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Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Demographics, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Treatment, Medications, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Prognosis, When to Refer, References,
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Topics Discussed: post-traumatic stress disorder.
Excerpt: | |  Exposure to traumatic (life-threatening) event
Symptoms, such as flashbacks, intrusive images, and nightmares, often represent reexperiencing the event Avoidance symptoms, including numbing, social withdrawal, and avoidance of stimuli associated with the event Increased vigilance, such as startle reactions and difficulty falling asleep Symptoms impair functioning |
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