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post-traumatic stress disorder, ptsd, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychiatric illness, occur following a traumatic event, was threat of injury, death to you, someone else, ptsd, occur soon after a major trauma, delayed, more than six months, event, occurs soon, trauma it, resolves after three months, experience a longer-term form, last, many years, ptsd, occur at any age, follow a natural disaster flood, fire, events war, imprisonment, assault, domestic abuse, rape, terrorist attacks of sept, have caused ptsd, people who were involved, in people who witnessed the disaster, in people who lost relatives, friends, kinds of events produce stress in anyone, not everyone develops ptsd, we, not know what causes, ptsd, psychological, genetic, physical, social factors, involved, ptsd alters the body's response to stress by affecting stress hormones, neurotransmitters, chemicals that transmit information between our nerves, previous exposure to trauma, increase the risk, suggests that this kind of a reaction a learned response, having good social support helps to protect against developing ptsd, in studies of vietnam veterans, strong support systems were less likely to develop ptsd than those, social support, ptsd re-experience the event again, again in at least one of several ways, have recurrent distressing dreams, recollections, the event, a sense of reliving the experience, flashbacks, become very distressed around the time of events that symbolize the event, anniversaries, symptoms of ptsd fall into three general categories, repeated "reliving", the event, disturbs day-to-day activity, recurrent distressing memories, the event, recurrent dreams, the event, flashback episodes, event seems to be recurring, bodily reactions to situations that remind them, the traumatic event, avoidance, inability to remember important aspects, the trauma, lack of interest in normal activities, feelings of detachment, sense of having no future, emotional "numbing", feeling, though they don't care, reduced expression of moods, staying away from places, objects that remind them, the event, arousal, irritability, outbursts of anger, sleeping difficulties, difficulty concentrating, exaggerated response to things that startle them, hypervigilance, symptoms that associated, sense of guilt, the event, "survivor guilt", following symptoms, typical of anxiety, stress, tension, paleness, feeling heart beat in chest, palpitations, headache, fever, fainting, dizziness, agitation, excitability, no tests, make the diagnosis of ptsd, diagnosis is made, a certain set of symptoms that persist after a history of extreme trauma, psychiatric, physical examinations to rule out other illnesses, aim of treatment, reduce symptoms by encouraging the affected person to recall the event, to express feelings, to gain some sense of mastery over the experience, expressing grief helps to complete the necessary mourning process, support groups provide a setting where people, had similar experiences, share feelings, depression, alcohol, substance abuse, commonly occur, ptsd, associated medical conditions, symptoms of ptsd, effectively addressed, behavioral therapy, a type of talking therapy, treat avoidance symptoms, graded exposure, flooding, that the person is frequently exposed, object that triggers symptoms, he/she becomes accustomed to it, no longer avoids it, medicines that act on the nervous system, reduce anxiety, associated symptoms, anti-depressants, prozac, paxil, zoloft, have proved effective in treating ptsd, sedatives, sleep disturbance, anti-anxiety medicines useful, the benzodiazepines, a type of drug, treat anxiety, addictive, additional information, post-traumatic stress disorder, coping, a national tragedy is available, american psychiatric association, best prognosis, depends on how soon the symptoms develop, trauma, on early diagnosis, depression, anxiety, phobia, fear of things, frightening to other people, accompany this disorder, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, traumatic events, september 11 tragedy, cause distress, not all feelings of distress, symptoms of ptsd, should talk, feelings, friends, relatives, symptoms persist longer, than those of friends, should contact doctor, should seek help immediately by going, calling the local emergency number, feeling overwhelmed by guilt, impulsive, thinking of hurting yourself, unable to contain behavior, experiencing other very distressing symptoms of ptsd, contact doctor, ongoing problems recurrent thoughts, irritability, sleep, counseling, crisis intervention soon, event, experienced extremely stressful situations, could help, prevent longer-term forms of ptsd, part of public health responses to groups at risk, disaster victims.