POSTTRAUMATICSTRESSDISORDER
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Posttraumatic stress disorder is a severe condition that may develop after a person is exposed to one or more traumatic events, such as sexual assault, serious injury or the threat of death. The diagnosis may be given when a group of symptoms such as disturbing recurring flashbacks, avoidance or numbing of memories of the event, and hyperarousal continue for more than a month after the traumatic event.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Posttraumatic stress disorder
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