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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.

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Section sizes Section size for Post-traumatic stress disorder (57 sections) Section name Byte count Section total (Top) 16,843 16,843 Symptoms 3,357 8,373 Associated medical conditions 5,016 5,016 Risk factors 2,336 30,132 Trauma 9,710 25,064 Intimate partner violence 2,128 2,128 War-related trauma 2,240 2,240 Unexpected death of a loved one 1,260 1,260 Life-threatening illness 5,900 5,900 Pregnancy-related trauma 3,738 3,738 Natural disasters 88 88 Genetics 2,732 2,732 Pathophysiology 23 21,025 Neuroendocrinology 12,715 12,715 Neuroanatomy 8,287 8,287 Diagnosis 2,101 15,162 Screening 4,778 4,778 Assessment 3,887 3,887 Diagnostic and statistical manual 449 449 International classification of diseases 2,314 2,314 Differential diagnosis 1,633 1,633 Prevention 3,473 7,936 Psychological debriefing 2,469 2,469 Early intervention 1,020 1,020 Risk-targeted interventions 974 974 Management 224 42,485 Counselling 4,799 22,935 Cognitive behavioral therapy 9,756 9,756 Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing 6,837 6,837 Interpersonal psychotherapy 1,543 1,543 Medication 660 12,875 Antidepressants 2,815 2,815 Benzodiazepines 4,714 4,714 Prazosin 1,228 1,228 Glucocorticoids 586 586 Cannabinoids 2,872 2,872 Other 15 6,451 Exercise, sport and physical activity 1,991 1,991 Play therapy for children 1,673 1,673 Military programs 2,200 2,200 Nightmares 572 572 Epidemiology 6,215 16,429 United States 1,952 10,214 Military combat 4,175 4,175 Human-made disasters 4,087 4,087 Anthropology 7,548 7,548 Veterans 137 6,269 United States 2,376 2,376 United Kingdom 1,191 1,191 Canada 2,565 2,565 History 11,274 11,274 Terminology 3,404 3,404 Research 6,862 10,982 Psychotherapy 4,120 4,120 Notes 26 26 References 356 356 External links 1,600 1,600 Total 199,844 199,844

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I was casually reading this page when I came across a strange usage of a word, that I fixed. However, with further reading it appears there's a lot more strangely worded passages in this article than I thought. I'm fairly new to Wikipedia so I'm not sure I'm the best person to start working on this. I'd appreciate some help if at all possible.

Some passages appear to be written by someone with a poor grasp of English, or maybe the wording got jumbled when paraphrasing the sources. Either way, they read very clunky and strange. Any help cleaning it up would be appreciated. GoldenKiwiCat (talk) 17:49, 16 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

GoldenKiwiCat, what are some example passages? I've just had a quick look through, and the writing seems to be fairly typical of Wikipedia.Transient-understanding (talk) 05:54, 22 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

These three paragraphs from "Risk Factors" are what stood out to me the most:

"The girls (32.9%) had more risk of being exposed to interpersonal trauma, such as violence; however, the boys (8.4%) who stand a chance of risk were of exposure to non-interpersonal trauma, likely injured due to accidents and disasters. Female children (34%) prevalent at risk of sexual violence impacted by the social system induced the severe PTSD syndrome;[51] proximity, sexually abused girls (27.8%) were diagnosed with the clinical level of PTSD syndromes.[52] Concealed the victimization of sexual violence was reinforced by the gender-biased in society; proof of more victims from gender-biased, additional research will be required."

"It has been difficult to find consistently aspects of the events that predict, but peritraumatic dissociation has been a fairly consistent predictive indicator of the development of PTSD.[58] Proximity to, duration of, and severity of the trauma make an impact. It has been speculated that interpersonal traumas cause more problems than impersonal ones,[59] but this is controversial.[60] The risk of developing PTSD is increased in individuals who are exposed to physical abuse, physical assault, or kidnapping."

"Child sexual abuse could be the cause of risking PTSD. Seriously, the youth population of experienced sexual abuse in childhood was 16% of age between 13-17.[67] Sexually victimized experienced in early life had less insecure attachment with their parents than children who had never been victims.[68] Increasing of risking PTSD possibly caused the relationship between family and friends.[69] Overall, Early experience of sexual victimization could cause low self-esteem, excessive repulsion of having sex, mistrust, and the possibility of suicide."

Just some awkward wording and grammar that doesn't make much sense. GoldenKiwiCat (talk) 06:00, 22 July 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

I know this is a tall order since the sources don't all agree on whether it's a distinct condition or a subtype of PTSD. But I think it's important to at least acknowledge this disagreement and its implications, even if it can't be resolved neatly.

Example: One source claims that the condition is a subtype, and that this is reflected in the ICD. Another source made the perhaps semantically accurate but pragmatically bizarre claim that (and I'm paraphrasing) a person who experienced prolonged childhood trauma "surprisingly developed PTSD." The latter claim makes no sense if CPTSD is a subtype, but much more sense if it is a distinct condition. 2603:7081:1603:A300:2CC4:A198:82DB:C8BF (talk) 15:35, 25 September 2023 (UTC)Reply[reply]

The article claims that US population has 10-20x higher prevalence of PTSD in its population. This is a clue for bad science. Maybe the definitions are to loose, maybe US therapists enjoy financial kickbacks. Anyways, something is odd in the kingdom of PTSD.

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