Other terms
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,Stress Disorder, Post-Traumatic,Stress Disorders, Post Traumatic,PTSD,Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic,Neuroses, Posttraumatic,Posttraumatic Neuroses,Posttraumatic Stress Disorders,Posttraumatic Stress Disorder,Stress Disorder, Posttraumatic,Stress Disorders, Posttraumatic,Neuroses, Post-Traumatic,Neuroses, Post Traumatic,Post-Traumatic Neuroses,Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders,Post Traumatic Stress Disorders,Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,Chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,Delayed Onset Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,Delayed Onset Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,Acute Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder,Acute Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Description
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic: 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.
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