A diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) requires that the traumatic event is persistently re-experienced through recurrent and intrusive distressing recollections (including images, thoughts, or perceptions) or recurrent distressing dreams of the event; in young children, this may manifest as repetitive play expressing themes of the trauma.

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• Person: Barton S, Karner C, Salih F Organization: NIHR Journals Library
  Diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders set out in DSM-IV and ICD ...

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• Diagnostic criteria for anxiety disorders set out in DSM-IV and ICD ... www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov Barton S, Karner C, Salih F · NIHR Journals Library via serper

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• PTSD concept
• traumatic event concept