Evidence Summary: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. 06/19/2017 This 12-page document provides information about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and a table of PTSD diagnostic criteria. It discusses its prevalence, risk factors, outcomes and associations with other conditions, and evidence-based treatments for PTSD, including existing therapies to prevent its onset, relieve the symptoms, and lessen the disorder ' s duration. (PDF)
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