Sentences with phrase «symptoms after a traumatic event»

A person experiences these symptoms after a traumatic event occurs.

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The review describes three cases where post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are experienced by patients suffering with dementia long after the original traumatic event.

It is important that you recognize the signs of a brain injury — even though some symptoms may not appear for years after the traumatic event.

Any and all of these symptoms could be signs of a TBI, and if you or a loved one are suffering from such changes after a traumatic event like an auto accident or a fall, contact your doctor immediately to ask for appropriate testing so that you can get the medical help you need.

Multiple studies have shown that first - responders such as Police, Firefighters, Paramedics, EMTs, nurses, and ER doctors can suffer from symptoms such as elevated stress levels, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and decline in work performance after being exposed to traumatic events in the line of duty.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) refers to a configuration of symptoms experienced after a traumatic event and is classified as an anxiety disorder, which may in nature be acute or chronic, and of short or long term duration (Cunningham & CunninghaTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) refers to a configuration of symptoms experienced after a traumatic event and is classified as an anxiety disorder, which may in nature be acute or chronic, and of short or long term duration (Cunningham & Cunninghatraumatic event and is classified as an anxiety disorder, which may in nature be acute or chronic, and of short or long term duration (Cunningham & Cunningham, 1997).

Most individuals showing PTSD symptoms after exposure to a traumatic event recover within weeks or months.

This result was different from the findings reported in earlier studies that women are more likely to develop PTSD symptoms.6 17 19 This finding might be attributed to gender differences in responses to different traumatic events and in social networks.60 61 This phenomenon also might be attributable to the fact that the injuries sustained by the men after experiencing physical violence were more severe than those of the women.