Posttraumatic stress disorder is a psychiatric condition that can develop after exposure to a traumatic event, such as combat, assault, or a natural disaster. Its characteristic features include intrusive memories or flashbacks of the event, avoidance of reminders associated with it, negative changes in mood and thinking, and heightened arousal or reactivity. Symptoms must persist for a sustained period and cause significant distress or impairment for the diagnosis to apply.
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Classification
ICD-10 ChapterV: Mental and Behavioural Disorders 2 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Condition Class PrevalenceIn the United States about 3.5% of adults in a given year and 9% over a lifetime 1 Connections
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1. Wikipedia: Post-traumatic stress disorder
Lead section, first sentence
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that develops from experiencing a traumatic event.
Epidemiology section
In the United States, about 3.5% of adults have PTSD in a given year, and 9% of people develop it at some point in their lives.
Infobox medical condition, specialty parameter
Psychiatry, clinical psychology
Lead section, disease-category statement
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that develops from experiencing a traumatic event.
Lead section, transmission-route statement
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that develops from experiencing a traumatic event.
View the Source2. Wikipedia: ICD-10
WikipediaList of chapters, Chapter VQuote, List of chapters, Chapter V
Mental and behavioural disorders
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