Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
DEFINITION
- A prolonged reaction (>1 month) to exposure to traumatic event(s) characterized by general agitation, intrusive thoughts or dreams, and avoidance of reminders of the event
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Last updated: June 10, 2017
Citation
Thornquist, Mary H, and O. Joseph Bienvenu. "Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder." Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787066/all/Post_Traumatic_Stress_Disorder.
Thornquist MH, Bienvenu O. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787066/all/Post_Traumatic_Stress_Disorder. Accessed June 9, 2023.
Thornquist, M. H., & Bienvenu, O. (2017). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. In Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787066/all/Post_Traumatic_Stress_Disorder
Thornquist MH, Bienvenu O. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins Psychiatry Guide. ; 2017. [cited 2023 June 09]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_Psychiatry_Guide/787066/all/Post_Traumatic_Stress_Disorder.
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