Post Traumatic Stress Disorder


Symptoms

 

Hopelessness about future

Difficulty experiencing positive emotions
Flashbacks of traumatic event
Recurrent distressing memories of event
Avoiding people, places & activities that remind of traumatic event

Causes

 
Family history of anxiety & depression
Stressful life events
Severity of trauma

Diagnosis

 

Symptoms must last for more than a month
Repeated exposure to details of traumatic events
Significant distress in daily functioning
Psychological evaluation of signs, symptoms & events
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