Post-traumatic stress disorder: case report.
Following exposure to a major traumatic event like the August seventh 1998 Nairobi bomb blast various reactions occur, some of which result in stress-related psychiatric disorders. We have described one such case, and used it to illustrate the salient features of post-traumatic stress disorder. We have outlined the diagnostic categories of the post-traumatic disorders and discussed the different treatment modalities applicable.
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African AirRescue Health Services, Nairobi, P.O. Box 7106, Nairobi.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D023481:Terrorism