Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was classified as an anxiety disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), but has since been reclassified as a “trauma- and stressor-related disorder” in the (DSM-5). The characteristic symptoms are not present before exposure to the traumatic event. In the typical case, the individual with PTSD persistently […]