Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – An unrecognized and neglected aspect of injury

Abstract

Post traumatic stress disorder is common psychiatric illness. Large number of trauma patients suffers from it. In most patient it remain unrecognized and surgeon don’t give much respect to these symptoms associated with PTSD.

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Ganesh Singh Dharmshaktu, D Sharad Gedam

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  • EP ID EP331728
  • DOI 10.17511/ijoso.2015.i1.05.
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Ganesh Singh Dharmshaktu, D Sharad Gedam (2015). Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – An unrecognized and neglected aspect of injury. Surgical Update: International Journal of Surgery and Orthopedics, 1(1), 1-2. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-331728