What is Post-traumatic stress disorder?
What is Post-traumatic stress disorder?
- Post-traumatic stress disorder: Stress following a traumatic event.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder: acute, chronic, or delayed reactions to traumatic events such as military combat, assault, or natural disaster.
Source - Diseases Database
Post-traumatic stress disorder: Introduction
Types of Post-traumatic stress disorder:
Broader types of Post-traumatic stress disorder:
How many people get Post-traumatic stress disorder?
Prevalance of Post-traumatic stress disorder: 5.2 million adult Americans (NIMH); 3.6% adults (NIMH); about 30% of war veterans.
Prevalance Rate of Post-traumatic stress disorder: approx 1 in 52 or 1.91% or 5.2 million people in USA [about data]
Incidence (annual) of Post-traumatic stress disorder: 3.6% adults annually (NIMH)
Incidence Rate of Post-traumatic stress disorder: approx 1 in 27 or 3.60% or 9.8 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Post-traumatic stress disorder:
PTSD affects about 5.2 million adult Americans. (Source: excerpt from Anxiety Disorders: NIMH)
Incidence of Post-traumatic stress disorder: About 3.6 percent of U.S. adults ages 18 to 54
(5.2 million people) have PTSD during the course of a given year. (Source: excerpt from Facts about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: NIMH)
Who gets Post-traumatic stress disorder?
Patient Profile for Post-traumatic stress disorder: Any age possible, adult or childhood. Symptoms usually within 3 months of traumatic event.
Profile for Post-traumatic stress disorder: PTSD can occur at any age, including childhood. (Source: excerpt from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: NWHIC)
Gender Profile for Post-traumatic stress disorder: About twice as many women as men in the US (National Institute of Mental Health, NIH)
Gender Profile for Post-traumatic stress disorder: Women are
more likely than men to develop PTSD. (Source: excerpt from Anxiety Disorders: NIMH)
Gender Profile for Post-traumatic stress disorder: Results from an NIMH-supported survey showed that female risk of
developing PTSD following trauma is twice that of males. (Source: excerpt from Women Hold Up Half the Sky: NIMH)
How serious is Post-traumatic stress disorder?
Prognosis of Post-traumatic stress disorder: Variable. Sometimes recovery within 6 months, others it may become chronic.
Complications of Post-traumatic stress disorder:
see complications of Post-traumatic stress disorder
Prognosis of Post-traumatic stress disorder: Once
PTSD occurs, the severity and duration of the illness varies. Some people
recover within 6 months, while others suffer much longer.
(Source: excerpt from Facts about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: NIMH)
What causes Post-traumatic stress disorder?
Causes of Post-traumatic stress disorder: see causes of Post-traumatic stress disorder
Risk factors for Post-traumatic stress disorder:
see
risk factors for Post-traumatic stress disorder
What are the symptoms of Post-traumatic stress disorder?
Symptoms of Post-traumatic stress disorder:
see symptoms of Post-traumatic stress disorder
Complications of Post-traumatic stress disorder:
see complications of Post-traumatic stress disorder
Incubation period for Post-traumatic stress disorder: less than 3 months
Incubation period for Post-traumatic stress disorder: Symptoms typically begin within 3 months of a traumatic
event, although occasionally they do not begin until years later. Once
PTSD occurs, the severity and duration of the illness varies. Some people
recover within 6 months, while others suffer much longer.
(Source: excerpt from Facts about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: NIMH)
Post-traumatic stress disorder: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Post-traumatic stress disorder.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Post-traumatic stress disorder.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Post-traumatic stress disorder:
see treatments for Post-traumatic stress disorder
Prevention of Post-traumatic stress disorder:
see prevention of Post-traumatic stress disorder
Research for Post-traumatic stress disorder:
see research for Post-traumatic stress disorder
Organs Affected by Post-traumatic stress disorder:
Organs and body systems related to Post-traumatic stress disorder include:
Name and Aliases of Post-traumatic stress disorder
Main name of condition: Post-traumatic stress disorder
Class of Condition for Post-traumatic stress disorder: behavior
Other names or spellings for Post-traumatic stress disorder:
PTSD, post-traumatic stress syndrome
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