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Profile: History of creation of concept of post-traumatic stress disorder
Host: ROBERT SIEGEL, MELISSA BLOCK
Time: 9:00-10:00 PM
ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.
MELISSA BLOCK, host:
And I'm Melissa Block.
Money, a hostage, suicide could be elements of a thriller or mystery
novel. But in this case, the tale is one of scientific discovery,
how post-traumatic stress disorder was first recognized by doctors
and health officials. According to the National Center for PTSD, nearly
8 percent of adult Americans are now diagnosed with the disorder,
a concept that didn't even exist a quarter century ago. Reporter ...