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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief:  Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]

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## Overview

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Risk factors for post traumatic stress disorder includes anxiety problems, acute stress disorder, negative appraisals, and repeated upsetting reminders. [1]

## Risk Factors

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### Pretraumatic factors

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* Anxiety problems
* Prior traumatic exposure
* Prior mental disorders
* Depressive disorder
* Obsessive-compulsive disorder
* Panic disorder
* PTSD

### Peritraumatic factors

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* Dissociation
* Interpersonal violence
* killing the enemy
* Perceived life threat
* Perpetrator
* Personal injury
* Severity of the trauma
* Witnessing atrocities

### Posttraumatic factors

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* Adverse life events
* Acute stress disorder
* Inappropriate coping strategies
* Negative appraisals
* Repeated upsetting reminders[1]

## References

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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders : DSM-5. Washington, D.C: American Psychiatric Association. 2013. ISBN 0890425558.