Introduction As the study of psychological trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
has evolved, it has broadened to include non-traditional stressors or situations that share …

Numerous studies have established the frequent occurrence of posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) among individuals exposed to traumas including wars, disasters, terrorist attacks …

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe and heterogenous psychiatric disorder
that was first defined as a mental disorder in 1980. Currently, the Diagnostic and Statistical …

Recently a spate of large scale disasters has caught public attention. Survivors of
unexpected catastrophes find their lives radically changed. They may develop a …

Based on the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, there
are 636,120 ways for an individual to qualify for a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was associated in the past mainly with combatrelated
events. This was reflected in the names given to the disorder, ie,“shell shock,”“soldier's …

Abstract [review the research literature on]% PTSD% with respect to the following factors:
epidemiology, diagnostic criteria, theoretical issues, diagnostic issues, research issues, and …

The core features of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) include exposure to an event that
involves actual or threatened death or serious injury to the self or others with an associated …

Given the ubiquity of traumatic events, it is not surprising that posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD)–a common diagnosis following one of these experiences–is characterized as …

Although the relationship between stress and physical health has a fairly rich empirical
history (Selye, 1955), the literature on explicit examination of the impact of trauma and …