Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

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Authors

Israel Liberzon · VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Abstract

PTSD is characterized by the persistence of intense reactions to reminders of a traumatic event, altered mood, a sense of imminent threat, disturbed sleep, and hypervigilance. Cognitive behavioral therapy and anxiolytic or antidepressant agents can ameliorate symptoms.

Topics & Keywords

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Resilience and Mental Health Child Abuse and Trauma

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 376, Issue 25, pp. 2459-2469

DOI: 10.1056/nejmra1612499

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