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Is this a flashback I see before me? Why 'Flashback' is a much misused term - Keiron Reay & Louise De Haro

08/03/12. Following a traumatic event individuals demonstrate a range of responses and symptoms. These range from some temporary and mild general anxiety and arousal symptoms up to longer term and disabling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The latter is a term that has become known in lay society and it is not uncommon for people to label themselves with this disorder - or for GPs or even mental health professionals to do so - in the absence of the necessary type and severity of symptoms.

In reality, true PTSD is relatively rare. In that percentage of people who may qualify for the diagnosis in the initial months following the index event (epidemiological study estimates range from...

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