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On 22 July 2020, it was proposed that this article be moved from Posttraumatic stress disorder to Post-traumatic stress disorder. The result of the discussion was Moved.

Section sizes

Section size for Post-traumatic stress disorder (61 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	17,949	17,949
Symptoms	3,357	8,377
Associated medical conditions	5,020	5,020
Risk factors	2,358	35,796
Trauma	9,787	31,641
Intimate partner violence	2,132	2,132
War-related trauma	2,234	2,234
Unexpected death of a loved one	1,260	1,260
Life-threatening illness	5,900	5,900
Cancer	6,208	6,208
Pregnancy-related trauma	4,032	4,032
Natural disasters	88	88
Genetics	1,797	1,797
Pathophysiology	23	23,055
Neuroendocrinology	12,714	12,714
Neuroimmunology	2,027	2,027
Neuroanatomy	8,291	8,291
Diagnosis	2,387	15,287
Screening	4,778	4,778
Assessment	3,745	3,745
Diagnostic and statistical manual	449	449
International classification of diseases	2,295	2,295
Differential diagnosis	1,633	1,633
Prevention	3,493	7,937
Psychological debriefing	2,450	2,450
Early intervention	1,020	1,020
Risk-targeted interventions	974	974
Management	224	43,440
Counselling	5,469	23,187
Cognitive behavioral therapy	9,338	9,338
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing	6,837	6,837
Interpersonal psychotherapy	1,543	1,543
Medication	660	12,955
Antidepressants	2,839	2,839
Benzodiazepines	4,742	4,742
Prazosin	1,228	1,228
Glucocorticoids	586	586
Cannabinoids	2,900	2,900
Other	15	7,074
Exercise, sport and physical activity	1,991	1,991
Play therapy for children	1,673	1,673
Military programs	2,242	2,242
Nightmares	572	572
The "colour cure"	581	581
Epidemiology	6,227	16,413
United States	1,952	10,186
Military combat	4,175	4,175
Human-made disasters	4,059	4,059
Anthropology	7,501	7,501
Veterans	137	6,334
United States	2,376	2,376
United Kingdom	1,256	1,256
Canada	2,565	2,565
History	11,369	11,369
Terminology	3,637	3,637
Research	7,868	11,950
Psychotherapy	4,082	4,082
See also	530	530
Notes	26	26
References	356	356
External links	1,494	1,494
Total	211,451	211,451

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PTSD and autoimmune disorders

Where and how is the link between PTSD and auto-immunity expressed, considering that a number of major disorders have as one of their root causes an overdrive of the immune system? 70.31.166.156 (talk) 04:01, 9 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Cannabis use and trauma

Please add <nowoki>

</nowiki> under Post-traumatic_stress_disorder#Cannabinoids. --94.255.152.53 (talk) 20:00, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Done IntentionallyDense (talk) 14:30, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]