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Post‐traumatic stress disorder following medical events
Author(s) -
Shalev Arieh Y.,
Schreiber Shaul,
Galai Tamar,
Melmed Raphael N.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0144-6657
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1993.tb01052.x
Subject(s) - traumatic stress , psychology , psychiatry , medical treatment , clinical psychology , medicine , intensive care medicine
Four patients developed characteristic symptoms of post‐traumatic stress disorder following medical and surgical events. Post‐traumatic symptomatology was associated with poor recovery, a tendency to avoid further medical treatment and life‐threatening behaviour. The authors provide clinical guidelines for the diagnosis of PTSD among patients whose medical conditions or treatment are highly stressful and discuss the need for prompt diagnosis and treatment of specific mental disorders among the medically ill.