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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) 18,102 18,102 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 23,048 Neuroendocrinology 12,714 12,714 Neuroimmunology 2,020 2,020 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 3,490 7,934 Psychological debriefing 2,450 2,450 Early intervention 1,020 1,020 Risk-targeted interventions 974 974 Management 224 43,408 Counselling 5,497 23,215 Cognitive behavioral therapy 9,338 9,338 Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing 6,837 6,837 Interpersonal psychotherapy 1,543 1,543 Medication 660 12,937 Antidepressants 2,839 2,839 Benzodiazepines 4,742 4,742 Prazosin 1,228 1,228 Glucocorticoids 586 586 Cannabinoids 2,882 2,882 Other 15 7,032 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 The "colour cure" 581 581 Epidemiology 6,227 16,441 United States 1,952 10,214 Military combat 4,175 4,175 Human-made disasters 4,087 4,087 Anthropology 7,501 7,501 Veterans 137 6,269 United States 2,376 2,376 United Kingdom 1,191 1,191 Canada 2,565 2,565 History 11,369 11,369 Terminology 3,637 3,637 Research 6,870 10,952 Psychotherapy 4,082 4,082 See also 483 483 Notes 26 26 References 356 356 External links 1,568 1,568 Total 210,554 210,554

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Would someone with editing access please change the name of the section 'Veterans' to 'Military Veterans'. The reason is veterans is not specific to former military personnel, yet that is how it's been used here. Thank you. 2003:D3:FF2C:3F2B:9446:6972:DB4B:9DC0 (talk) 18:59, 27 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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]