Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD stands for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Sufferers have typically
undergone a highly traumatic or life threatening event such as rape,
assault, or combat. The aftermath of this event may be severely crippling
to activities of daily living and include signs and symptoms such as
nightmares, startle reactions, sleep disturbance, substance abuse,
flashbacks, lethargy, and negative emotion.
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Yahoo! News Search Results for post traumatic stress disorder
Yahoo! News Search Results for post traumatic stress disorder
Post traumatic stress is an illness that deserves understanding (The Day)
10 Mar 2010 at 3:53am
Recent coverage in The Day about Post Traumatic...
One third of 7/7 survivors had post traumatic stress: research (Daily Telegraph)
9 Mar 2010 at 1:49am
One third of people who were caught up in the 7...
Kent car bomb: accused army explosives expert 'suffering post traumatic stres...
8 Mar 2010 at 1:50am
Nicholas Fabian, accused of trying to kill his ...
Dannatt: traumatic stress a 'stark reality' (Channel 4)
11 Mar 2010 at 6:12am
Prince Charles launches a £30m fundraising camp...
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