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Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are intrusions, hyperarousal and avoidance behaviour. Early interventions for acute trauma include calming, safety and stabilisation. Treatment of PTSD should be provided by psychotherapists and include trauma exposition.
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Fritzsche, K., Diaz Monsalve, S., Abbo, C., Frahm, G., Chen, FY. (2014). Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In: Fritzsche, K., McDaniel, S., Wirsching, M. (eds) Psychosomatic Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1022-5_14
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