Post Traumatic Stress Among University Students

Objective: this study examined university students' symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder during war, and violence activities in iraq. patients and methods: one hundred and fifty students filled in questionnaires and were assessed by the use of post-traumatic stress reaction index. results: we found high rates of post-traumatic stress reactions. the assessment of the students revealed that the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder tended to persist. post-traumatic stress disorder scores were significantly correlated with the scores of depression and anxiety in both assessments (p . 0.05). conclusion: these results indicate that post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms can be seen after a stressful event that was perceived as life-threatening by at least some of the students, even though the children did not experience major losses, injury, or ongoing disruption in the community.