What Is Post Traumatic Stress?
10. What Are Related Conditions?
Talk to a mental health professional if you believe you may have PTSD. There are many other related conditions with similar signs and related feelings. Learn more about acute stress disorder, adjustment disorder and reactive attachment disorder to compare these related conditions with PTSD.
Acute stress disorder typically occurs within the first month of an incident. This short-term disorder may lead to PTSD and has similar signs. Adjustment disorder is a range of feelings and symptoms associated with a stressful life event, such as moving, losing a loved one or losing a job. Reactive attachment disorder is a childhood disorder occurring after severe social neglect or deprivation in early childhood.
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