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How to Diagnose Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Diagnostic criteria for PTSD based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV, Text Revision To make the formal diagnosis of PTSD the following diagnostic criteria must be met: 1. Exposure to traumatic eventExperiencing, witnessing o

Pathophysiology of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Biochemical changes in the brain and body have been observed in majority of people diagnosed with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.  In laboratory studies it was seen that cortisol secretion in the urine is decreased, while catecholamine (norepineprin

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

Pfc. John Dwyer,  a medic during the Iraq war, who died after suffering from PTSD  Imagine yourself in the midst of the strong earthquake that had just hit the town of Christchurch in New Zealand, seeing buildings crumbling in a blink of an eye.