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Descriptor English:   Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic 
Descriptor Spanish:   Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Transtornos de Estresse Pós-Traumáticos 
Synonyms English:   Neuroses, Post-Traumatic
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
PTSD  
Tree Number:   F03.950.750.500
Definition English:   A class of traumatic stress disorders with symptoms that last more than one month. There are various forms of post-traumatic stress disorder, depending on the time of onset and the duration of these stress symptoms. In the acute form, the duration of the symptoms is between 1 to 3 months. In the chronic form, symptoms last more than 3 months. With delayed onset, symptoms develop more than 6 months after the traumatic event. 
Indexing Annotation English:   COMBAT DISORDERS is also available
See Related English:   Combat Disorders
 
History Note English:   81; was NEUROSES, POST-TRAUMATIC 1963-80 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications DI diagnosis
DH diet therapy DT drug therapy
EC economics EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RH rehabilitation
SU surgery TH therapy
US ultrasonography UR urine
VI virology  
Record Number:   13701 
Unique Identifier:   D013313 

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