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Why is depression a sign & symptom of post traumatic stress disorder?
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Not a symptom: Depression is not a symptom of ptsd, per se, but rather people with ptsd often have depression as a co-occurring problem.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Well ...: What goes up must come down. Right ? It's a basic law of physics. After a person has been in a prolonged state of fight of flight they become exhausted and then they crash. The depression is usually atypical - amotivation, decreased sex drive, hypersomnia, burnout.
Answered 4/24/2015
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PTSD: Vegetative symptoms can occur in both depression & ptsd.
Answered 11/27/2017
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Low self-esteem: When you have experienced a traumatic experience, some times you may believe you could have done more to help yourself and others. You may then believe you are inadequite, should have done more. So you say bad things about yourself. Then you have low self-esteem and voila you're depressed.
Answered 12/21/2014
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It may or may not be: Depression does not occur in all people w ptsd. After intense periods of hyperarousal - the individual becomes exhausted, amotivated & has decreased sex drive. Atypical depression is ^'ed w ptsd.
Answered 5/12/2016
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