Types of PTSD

There are 4 different types of post traumatic stress disorder.

•    Acute Stress Disorder:  In this type of PTSD symptoms emerge no less than four weeks after the traumatizing event and last somewhere between 2 days and 4 weeks.

•    Acute Post Traumatic Stress Disorder:  In this situation symptoms last more than 4 weeks.

•    Delayed Onset Post Traumatic Stress Disorder:  With this type of PTSD it may be years after the trauma that symptoms occur.

•    Chronic Post Traumatic Stress Disorder:  In this situation the symptoms will last longer than 90 days however, there will be a break in the symptoms only to return at a later time.