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Condition Article

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

You can get Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after experiencing a traumatic event. PTSD starts at different times for different people.

Mental Behavioral Health

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Definition

You can get Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) after experiencing a traumatic event. PTSD starts at different times for different people.

Concept record

Canonical title
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Alphabetical key
P
Category
Mental Behavioral Health
Content type
Condition Article
Other names, clinical names and abbreviations
PTSD
Article status
Medical Encyclopedia Index Entry — full article under review.

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