Posttraumatic stress disorder

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that can develop efter a person is exposed tae a traumatic event, sic as sexual assault, warfare, traffeck collisions, or ither threats on a person's life.^[1] Symptoms mey include disturbin thochts, feelins, or dreams relatit tae the events, mental or pheesical distress tae trauma-relatit cues, attempts tae avoid trauma-relatit cues, alterations in hou a person thinks an feels, an an increase in the fecht-or-flicht response.^[1][3]

Posttraumatic stress disorder
Specialty	Psychiatry, clinical psychology
Symptoms	Disturbin thochts, feelins, or dreams relatit tae the event; mental or pheesical distress tae trauma-relatit cues; efforts tae avoid trauma-relatit situations; increased ficht-or-flicht response[1]
Complications	Suicide[2]
Duration	> 1 month[1]
Causes	Exposur tae a traumatic event[1]
Diagnostic method	Based on symptoms[2]
Treatment	Coonselin, medication[3]
Medication	Selective serotonin reuptak inhibitor[4]
Frequency	8.7% (lifetime risk); 3.5% (12-month risk) (USA)[5]