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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][2]

Epidemiology

The lifetime prevalence of PTSD is 8% in the United States.[3]

On a population scale, PTSD can occur following natural or man-made disasters.[4] PTSD has been noted following the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004 and hurricane Katrina in 2005. [4]

Diagnosis

A 4-item screen for PTSD in patients with depression has been investigated.[5]

Treatment

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic. Retrieved on 2007-12-08.
  2. Wilson JF (2007). "Posttraumatic stress disorder needs to be recognized in primary care". Ann. Intern. Med. 146 (8): 617–20. PMID 17438329[e]
  3. 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]
  4. 4.0 4.1 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.
  5. 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.

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