Traumatic experiences can lead to a range of mental health problems with posttraumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) leading as the most documented disorder following trauma …

Much of the early research on posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was based on the
assumption that PTSD is a natural consequence of trauma exposure. However, a growing …

Background: Little is known about the total population prevalence and societal costs of
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD); this report reviews relevant literature on these topics …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) results from exposure to a traumatic event that poses
actual or threatened death or injury and produces intense fear, helplessness, or horror. US …

Until recently, our understanding of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) relied almost
entirely on studies of war veterans and disaster victims. A handful of epidemiologic studies …

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a highly prevalent disorder in both clinical and
community populations. This article reviews current knowledge about PTSD in order to …

In the 1980's, the psychiatric community first officially recognized posttraumatic stress
disorder (PTSD) as a diagnosis to describe the disorder that can occur following exposure to …

As it has become clear that most individuals exposed to trauma do not develop PTSD, it has
become increasingly important to examine pretrauma risk factors. However, PTSD research …

A diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been conceptualized as being
precipitated by a particularly traumatic stressor (eg, combat exposure, rape, and violent …

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