Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Lori Weaver (United States of America)
What exactly is PTSD? How does it happen and what are its effects?

PTSD is not limited to adults or war veteran: PTSD and School Bullying

How does the the brain respond to trauma?
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  1. posttraumatic stress disorder
    an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events and characterized by such symptoms as survivor guilt, reliving the trauma in dreams, numbness and lack of involvement with reality, or recurrent thoughts and images
  2. anxiety disorder
    a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
  3. anxiety
    a vague unpleasant emotion in anticipation of a misfortune
  4. flashback
    a transition in a story to an earlier event or scene
  5. trauma
    an emotional wound or shock having long-lasting effects
Created on Thu Apr 22 15:28:12 EDT 2010 (updated Fri Apr 23 11:38:04 EDT 2010)

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