The posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) prevalence rates of U.S. veterans returning home from the war in Vietnam was directly related to their separation from family.
a. high rates of drug addiction.
b. youth and inexperience.
c. amount of combat exposure.
d. separation from family.
Question 2
Which of the following is an accurate statement about posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
a. Acute stress disorder is diagnosed instead of PTSD if a person's symptoms begin 6 months or more after the traumatic event.
b. PTSD occurs in all individuals who experience a traumatic event.
c. Most people diagnosed with acute stress disorder do not eventually develop PTSD.
d. A diagnosis of acute stress disorder will change to a diagnosis of PTSD one month after the traumatic event occurs.
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