Posttraumatic stress disorder in students exposed to trauma

Ali Al-Hamzawi; Atyaf sarhan; Qabas Nether

doi:10.28922/qmj.2007.3.4.266-271

Authors

Ali Al-Hamzawi college of Medicine,Al-Qadisiyah University
Atyaf sarhan University of Al-Qadisiyah
Qabas Nether

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.28922/qmj.2007.3.4.266-271

Keywords:

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Abstract

A total of (300) students of secondary school in Diwaniya province were interviewed to assess the psychological impact of the trauma. A post traumatic stress checklist was used for the interview. The result of this study showed that the majority of the students suffer from post traumatic stress disorder.