F43.1Dagger codeAsterisk code
Post-traumatic stress disorder
Reaction to severe stress, and adjustment disorders
Cited in 2 documents
- GuidelinesPost Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD)
- GuidelinesTrauma and Stress-Related DisordersDescription General measures Medicine treatment Referral ICD-10 code: F43.0/F43.1/F43.2/F43.8-9 + (Z55-Z65) Description Acute stress and post-traumatic stress disorder arise in response to stressful events. The patient should have experienced the event as life threatening or as a physical threat to themselves or others, at which time they felt fear and helplessness. A range of symptoms are