Abstract
The prevailing terrorist attacks and law & order situation in many countries of the world specially in Pakistan not merely effects economy, peaceful working
and sense of security among nations but also produce
psychological trauma leading to psychiatric, emotional
and behavioral disorders, particularly, post-traumatic
stress disorder. Mostly sufferers are women, children
and elder age group of population.
To be given a diagnosis of PTSD, a person has to be
exposed to an extreme stress or traumatic event to
which he or she responded with fear, helplessness, or
horror and to have three distinct types of symptoms
consisting of re-experiencing of the event (or reliving
the traumatic event), avoidance of reminders and cues
of the event, and hyper arousal for at least one
month. Re-experiencing of the event refers to unwanted recollections of the incident in the form of distressing images, nightmares, or flashbacks. Symptoms of
avoidance consist of attempts to avoid reminders of
the event, including persons, places, or even thoughts
associated with the incident. Symptoms of hyper
arousal refer to physiological manifestations, such as
insomnia, irritability, impaired concentration, hyper
vigilance, and increased startle reactions.
Mohan Lal Bhootrani, Moin A. Ansari. (2015) Post Terrorism Psycho Trauma and Domains of Medical Research, Journal of Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume-14, Issue-1.
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