PTSD May Have Delayed Onset

PTSD Can Surface up to 2 Years after Trauma 05/06/09. New research by Geisinger investigator Joseph Boscarino shows a startling development: It can take two years to develop posttraumatic stress disorder. Delayed PTSD can be attributed to a variety of factors, primarily if the trauma victims has existing problems beforehand. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. Geisinger Health System via Newswise