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Pre-Screen Of Traits That Lead To Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Krystal A. Lee
Pre-Screen Of Traits That Lead To Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Krystal A. Lee
HIM 1990-2015
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that is affecting many lives and families. Since it is believed that over 50% of Americans will experience a traumatic event and 25% will experience multiple traumatic events, PTSD is an issue that cannot be overlooked. Although PTSD is most commonly associated with war victims, the official definition of PTSD was stated in the DSM-IV as "an extreme traumatic stressor involving direct personal experience or that involves actual or threatened death or serious injury or other threat to one's physical integrity; or witness to an event that involves death, injury, or a threat …