@article{ref1,
title="Road to recovery. Post-traumatic stress disorder: the hidden victim",
journal="Journal of psychosocial nursing and mental health services",
year="1993",
author="Bille, D. A.",
volume="31",
number="9",
pages="19-28",
abstract="1. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is characterized by the development of a set of specific symptoms following a psychologically distressing event that is outside the range of usual human experience. 2. Recovery does not seem to feel as difficult or overwhelming if it is approached &quot;one day at a time.&quot; 3. The psychologic damage that occurs in PTSD is due primarily to holding the experiences inside, &quot;stuffing&quot; them down through various psychodynamics, or keeping the experiences subdued through addictive behaviors. 4. PTSD among Vietnam veterans is not a mental illness; it is a reaction to extreme stress and a reaction to keeping memories stuffed down and not allowed to surface.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0279-3695",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}