Joyous Minds

Psychological consultancy

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