Posttraumatic psychological stress / posttraumatic stress / posttraumatic stress syndrome / posttraumatic stress symptoms / psychological stress / psychological trauma / psychologically traumatic stress / traumatic stress

General public definition

• Posttraumatic psychological stress, posttraumatic stress, posttraumatic stress syndrome, posttraumatic stress symptoms, psychological stress, psychological trauma, psychologically traumatic stress, and traumatic stress are currently not listed as diagnoses in the DSM-5-TR or ICD-11.
• These terms are all used to describe possible outcomes from exposure to one or more potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs).
• The most commonly used of these terms is posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS).

Academic definition

• Posttraumatic psychological stress, posttraumatic stress, posttraumatic stress syndrome, posttraumatic stress symptoms, psychological stress, psychological trauma, psychologically traumatic stress, and traumatic stress are currently not listed as diagnoses in the DSM-5-TR or ICD-11.
• These are colloquial terms used to describe possible outcomes from exposure to one or more potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs). These terms may be used to describe evidence of a diagnosis of PTSD.

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