title: Posttraumatic stress disorder.
abstract: Posttraumatic stress disorder is an affective disorder resulting from external stress that is beyond what is usual and tolerable for most people. Symptomatology includes particularly intrusive thoughts or dreams and a conscious avoidance of feelings, ideas, or situations related to stressful event. Some psychological reactions seen in the intensive care units can meet the diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Care Unit, Clinique Saint-Jean, Brussels.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bertrand
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology