Diagnostic features

• History of an exceptionally traumatic event (brief, prolonged or repeated) that would probably distress almost anyone.
• Intrusive memories, flashbacks and nightmares.
• The patient avoids thoughts, activities and situations reminding him/her of the trauma; sense of ‘numbness’; emotional blunting and detachment from other people; unresponsive to surroundings; no longer enjoys anything (anhedonia).
• Autonomic arousal, hypervigilance, increased startle, insomnia, irritability, excessive anger, impaired concentration and/or memory.
  

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