed onset, symptoms develop more than 6 months after the traumatic event. <ref name="NLM-PTSD">{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2007/MB_cgi?term=post-traumatic+stress+disorder |title=Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic|author=National Library of Medicine |accessdate=2007-12-08 |format= |work=}}</ref> | ||
==Epidemiology== | ==Epidemiology== | ||
On a population scale, PTSD can occur following natural or man-made disasters.<ref name="pmid18056908">{{cite journal |author=Satcher D, Friel S, Bell R |title=Natural and manmade disasters and mental health |journal=JAMA |volume=298 |issue=21 |pages=2540–2 |year=2007 |pmid=18056908 |doi=10.1001/jama.298.21.2540}}</ref> PTSD has been noted following the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and hurricane Katrina in 2005. <ref name="pmid18056908"/> | |||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) patient page. [http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/298/5/588 Posttraumatic stress disorder] | |||
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Revision as of 11:06, 8 December 2007
Post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD) are defined as "a class of traumatic stress disorders with symptoms that last more than one month. There are various forms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depending on the time of onset and the duration of these stress symptoms. In the acute form, the duration of the symptoms is between 1 to 3 months. In the chronic form, symptoms last more than 3 months. With delayed onset, symptoms develop more than 6 months after the traumatic event. [1]
Epidemiology
On a population scale, PTSD can occur following natural or man-made disasters.[2] PTSD has been noted following the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and hurricane Katrina in 2005. [2]
Diagnosis
Treatment
References
- ↑ National Library of Medicine. Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Satcher D, Friel S, Bell R (2007). "Natural and manmade disasters and mental health". JAMA 298 (21): 2540–2. DOI:10.1001/jama.298.21.2540. PMID 18056908. Research Blogging.
External links
- Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) patient page. Posttraumatic stress disorder