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''' | '''Posttraumatic stress disorder''' (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><ref name="pmid17438329">{{cite journal |author=Wilson JF |title=Posttraumatic stress disorder needs to be recognized in primary care |journal=Ann. Intern. Med. |volume=146 |issue=8 |pages=617–20 |year=2007 |pmid=17438329 |doi=|url=http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/146/8/617}}</ref> | ||
There are several spelling variants of the term. DSM-IV uses the singular, non-hyphenated form, which is the formal title of this article. In the [[National Library of Medicine]] ''Medical Subject Headings'', the term is plural, hyphenated, and the primary title is in "inverted" form: "Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic"<ref>{{MeSH| Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic}}</ref> | |||
==Epidemiology== | ==Epidemiology== | ||
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (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][2]
There are several spelling variants of the term. DSM-IV uses the singular, non-hyphenated form, which is the formal title of this article. In the National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings, the term is plural, hyphenated, and the primary title is in "inverted" form: "Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic"[3]
Epidemiology
The lifetime prevalence of PTSD is 8% in the United States.[4]
On a population scale, PTSD can occur following natural or man-made disasters.[5] PTSD has been noted following the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and hurricane Katrina in 2005. [5]
Diagnosis
A 4-item screen for PTSD in patients with depression has been investigated.[6]
Treatment
References
- ↑ National Library of Medicine. Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
- ↑ Wilson JF (2007). "Posttraumatic stress disorder needs to be recognized in primary care". Ann. Intern. Med. 146 (8): 617–20. PMID 17438329. [e]
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Kessler RC, Sonnega A, Bromet E, Hughes M, Nelson CB (1995). "Posttraumatic stress disorder in the National Comorbidity Survey". Arch. Gen. Psychiatry 52 (12): 1048–60. PMID 7492257. [e]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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.
- ↑ Gerrity MS, Corson K, Dobscha SK (2007). "Screening for posttraumatic stress disorder in VA primary care patients with depression symptoms". J Gen Intern Med 22 (9): 1321–4. DOI:10.1007/s11606-007-0290-5. PMID 17634781. Research Blogging.
External links
- Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) patient page. Posttraumatic stress disorder