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Encyclopedia: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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Posttraumatic stress disorder 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...


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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, also referred to as PSTD, denotes severe and ongoing emotional distress following a traumatic event. Some events that may trigger PTSD are personal assaults, disasters, accidents...

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  • What is PTSD?

    PTSD stands for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. PTSD results from exposure to an overwhelming stressful event or series of events, such as war, rape, or abuse. Some people experience symptoms ...

  • How common is PTSD?

    An estimated 3-10 percent of Americans will experience PTSD at some point in their lives, with women being twice as likely as men to develop PTSD.

  • Can PTSD be "cured"?

    PTSD is not a disease like a viral or bacterial infection that can be cured with a course of medicine. PTSD is a psychological response to traumatic events that can ...

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    http://www.christian-life-coaching.org/stress-management.html James Thomas describes the signs and symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD. This video is specially dedicated to our veterans.


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