Table 1.

Clinical features of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)	▪ Exposure to an extreme traumatic stressor involving actual or threatened death or serious injury, where intense fear, helplessness or horror is perceived ▪ Intrusive thoughts, recollections and dreams of the event (persistent re-experiencing) ▪ Persistent avoidance of anything associated with the stressor (thoughts, activities, people) ▪ Insomnia and nightmares (increased arousal)
Depression	▪ Somber, flattened mood, feeling sad ▪ Irritability, loss of interest, poor concentration ▪ Sense of worthlessness, hopelessness ▪ Fatigue, insomnia, weight loss or gain

Source: APA 1994