PTSD
PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder involves intense emotional and physical reactions after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event.
Symptoms:
- Experience of a shocking, scary, or dangerous event or repeated events
- Frequent or persistent nightmares or unwanted memories of the trauma, avoidance of situations that bring back memories of the trauma, heightened reactions
- Experiencing triggers brings back memories of the trauma, accompanied by intense emotional and physical reactions
- Symptoms cause clinically significant emotional distress and/or functional impairment
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