post-traumatic stress disorder
psychiatric disorder that developed after experiencing or witnessing a terrifying or life-threatening event
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Summary
post-traumatic stress disorder is a class of disease[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of class of disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24,340 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: stress-related disorders[3], sequelae[4], mental disorder[5]
- Part of: mental disorder[6]
- Commons category: Posttraumatic stress disorder[7]
- Said to be the same as: combat disorder[8]
- ICPC 2 ID: P82[9]
- Symptoms and signs: nightmare[10], anxiety[11], sleep disorder[12], flashback[13], intrusive thought[14]
- Has cause: war[15], physical violence[16], sexual violence[17], psychological abuse[18], refugee[19], combat[20], psychological trauma[21], major trauma[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Post-traumatic stress disorder[23]
- Medical examination: Davidson Trauma Scale[24], Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV[25], psychological evaluation[26]
- Possible treatment: psychotherapy[27], psychotropic drug[28]
- ICD-9-CM: 309.81[29]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C3389[30]
- Different from: acute stress reaction[31], posttraumatic stress disorder in children and teens[32], let-down effect[33]
- Health specialty: psychiatry[34], clinical psychology[35]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: sertraline[36], paroxetine[37], fluoxetine[38], prazosin[39], venlafaxine[40], prolonged exposure therapy[41], eye movement desensitization and reprocessing[42], cognitive behavioral therapy[43], cognitive processing therapy[44], trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy[45], selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor[46], Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors[47], tricyclic antidepressant[48]
- Genetic association: KAT2B[49], DPP6[50], TRMT9B[51], ADCY8[52], TLL1[53], NDRG1[54], GABBR2[55], AKT3[56], SLC4A5[57]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for post-traumatic stress disorder include posttraumatic growth[58], a psychology concept[59].
Why It Matters
post-traumatic stress disorder has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] It is known by 167 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for it include posttraumatic growth[58], a psychology concept[59].